The City of Wichita is excited about a new opportunity for residents to become involved in a project that will benefit their neighborhood. The City Council recently approved $25,000 for each City Council District to fund the Neighborhoods Matching Grant Program. The grant program will provide an incentive for neighborhoods to plan and carry out improvement projects and to encourage citizen participation in the projects and/or other events and programs.
The City's District Advisory Boards (DABs) play an important role in connecting with citizens about neighborhood concerns and issues. The purpose of the Neighborhoods Matching Grant Program is to assist the DABs to work with neighborhoods and support their activities. In this role, the DABs will be responsible for acting with the council member to approve grant application awards.
Grant guidelines and application forms may be obtained from the neighborhood assistant at your Neighborhood City Hall, or the City Manager's Office downtown. In addition, you may download the information from the City's website at www.wichita.gov.
If you have questions, please contact the neighborhood assistant in your district or Neighborhood Services in the City Manager's Office at 268-4516.