Examples of Applicable Grant Projects
This page lists some of the major categories of grants received in the past with some examples of projects that would be applicable this year with the added requirement that all projects have a partnership component. Please note, projects are not limited to these categories.
Outreach & Communications:
New electronic communications, all- household mailings, door-to-door canvassing, A-frame signs, banners, etc.
• A neighborhood and business association partner to produce an all household mailing to inform neighbors of local businesses and community resources, upcoming community events, and ways to get involved with both local associations.
• A local Parent Teachers Association partners with a neighborhood association to canvass the neighborhood to increase membership and survey neighbors on their needs and interests.
Community-building events:
One-time events such as neighborhood picnics, culturally specific festivals, forums, etc.
• A local community-based organization that serves Haitian youth partners with a neighborhood association to host a community festival to forge new relationships, raise awareness of and participation in both orgs, and create a free, fun event for community members of all ages.
• A faith-based group partners with a local health clinic to offer free health screenings during the business association’s annual street fair.
Community-building activities:
Ongoing efforts such as storytelling projects, neighborhood beautification projects such as cleanups, mural projects, etc.
• A neighborhood association partners with students from a local middle school to do a neighborhood history and storytelling project.
• A faith-based group partners with a community-based organization that serves the homeless and recently housed community, to offer a multi-week, sliding-scale music course.
• A local business owner partners with an artist from a community-based organization and students from the local elementary school to design and create a community mural on the side of the building.
• A neighborhood association partners with a coffee shop owner to host quarterly neighborhood socials. Each quarter, a different community-based organization is invited to talk about programs and services.
Targeted outreach strategies:
Specialized efforts to build ties with people from historically under-engaged communities.
• A community-based organization that serves that Latino community and a neighborhood association partner to learn more about ways to engage more Latino neighbors in association meetings and activities. The project consists of an informational workshop, and outreach and event-related expenses for an all ages neighborhood potluck.
• A local farmers market partners with a community-based organization to translate printed materials into four languages, as well as a local transportation business to offer free shuttles from the nearby senior center, in an attempt to reach a broader demographic and increase access to local, healthy food.
Click here for information about the grant projects funded by SE Uplift in past years.