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Is there a part of your neighborhood that could use a make-over or a little sprucing up? Councilmember Joyce Clark wants to help you turn that eyesore into something beautiful.

Perhaps you have a retention basin that needs to be beautified with landscaping and a few benches or your neighborhood entry sign needs repair, or a community wall could use a new coat of paint? Do the rights-of-way need more gravel or plants/trees? Maybe you need a large dumpster or two to hold a neighborhood cleanup? Perhaps some art would help spruce up your neighborhood. Think outside the box. What would make your neighborhood look and feel better?

Councilmember Clark has created a $15,000 grant fund to be used in 2022. One-time project submissions can range from $100 up to $5,000.

City funding CANNOT be used on private property. Improving a single home(s) cannot be funded through this grant program. Your project must benefit your neighborhood. Projects not eligible for funding are those that: • Conflict with existing city policy • Benefit a single individual.

The grant can be used to pay for materials and supplies directly related to the implementation of the project. Examples of materials and supplies are plants, paint, mulch, lumber, garden supplies, planters, trash receptacles, benches, and city dumpsters.

A small portion of the grant will be used to pay for a permanent plaque to commemorate the project and acknowledge Councilmember Clark’s Grant and the participants. The grant can be used to rent equipment needed to complete the project. The grant can be used to purchase hand tools for the implementation of the project. All non-disposable tools purchased with grant funding will be the property of the City of Glendale.

Sweat equity from the neighborhood is required in the form of volunteer hours to implement and complete the project. The more support you can get from your neighbors, the better the chances of receiving a one-time grant award.

You may apply for a grant until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022. Award notifications will be made by no later than July 8, 2022, and projects must be completed by October 31, 2022. All grants must be accepted by the lead applicant within 15 days of grant award notification. Extensions may be granted if supplies purchased are delayed or weather conditions affect the project.

Here are the rules:

  • Deadline to apply is Thursday, June 30,
  • Grant funding may be used for such items as landscaping projects, neighborhood markers, tree plantings, murals, benches, flower planters, signs, trash receptacles, gardens. This list is not all inclusive. You may create a project that is not included in this list.
  • You must submit on your application the costs, including but not limited to, supplies, landscaping materials (trees, plants, containers), benches, monument signage or any other cost associated with the proposed one-time beautification
  • An estimate of the volunteer hours from the neighbors to accomplish the
  • A proposed schedule for the project and the deadline of October 31, 2022, for completion.
  • Your neighborhood must be within the boundaries of the Yucca district

Here is the application as a pdf file. Once completed you may snail mail or return via an email to Sbeck@glendaleaz.com. Yucca Beautification Application FINAL

Good luck! I can’t wait to see your applications!

© Joyce Clark, 2022      

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