City Of Omaha: Mayor's Grant Program

Omaha NE

09 May, 2022

1:17 PM

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Press release from the City of Omaha: May 6, 2022 A grant program that empowers neighborhoods to innovate and collaborate will fund dozens of community improvement projects in 2022. Mayor Jean Stothert awarded neighborhood grants to 28 community and neighborhood organizations for a total of $89,916. Nine grants will fund community gardens and other neighborhood food distribution programs. "Community gardens are very popular and worthwhile," said Mayor Stothert. "We have seen the many benefits of these food programs during the pandemic, and providing funding to expand and continue is a good neighborhood investment." Neighborhood grants are awarded each spring to qualifying organizations. This year, 59 grant applications were received. Applications are reviewed by a committee and recommended to the Mayor. The committee includes representatives from the Planning, Parks, Public Works, and Police Departments, and Omaha Community Foundation. "Congratulations to the recipients and thank you for taking such great pride in your neighborhoods. Our city is better because of your hard work," said Mayor Stothert. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARMBRUST ACRES - $1,050 Center Street Entrance Revitalization BENSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $3,410 Benson Park Tree Replacement BFF OMAHA, INC - $1,750Green Team Beautification BLACKSTONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $3,964Historic Blackstone Revealed: A Tour of Architectural Gems BLAZING STAR SEED COOPERATIVE -$3,303Seed Processing Days CITY SPROUTS - $2,700Urban Farming Summer Internship DUNDEE MEMORIAL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $1,085Supplies and tools for the neighborhood garden ESCALANTE HILLS II HOA - $4,500Escalante Hills Canopy Rehabilitation FAIRFAX NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $1,500Fairfax Lot Project – garden beds and promotion FREE FARM - $4,350Increase food production and distribution HIGHLANDER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $3,750Resiliency Campaign (personal safety and wellness) HILLSBOROUGH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCITION - $5,000Tennis Court resurfacing in Hillsborough Park InCOMMON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - $4,536Block Party Kit JOSLYN CASTLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $3,150Clarkson Park Revitalization LAIRD STREET NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION -$2,820Garden Food Security and Neighborhood Beautification LEVI CARTER SHERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $2,300Capacity building for neighborhood cleanup LOVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $1,300Loveland centennial METCALFE-HARRISON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $500Park beautification MORTON MEADOWS COMMUNITY GARDEN - $3,600 Garden expansion RAMBLE RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION - $2,500Safety updates and restoration of Ramble Ridge parks SEVENTY-FIVE NORTH REVITALIZATION CORP- $5,000Highlander movie night series SKYLARK/CRYER NEIGHBORHOOD - $1,840Cryer park trees and neighborhood newsletter printing SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT de PAUL OMAHA - $3,730Sustainable landscape project at Holy Family Community Center 1715 Izard SOUTH OMAHA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $4,800Italian Mural Project at 621 Pacific SUNNY SLOPE/SUNNY VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $3,088Cinema on the Slop- Take 2 THE UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART - $4,750The Abundance Garden WESTERN SPRINGS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION - $4,960Arbor Street islands remodeling WESTGATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION - $4,680Community garden This press release was produced by the City of Omaha. The views expressed here are the author's own.