Neighborhood Conservation Program

If your neighborhood would like to take a more active role in the Neighborhood Conservation Program, contact the neighborhood programs coordinator listed above. The Neighborhood Conservation Program helps preserve and enhance these neighborhoods by:

• Promoting community-building by supporting voluntary neighborhood groups and associations;
• Offering neighborhood grants for connecting, gathering, and growing neighborhood identity;
• Developing community leadership;
• Advocating for the needs of neighborhood organizations; and
• Connecting neighborhoods with city resources.

The City provides neighborhood grants, voluntary Neighborhood Conservation Program groups for some expenditures, including:

• Resident neighborhood block parties,
• Street meets,
• Picnics,
• Ice cream socials,
• Holiday parties,
• Breakfast gatherings,
• Neighborhood organizing activities,
• Neighborhood cleanup expenses,
• Resident guide or directory printing costs,
• Neighborhood social event signage,
• Landscape maintenance, and other projects.

If you have an idea for a project not shown above, contact the neighborhood programs coordinator.

Grants cannot be used for:

• Expenses incurred before the grant award was made,
• Monetary prizes, gift cards and raffle items,
• Subscriptions including online meeting platforms,
• General office or meeting supplies,
• Improvements that directly benefit a particular household,
• Equipment and goods that could primarily be used by individuals instead of for the benefit of the neighborhood at large,
• Alcoholic beverages,
• Political campaigns or advocacy efforts

Apply for a Grant