Community Development Grant for Placemaking Projects
Creating vibrant and engaging communities helps communities recruit and retain residents, sustaining a robust labor force and enhancing the quality of life. Creating public gathering places in the heart of our communities fosters community connections and creates accessible locations for programming and amenities desired by local residents, with the additional benefit of boosting foot traffic for nearby businesses.
If your community has a vacant or underutilized space within a key commercial corridor, this grant could be your opportunity to create a community gathering space.
How it works
Competitive projects will
- Incorporate multiple improvements within or associated with one public space
- Demonstrate community engagement and support via a community document/plan and/or letters of support from public, private and civic partners
- Be ready to begin construction during 2025
- Increase the number and types of audiences using the space
- Create visible and lasting transformation that fosters public activity
Review criteria
- Creation of visible and pedestrian-oriented public space
- Potential of the space to attract multiple user groups and activities
- Impact of the project on the community, district and nearby businesses
- Demonstrated community support for the project (multiple funding partners, civic organization participation)
- Ability of the project to be started in 2025
- Review a map of previous recipients (these municipalities are not eligible)
