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STEELE CREEK NEWS

Steele Creek Areas are Eligible for Neighborhood Matching Grants


Click for larger map(April 30, 2004) The City of Charlotte administers a Neighborhood Matching Grants Program for neighborhoods with median household incomes not exceeding $75,267 (based on 2002 median household income guidelines). The program is designed improve neighborhoods and the lives of the people who live there. A map of eligible neighborhoods in Steele Creek is below.

Grant funding ranges up to $25,000. Neighborhood-based business or resident organizations may apply if the majority of the members live or operate businesses in the neighborhood. Neighborhood-based community development corporations with at least one-third neighborhood representation on their boards may also be eligible to apply.

Neighborhood associations may apply under four project categories:

 1. Neighborhood Improvement,
 2. Crime and Public Safety,
 3. Neighborhood Organizing, Organizational Development, and
 4. Neighborhood Educational, Recreational, and Cultural Initiatives.

The application deadline for the next round of grants is June 15. To apply, a representative from the organization must attend at least one of the pre-application workshops that will be held at the Old City Hall at 600 E Trade Street at the following dates and times:

Tuesday-May 4, 2004: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday-May 11, 2004: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday-May 15, 2004: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday-May 18,2004: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Contact Cynthia Woods, Coordinator of the Neighborhood Matching Grants Program, at
704-336-2349 if you have questions about the process or the eligibility for a specific neighborhood or about future application cycles.

Also visit the Charlotte Neighborhood Development web site. Follow the links to the Neighborhood Matching Grants page through the Neighborhood Services link.

Map of Areas Eligible for the Charlotte Neighborhood Matching Grants in Steele Creek

Charlotte Neighborhood Matching Grant Eligibility on Steele Creek

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