STEELE
CREEK NEWS
Steele Creek Areas are Eligible for Neighborhood Matching Grants
(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
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