About the Glendale’s Neighborhood Grants Program

• Neighborhood Partnership Grant Application (pdf)
• Small Grant Application (pdf)

How to apply: The Community Partnerships Department is proud to announce the return of the Neighborhood Grants Program. Yes, that's right. You can apply for FREE money to put the beauty back in your neighborhood!

Now, with only seven criteria to meet, the application and the process of applying is even easier than before. Your neighborhood can apply for an improvement grant if it:

• Is at least 15 years old
• Has a minimum of at least 20 homes
• Is registered with the Neighborhood Partnership Office

This program encourages registered neighborhoods to discuss and plan improvement projects based on the needs or goals of the entire neighborhood. With $250,000 per cycle, the Neighborhood Grants Program can provide funding to assist with the revitalization of Glendale's older neighborhoods. You can actively participate in the renewal of your own neighborhood.

Ask yourself these questions:

• Will your project be located on property that’s generally accessible to anyone at anytime?
• Will your project be entirely visible from a public street?
• Will your project result in a benefit that can be enjoyed by the general public?
• If your project benefits the entire neighborhood, but is located on or also benefits private property, is your neighborhood willing to match up to 66 percent of the total cost of the project through any combination of cash, donations or sweat equity?
  
  If you answered "No" to one or more of the above questions, then this may not be
  the program for you. Other city departments may be able to assist, however, so call
  (623) 930-2868 and let us know what you had in mind and we can direct you to the
  correct department.

What This Means for You

What is the public benefit?

A project or improvement that promotes the public health, safety, or welfare of the community, providing benefit primarily to citizens as a neighborhood or community, not as individuals, whether the project or improvement is located on public or private property. Benefits to private property and individuals must be incidental to the primary public benefits.

What has been approved?

The following are all examples of neighborhood and HOA improvement projects that have been approved by the Citizen's Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods and the Mayor and Council:

• Installation of new sidewalks and the repair of old and broken sidewalks
• Installation of handicap curb cuts for disabled persons
• Installation of limited number of new streetlights
• Street improvements (paving, installation of curb and gutters)
• The construction of new neighborhood entry-way monuments
• The installation of landscaping as a part of an entry-way beautification and/or right-of-way improvements

Neighborhood Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods

The purpose of the Glendale Commission on Neighborhoods is to develop and recommend to the Mayor and City Council general policies, strategies, and programs relating to the development, preservation, improvement, and revitalization of Glendale neighborhoods. The commission is made up of 11 citizen members, each volunteering their personal time to work with Glendale’s many neighborhoods.

Commission meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in conference room B-3 of City Hall (unless otherwise announced), and are open to the public. Concerns or ideas regarding Glendale’s neighborhoods can be shared with this commission. The members of this commission are committed to Glendale’s neighborhoods and would welcome the opportunity to work more closely with any Glendale neighborhood.

Glendale Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods Members

To contact any of these commissioners, please call the Neighborhood Partnership Office at (623) 930-2868.