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The Safe and Clean Neighborhood Fund is designed to support and encourage community-based and community-initiated efforts to improve neighborhood safety, eliminate blight and increase neighborhood livability through neighborhood-level problem solving approaches and projects. The fund provides financial support for one-time costs (not on-going operating expenses) for neighborhood-led initiatives to improve the quality of life within the City’s neighborhoods.

Projects must demonstrate measurable outcomes (changes in the conditions of safety, cleanliness and livability) as a result of having completed the funded program response.  Grant applications must provide information according to four key selection criteria:

--Severity of the Problem or Condition;

            --Leverage of Resources (financial, volunteers, etc.);

            --Effectiveness of the Proposed Response (including measurable outcomes), and

--Partnership/Collaboration. 

Through the Fund, the City of Cincinnati will disburse up to $50,000 each year until the funds are depleted. The maximum grant amount is $10,000 per neighborhood project.

Each application is evaluated on its own merit by a joint citizen- administration committee, which then makes its decision. Important application criteria are outlined in the application.

You are required to attend a Neighborhood Fund Grant Training Workshop or meet with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful prior to your grant submission. The next training date is TBA (call us for more details).

Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on or before the appropriate due date. The application must be submitted to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, 801 Plum Street, Room 16, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered for that quarter. The schedule of deadline dates for grant applications is listed in the application form.

The next deadline is Friday November 7th, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

Please refer to the application for further information or email Robin Henderson. You may also contact her by phone at 352-4388.

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