[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: Neighborhood Mini-grants Available

[Karryn Olson-Ramanujan]

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> From: Elan Shapiro <elansla at ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us>
> Date: July 2, 2008 5:08:33 PM EDT
> To: TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu
> Subject: Neighborhood Mini-grants Available
> Reply-To: Elan Shapiro <elansla at ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us>
>
> NEIGHBORHOOD MINIGRANTS are now available through Sustainable  
> Tompkins, a broad-based coalition of organizations and individuals  
> working together to create a more just and sustainable community in  
> our area.
>
> Goals of the grants:
> o     To support and stimulate resident-based, "bottom-up"   
> initiatives that improve the quality of life and long-term health of  
> residents in the Northside and Southside neighborhoods and in nearby  
> low/middle income housing developments.
> o       To build neighborhood capacity, opportunity, and leadership,  
> and generate more collaboration between residents, organizations,  
> and leaders.
>
> The program is intended to eventually extend to the larger Ithaca  
> region, with an emphasis on opportunities for underserved populations.
>
> Who is eligible? Neighborhood or community organizations, newly  
> formed groups of neighbors with a specific project in mind, or civic- 
> minded individuals who can show community support for their project.  
> Applicants must be in the Northside and Southside neighborhoods or  
> in nearby low/middle income housing developments.
> What are the grants? The grants are for small, relatively simple  
> projects that in some way support, or "seed", greater
> o       Equity
> o Self-sufficiency, and
> o  Long term health (social, economic or environmental) in the  
> Northside and Southside neighborhoods
> The grants can be for ongoing or one-time projects, as long as they  
> meet the stated criteria. Grants are from $150 - $1500 each. There  
> is a total of $5500 currently available, and matching funds are  
> being sought.
>
> Examples of possible grant projects include funds for tools for a  
> start-up bloc-wide garden project, materials for a community quilt  
> project with an intergenerational component, tuition scholarship for  
> a leadership development training, start-up funds for a youth-run  
> business that increases neighborhood self-reliance, matching funds  
> to support a neighborhood initiative to improve race relations.
>
> How do I apply? Applications are due by Friday, August 1 and on a  
> quarterly basis thereafter
> A council of residents who live in or who serve these neighborhoods  
> will review and decide upon the applications. If you are interested  
> in serving on the council, please contact Elan Shapiro at  
> 607-275-0249 or  elan at sustainabletompkins.org.
>
> A short application will be made available that asks you to show how  
> the project:
> o       Will benefit the neighborhoods or community
> o    Will be carried out
> o    Will have some specific results in 6 months or less
> o    Will get community support
>
> For more information and to apply, contact Elan Shapiro at  
> 607-275-0249 or  elan at sustainabletompkins.org. For more information  
> about Sustainable Tompkins, please visit our website  
> atwww.sustainabletompkins.org.
> -- 
> Elan Shapiro
> Sustainable Tompkins Community Partnership Coordinator
> Sustainable Living Associates, Principal
> Frog's Way B&B
> 211 Rachel Carson Way
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> 607-275-0249    607-592-8402 Cell
>
> "We must be the change we want to see in the world"
>                  Mohandas Gandhi

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