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hi welcome to the city of Charlotte's
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neighborhood matching grants online pre
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application workshop we're glad you have
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taken this important step to learn about
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our program this three part presentation
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will teach you about the neighborhood
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matching grants program and will walk
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you through our online grant application
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process first we will discuss the
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program and cover what neighborhoods may
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apply for but before we go too far we
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should introduce ourselves I'm Danielle
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Fisher and I'm Philip Freeman you will
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work with me a lot when completing your
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grant application and you'll work with
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me when seeking reimbursement for your
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project now let's jump into the
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neighborhood matching grants program
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the city created the neighborhood
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matching grants program more than 20
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years ago the program awards up to
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$25,000 of matching funds towards
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projects that make our neighborhoods
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better places to live work play and shop
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we have three application deadlines each
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year March 1st June 1st and September
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1st we've supported more than 840
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projects today leveraging more than 16
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million dollars in funding and
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volunteers be creative throughout the
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three-part presentation we will feature
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neighborhoods that completed the
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matching grant project when deciding on
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a project with our neighbors all we ask
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is that you all work together and
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strengthen your community the program
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has broad goals that seek to engage
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residents create partnerships and
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improve the quality of Charlotte's
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neighborhoods while the program offers
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financial or technical support it's the
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people who really bring these projects
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to life it is important to have as many
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of your neighborhood neighbors as
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possible excited about completing the
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project together next we will discuss
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neighborhood eligibility and any piece
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of this process seems overwhelming
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remember we're here to help
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after watching the webinars please feel
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free to reach out to our staff with any
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questions or concerns about the program
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like most grant programs we have
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eligibility requirements before applying
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for a grant it's important to ensure
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that your organization is eligible we
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determine eligibility based on an
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organization type and median property
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value the program only Awards on to
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eligible neighborhood based
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organizations this typically includes
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neighborhood associations they were at
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coalition's and homeowners associations
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if your neighborhood does not have an
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established organization our Community
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Engagement team is happy to assist you
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in formula one we recognize that many
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organizations such as business
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associations churches and schools do not
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be our eligibility requirements these
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groups are encouraged to partner with
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eligible organizations on projects that
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help accomplish shared goal all
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neighborhood based organizations must
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25 housing units have a board and bylaws
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and have been in existence for at least
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six months for neighborhood associations
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and HOAs the organization must be
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managed by neighborhood residents hold
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regular meetings and 75% of members must
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live in the neighborhood this ensures
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that the Association is not managed
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entirely by an outside party with little
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or no resident contribution for
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neighborhood coalition's represented
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neighborhood leaders must make at least
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three force of the board and all
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represented neighborhoods must be
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involved with board meetings in addition
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to an organizational requirement we also
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have a geographical I mean where the
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2000a birds within Charlotte needed
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geographic requirement neighborhoods
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with a mean assess property value equal
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to or less than 180 one thousand seven
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hundred and three dollars are eligible
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the median assessed property value
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dictates the neighborhood's
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tier of eligibility which affects the
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maximum grant award
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additionally there are select project
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that only tier one neighborhoods can
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receive matching grant funding for in
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the map above areas that are said purple
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are eligible for the neighborhood
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matching grants program however if your
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neighborhood is not said of purple and
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you think you may be eligible please
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reach out to our staff so that we can
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perform a more detailed analysis
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neighborhood matching grant projects are
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meant to be fun and we encourage your
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neighborhood to be creative we will
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provide examples of completed projects
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later or remember that you are free to
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apply for projects that we have not yet
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funded we have some broad requirements
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including their projects must provide a
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public benefit to everyone in the
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neighborhood this means that it should
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be something that all of the
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neighborhood residents can be proud of
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and benefit from not just the members of
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the board or residents of one particular
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street
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additionally the project should involve
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project activities and implementations
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that not just expenditures it should
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engage residents and project planning
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and
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fermentation through the neighborhood
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matching grants program we want to
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encourage neighbors to build
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relationships with one another this
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can't happen if people are just buying a
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bunch of stuff now we will present some
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projects that other neighborhoods have
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pursued and completed in recent years
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remember that all ideas are welcome
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these are merely suggestions of what you
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might do matching grants have supported
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organizational development programming
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recreation and property enhancement
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projects please note that turbo fuel
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improvements and maintenance projects
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are only permitted in Tier one
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neighborhoods other neighborhoods have
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successfully completed projects around
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resource conservation community garden
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neighborhood cleanup signage marketing
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and branding and public safety if you
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see an idea that interests your
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neighborhood please reach out to our
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staff to learn more in recent years many
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neighborhoods have also used grants for
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art and beautification projects and to
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hold festivals and special events what
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will your neighborhood think of the sky
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is the limit as long as you have to
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support up your neighbors and have an
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idea to strengthen your community while
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there are hundreds of eligible projects
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there are some things that are not
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eligible for funding this includes food
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and beverages entertainment operating
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expenses salaries annual plants entrance
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fees raffles and pine needles or mulch
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this does not mean however that these
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items cannot be a part of your project
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is applicants pay for these items they
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will be considered part of their match
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it's worth mentioning that our program
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cannot fund the same project twice nor
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can we fund an existing project please
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note that grant funded items are the for
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the sole use of the organization not
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individual or personal use lastly grant
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funds can only cover purchases made
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after contract signing we will discuss
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this in greater detail in the following
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presentations
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before wrapping up the first part of our
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presentation we will cover some
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frequently asked questions first how do
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I determine if my neighborhood is
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eligible to apply there are two steps
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first determine if your neighborhood is
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an eligible organization type these
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definitions are found on page 11 of our
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program guidelines which are available
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on our website next determine if your
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neighborhood meets the median tax value
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threshold of 181 703 dollars or less
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there is a math online where you can
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type in your address to learn whether
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your neighborhood is eligible okay
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my neighborhood is eligible how much
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money can we were play great question
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tier one neighborhoods can apply for up
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to $25,000 per application and tier two
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neighborhoods can apply for up to ten
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thousand dollars for application
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remember your neighborhood can apply for
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a new grant once you have completed your
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previous grant got it so what types of
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projects can be funded all sorts of
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projects we fund projects that improve a
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community's quality of life that being
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said neighborhoods can select which
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project is best for them remember to
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include your neighbors when selecting a
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project and feel free to contact us if
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you would like to discuss a project idea
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can we use neighborhood matching grants
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to fund a community festival or special
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event you sure can
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we can help fund festivals and special
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events for up to two years you may apply
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for up to five thousand and funding for
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the first year of the event and up to
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three thousand in the second year should
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we apply for funding to replace our
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Finch or interim son yes tier one
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neighborhoods can apply for funding to
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improve the existing properties or
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features
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examples include replacing mailboxes
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updating the fence repairing a dumpster
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enclosure or resurfacing a parking lot
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can we use a neighborhood matching grant
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to improve neighborhood curb appeal yes
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tier one neighborhoods can apply for
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funding to improve neighborhood curb
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appeal note that the matching HAMP
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program will help firm materials but we
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will not pay for the contractors or
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applicable labor
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that concludes the first part of our
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presentation please view portion 2 to
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learn about our grant application
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process