Grants Up $500 Available For CRA Neighborhood Improvement Projects

April 17, 2018

The Escambia County Neighborhood & Human Services Department is accepting applications for the spring cycle of the Neighborhood Renewal Initiative Mini Grant Program, funded through the county’s Community Development Block Grant Program. Applications are due Friday, June 29.

Neighborhood organizations located within the boundaries of one of the county’s Community Redevelopment Areas (CRA) are eligible to apply for up to $500 for projects that promote community and volunteer-based redevelopment efforts in a targeted neighborhood. Past applicants have completed neighborhood beautification projects, neighborhood signs and house numbering projects.

There are currently nine redevelopment districts in Escambia County — Atwood, Barrancas, Brownsville, Cantonment, Englewood, Ensley, Oakfield, Palafox and Warrington.

Applications can be submitted to the Neighborhood & Human Services Department at cra@myescambia.com, dropped off or mailed to 221 Palafox Place, Suite 305, Attn: Lily Blackburn. Click here for an application.

To determine if a property is located within a CRA District, click here and search the address from the drop down menu at the top of the screen. For more information, contact Lily Blackburn with the Community Redevelopment Agency at (850) 595-3585 or cra@myescambia.com.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News