Today, Mayor Suttle awarded twenty-two Mayor’s Neighborhood Grants to neighborhood associations from across the City, including seventeen Neighborhood Green Improvement grant awards and five Crime Prevention grant awards, at a ceremony held at the Gifford Park Neighborhood Associaiton’s Community Garden.
“This year we added the Neighborhood “Green” Improvement category to encourage neighborhood associations to take steps to not only improve their neighborhood, but to craft projects that enhance the sustainability of our City,” Mayor Suttle said. “The principles of the Neighborhood Grant program remain the same: neighbors know what is best for their neighborhood.”
The Mayor’s Office received 32 applications from associations across the City, and unfortunately, with the outstanding number of applications, was not able to fund every association. However, we were able to make 22 awards for exciting projects, totaling $80,000, including: neighborhood park improvements, neighborhood beautification, community gardens, purchasing essential Citizen Patrol equipment, and more.
Mayor Suttle awards a certificate at the grant announcement at Gifford Park Community Garden.
“I’d like to thank each neighborhood association for your interest in this important program and for your hard work improving the areas in which you live,” Mayor Suttle told the recipients.
Mayor Suttle also took the opportunity to highlight the Gifford Park Community Garden, and President of the neighborhood association, Dana Carlton-Flint, spoke at the ceremony.
“This project is a shining example of my vision for the Neighborhood Grant program and I am hopeful that this project is one of many that will serve as a model for neighborhood associations across the City,” Mayor Suttle said.
A full list of recipients and the projects are available here.
View photos from the announcement ceremony.
