2024 Placemaking Grant Application

Please read the “City of Charlotte Placemaking Grant Guide” before completing this application. Please complete this application in full and provide the required attachments by Friday, March 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Cavazza at kate.cavazza@charlottenc.gov

Please complete and submit your application at one time, this platform will not allow you to save your work.

Your Information

Your Name

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Last

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Your Preferred Contact Information

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Phone Number *

Preferred Method of Communication

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Neighborhood or Organization you are representing

How many years have you lived in the neighborhood/worked for organization?

How did you hear about the City of Charlotte Placemaking Grant?

Have you received City of Charlotte grant funding before?

No, I have never received City of Charlotte Grant funding before

Yes, I have received City of Charlotte funding (Placemaking Grant, Neighborhood Matching Grant, or Business Improvement Grant) before.

Do you need any accommodations for accessibility to complete this application? (If yes, please list)

Proposed Placemaking Project Information

Proposed Project Name

Please list the names of your Project Team members & their representative organizations.

Amount Requested (limit of $25,000.00)

Please describe your placemaking project idea (250-word max).

If awarded, please describe how your project will address a community issue or opportunity (250-word max).

Explain how you will evaluate the project’s success and measure its lasting social benefit (250-word max).

Please describe your community outreach strategy to ensure participation in the required engagement session(s). (250-word max).

Please provide a timeline that explains how you will complete the project by the end of 2024 (250-word max).

Please provide a general budget that categorizes the projected expenditures of your project like material costs, contractor fees, artists fees, and other costs. (250-word maximum)

Please provide the following attachments to your application in PDF form. PDFs may be multiple pages, but please be aware that there is a 250MB limit on file uploads. Please see the City of Charlotte Placemaking Grant Guide for more information on all of the requirements.

Letter of Support from the Neighborhood Association (or equivalent organization) from where your grant project is located.

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Letters of permission from private property owners (if applicable)

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Letters of permission from Mecklenburg County for publicly owned property (if applicable)

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Maintenance plan (if applicable)

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At least five photos of the site saved into a single PDF document.

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A satellite photo (Google Maps, etc.) outlining the property boundaries of where your project is proposed.

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Preliminary site plan, design, or sketch of your idea saved into a single PDF document.

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Letters documenting in-kind or cash donations (if applicable)

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Statement of Commitment

By signing this grant application, I attest that the information provided on this form and the uploaded letters of support are accurate and truthful.

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I agree to electronically sign and to create a legally binding contract between the other party and myself, or the entity I am authorized to represent.

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