The City has begun accepting applications for the 2025 grant cycle for the Community Relations Innovation Small Grant Program. This program is designed to create opportunity spaces for new initiatives, and enhancements to existing community programs and events that advance the welcoming and inclusion goals of the Community Relations Committee. Grants of $1,000–$5,000 are awarded to organizations seeking funding for projects that will achieve one or more of the following goals: Increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of diversity within UA and throughout Central Ohio; Increase the number, type, and quality of positive interactions by non-residents with the UA community; Increase the sense of belonging and inclusion of all UA citizens with special focus on non-majority residents and those without pre-existing connections to UA. Applications will be accepted through December 13, 2024. Successful applicants will be announced at the January 23, 2025 Community Relations Committee Meeting.