Love Your Block is a City of Pittsburgh program that brings neighbors together to improve communities by combating blight, creating assets, and building resilience, block by block.
Donor Name: The City of Pittsburgh
State:
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 06/28/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Projects may include but are not limited to community garden maintenance, neighborhood clean-ups, or tree and flower planting. Successful projects will build strong partnerships, leverage donations, and most importantly, engage neighbors.
In planning for strong and successful projects, consider the following priorities:

Build strong partnerships

Consider having local businesses come out and lend a hand or donate food or materials.
Recruit volunteers from a local VFW post or have a service-learning component for youth.

Leverage donations

Consider having residents donate plants, compost material, or food for your volunteer event day.

Make sure it’s feasible

City loves creative ideas– but don’t bite off more than you can chew! If you have a huge idea, make Love Your Block a first step in the right direction and secure some other partners that can assist with your plans.

Engage neighbors

While your volunteers can come from anywhere, they’ve found that the most impactful projects utilize volunteers within proximity to the project. People like to be a part of what’s happening next door and are more likely to maintain and sustain the project afterward if they helped plan and implement it.

Funding Information

Love Your Block is a City of Pittsburgh program with a maximum award of $2,500.
Funding is provided through reimbursement after project implementation.

Eligibility Criteria

Funding must be awarded through a nonprofit. If your organization is not a nonprofit, you can ask one to be your sponsor. Nonprofits are welcome to sponsor multiple projects.
Projects must benefit the public.
Projects on private property must have the written permission of the owner.
All projects are subject to City of Pittsburgh Zoning and Permit guidelines.
Project-related events must follow COVID-19 guidelines that are in place at the time of the events.

For more information, visit The City of Pittsburgh.