Neighborhood Matching Grants What are Neighborhood Matching Grants? The Neighborhood Matching Grants Program (NMG) helps Asheville’s neighborhood-based organizations fund various improvement projects by providing a dollar-for-dollar matching grant of up to $5,000. The program is designed to strengthen relationships between neighbors, cultivate the spirit of volunteerism, and create projects for the benefit of their communities. The City of Asheville’s goal is to: Build neighborhood capacity and increase civic participation Empower neighborhoods to self-determine improvement projects Create and strengthen partnerships between the City and community groups Who can apply? Eligible recipients of NMG funds must meet the following requirements: Must represent a specific geographic location within Asheville city limits Completed or in the process of completing their “Neighborhood Registration Form” Are a neighborhood-based organization (Neighborhood Associations, Homeowners Associations, Neighborhood Coalition, and Resident Organizations in Tax Credit Funded Communities) What types of projects can be funded? Asheville’s Neighborhood Matching Grants program aims to fund projects or programs that produce shared benefits with the goal of improving the neighborhood’s quality of life. Any project that is submitted must meet the following criteria: Be achievable within 12 months on contract execution Occur within Asheville’s city limits Provide a public benefit and be accessible to all members of the community Be planned, organized and implemented by community members Must provide a dollar-for-dollar match (cash, volunteer hours, in-kind donation of goods or services) Neighborhoods are encouraged to submit creative project ideas. There are a variety of projects that can be supported with NMG including: landscaping, murals. community art, cultural festivals, traffic calming, public safety, marketing and branding, organizational development, and more. How can your neighborhood apply? Applications will be open for submittal October 1-31, 2021. You can apply for a Neighborhood Matching Grant in five easy steps: Confirm your neighborhood’s eligibility Review the NMG Program Materials Select your neighborhood’s project Begin application Submit the completed application. Have questions? Check out this FAQ Document Workshop Presentation Attendance at an application workshop is strongly recommended. If your neighborhood representative is unable to attend a scheduled workshop, you may view or revisit the workshop presentation using the link below: NMG Program Basics and Eligible Activities Contact Information Jeremy Lett Interim Neighborhood and Community Engagement Manager 828-226-6725 updated 9/22/2021 Related Services Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Sign up for city e-newsletter Receive City News in your inbox! Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm. More Related Services Neighborhood Matching Grants News City of Asheville to launch Neighborhood Grant Program Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by Polly McDaniel As a part of this year’s budget process, City of Asheville staff heard from our community that new City investments in neighborhoods were very important. To respond to that need the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget includes $200,000 to launch a Neighborhood Grant Program. This program is designed specifically for neighborhood-based organizations: Neighborhood associations; Homeowners associations; Neighborhood coalitions; and Resident organizations [...] City of Asheville working to keep it easy to connect to your government Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Polly McDaniel There are many ways to connect virtually to City government (right now). And the City of Asheville is working on a sustainable model of even more remote access to City government. Connecting people to government and removing barriers to government has long been a core value of the City of Asheville’s Communication and Public Engagement Department [...] Asheville Reparations Speaker Series continues June 10 and 17, community urged to participate Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by Polly McDaniel On July 14, 2020, Asheville City Council passed a Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville. The resolution calls for the City Manager to, “establish a process within the next year to develop short, medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the creation of generational wealth and to boost economic mobility [...] More Neighborhood Matching Grants News
Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.
Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov.
Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm.
City of Asheville to launch Neighborhood Grant Program Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by Polly McDaniel As a part of this year’s budget process, City of Asheville staff heard from our community that new City investments in neighborhoods were very important. To respond to that need the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget includes $200,000 to launch a Neighborhood Grant Program. This program is designed specifically for neighborhood-based organizations: Neighborhood associations; Homeowners associations; Neighborhood coalitions; and Resident organizations [...]
City of Asheville working to keep it easy to connect to your government Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Polly McDaniel There are many ways to connect virtually to City government (right now). And the City of Asheville is working on a sustainable model of even more remote access to City government. Connecting people to government and removing barriers to government has long been a core value of the City of Asheville’s Communication and Public Engagement Department [...]
Asheville Reparations Speaker Series continues June 10 and 17, community urged to participate Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by Polly McDaniel On July 14, 2020, Asheville City Council passed a Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville. The resolution calls for the City Manager to, “establish a process within the next year to develop short, medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the creation of generational wealth and to boost economic mobility [...]