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Community Challenge Grant Program
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| The Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG), formerly known as the Neighborhood Beautification Fund, provides matching grants to local residents, businesses, non-profits and other community groups to make physical improvements to their neighborhoods. The CCG focuses on projects that directly engage residents and businesses in working together to create green spaces, gathering places, public art, and other neighborhood amenities. The program provides an important tool for enabling communities to take the lead in conducting small-scale improvements in their own communities.
Groups of residents or businesses,community groups, and non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply. Grants range from small to large, and are broken down as follows: |
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Small Projects |
Medium Projects |
Large Projects |
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| Applications Accepted | Twice a Year | Twice a year | Twice a year |
| Award size | up to $10,000 | $10,000 to $25,000 | $25,000 to $100,000 |
| Project duration | 6 months | 6 months | 1 year |
| Other Requirments | 50% community match required | 25% community match required | Demonstrate history of successful project implementation and 25% community match required |
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Upcoming Application Timeline: |
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| Application Opening: | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| Application Deadline | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - NO Later than 4:00 PM |
| Application Review Process: | October - November |
| Award Notification | Week of December 6, 2009 |
| Contract Period: Small/Medium Grant Awards | January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010 |
| Contract Period: Large Grant Awards | January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 |
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