2027 Neighborhood Partnership Grant Application

AKRON CITY COUNCIL

2027 NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP GRANT

This is an abridged version of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 

View the full NOFO here. 

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Overview

The Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program is administered by Akron City Council.  It is a funding opportunity designed to inspire the development of innovative community-based initiatives, which improve the neighborhood and enhance the overall health and well-being of its residents. The program was created to strengthen and provide funds to neighborhood-based stakeholders invested in the development of their local community. The program aims to:

• Cultivate and strengthen relationships between neighborhood residents through participation in projects and activities; and
• Increase neighborhood resident engagement in resolving the problems that impact them.

Each ward in Akron has been allotted $15,000 from which to award individual grants ranging from $3,000 to $15,000. The minimum grant award is $3,000. The maximum grant award is $15,000.  Under no circumstances will grants be awarded in amounts greater than the stated maximum and only in exceptional circumstances, as determined by Council Leadership, may grants smaller than the stated minimum be awarded. There is no matching requirement. Funds awarded to each Ward or individual projects are not transferrable.