Applications are being accepted for the Neighborhood Engagement and Transformation (NEAT) Grants Program
Palm Beach County's Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) is accepting applications for its Neighborhood Engagement and Transformation (NEAT) Grants Program. The program provides grants of up to $10,000.00 to neighborhood- based groups and/or organizations for resident driven neighborhood improvement projects located within unincorporated Palm Beach County and the Lake Region municipalities of Belle Glade, South Bay and Pahokee. Priority funding will be given to projects that are proposed for designated Countywide Community Revitalization Team (CCRT) areas (Enter your address on this link
http://www.pbcgov.org/ccrt_map to find out if you live in a CCRT area).
Projects must fall under the following categories to be eligible for funding: 1) Neighborhood Beautification; 2) Neighborhood Identification; 3) Neighborhood Organizing and Sustainability; 4) Neighborhood Outreach and Capacity Building; 5) Public Safety and Crime Prevention; 6) Community Gardens; 7) Neighborhood Green Projects; and 8) Emergency Preparedness projects.
Potential applicants must attend a mandatory Pre-Application Conference on February 12, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Vista Center (Room 1E 58/59), located at 2300 N. Jog Road, in West Palm Beach. Confirmation of attendance must be received no later than February 7, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. to have your name on the confirmed list. Walk-in registrations will be accepted.
Please reserve and confirm attendance by registering online at
https://2021ocrneatgrant.eventbrite.com. Please contact Chrystal Mathews, NEAT Grants Program Manager, at
cmathews@pbcgov.org if you do not receive a timely confirmation of your registration.
