THE FOLLOWING IS A CITY OF DANVILLE RELEASE
Danville, May 8, 2024 – The City of Danville is excited to announce matching grant funding for registered Neighborhood Associations located within Danville!
Neighborhood Association Matching Grant Program (NAMGP) $100 – $2500 Matching Grants for Neighborhood Improvement Purpose: To engage neighborhood members in volunteer service to address important, small-scale needs. These improvements are generally too small for city government to prioritize, but too large for a neighborhood to independently address. With this program, people will get to know neighbors, take ownership of their neighborhoods, and find pride in the place where they live.
Impact:
We are hopeful that the NAMGP will increase Neighborhood Association activity in the City of Danville, empowering them to complete projects in their communities to enhance their quality of life and the overall quality of life for the citizens of Danville. We want to foster strong and vibrant communities
along with camaraderie in neighborhoods.
It is our hope that Neighborhood Associations will engage with this program annually, with a chance at improving their neighborhood bit by bit, year upon year. As pride grows in neighborhoods, we hope that community members will spend more time walking and working outside, keeping their yards clean, and continually improving their properties.
The NAMGP will serve as a tool to build strong relationships between the city government and neighborhood residents while developing neighborhoods and helping them thrive. By providing resources and concrete services to address self-identified neighborhood priorities, this program fosters a sense of trust and partnership between the city and its constituents while making lasting change throughout the city.
This program has four primary goals:
1) Build neighborhood health and community
2) Empower neighborhoods to self-determine their improvement priorities
3) Leverage resident involvement and resources to revitalize and reinvest in neighborhoods
4) Simulate development of partnerships between the city and neighborhood associations
Contact: Rheanna Ollis
Community Relations Administrator
City of Danville
rollis@cityofdanville.org
217-431-2879
Matching Grant Categories:
-Art & Beautification
-Festivals & Cultural Events
-Signage
-Recreation
-Safety
-Healthy Lifestyles
-Property Enhancement
-Neighborhood Clean Up
– Image Enhancement (Marketing and Branding)
Applicant Guidelines:
-Must be a registered neighborhood association with the City of Danville.
-Proposed project must fall into one of the Matching Grant Categories.
-Must complete the NAMGP application in full and submit it to the Community Relations Administrator at the City of Danville.
-Neighborhood Association must match the grant with money, in-kind donations, or service hours (valued at the rate determined by the state, ~$32/hr.).
-The city will match 50% of the project cost up to $2,500.
-The city will pay the provider of services or supplies directly through our payment processes. Neighborhood Associations will not be written checks for projects.
-Priority will be given to Neighborhood Associations that have not received a grant in the past and to well-planned projects with a strict timeline based on availability or weather.
-Approved projects must be completed in the fiscal year that they are approved in. Our fiscal calendar runs from May – April, annually
