Civic Nebraska and members of the Community Builder Coalition are continuing the Strong Neighborhoods Grants program to support neighborhood-based, resident-led programs and projects across Lincoln.
Lincoln Community Foundation has provided $25,000 to support and equip neighborhood stakeholders to achieve neighborhood development goals. Civic Nebraska is the fiscal agent and distributes the funding at the discretion of the Community Builder Coalition, a group of community builders and organizers from organizations developed out of Prosper Lincoln’s Strong Neighborhoods initiative.
The coalition reviews applications monthly and includes representation from Civic Nebraska, Collective Impact Lincoln, Lincoln Community Learning Centers, F Street Community Center, Lincoln Community Foundation, Lincoln Public Schools, Lutheran Family Services, Nebraska Appleseed, NeighborWorks Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.
Strong Neighborhoods grant projects may include events that bring neighbors together and strengthen relationships, projects to enhance the safety, beauty or social connections within a neighborhood, or projects to develop the leadership skills and roles of a neighborhood’s residents.
The maximum amount available is $2,500 for each project. Grants are open toneighborhood organizations and groups or residents of Lincoln. They can be formal neighborhood associations, School Neighborhood Advisory Committees at Community Learning Center schools, or informal groups of neighborhood residents. Applicants can also include neighborhoods where a member of the Community Builder Coalition works.
For more information, visit StrongNeighborhoodsLNK.org or contact Lily Sughroue at li***********@ci***********.org.
