Grant amounts of up to $5,000 available for neighborhood improvement projects
Hillsborough County Neighborhood Relations is now accepting applications for the 2025 Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program Eligible neighborhood associations can apply for funds up to $5,000 to strengthen and engage their communities through innovative and creative community projects.
Last year's grant recipients included 17 neighborhoods with projects ranging from lighting installation to community gathering space construction, and the purchase of exercise equipment.
Magdalene Shores, a grant recipient, found a unique way to bring residents together - by installing a motorless watercraft storage rack to increase paddle watersport exercise. Carrollwood Village Homeowners Association enhanced an existing community gathering space by adding sculptural musical flowers. With resident safety in mind, Westshore Townhomes installed solar uplighting and new cameras and planted bushes to cover exposed wires, electrical boxes, irrigation boxes, and fire meters. Learn more about 2024 Neighborhood Mini-Grant recipients.
The 2025 Neighborhood Mini-Grant project categories are:
- Healthy Neighborhood: Fostering a healthy community through conservation, environmental stewardship, or healthy lifestyles
- Safe Neighborhood: Projects or programs that prepare residents with knowledge and tools that teach them how to prevent, confront, and/or respond to situations that threaten the safety of the community
- Engaged Neighborhood: Unique projects that engage and bring neighbors together
Application deadline
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. Visit the Neighborhood Mini-Grant webpage to learn more and to submit an application.
Permitting webinar
New this year! A Neighborhood Mini-Grant Permitting webinar will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. (recorded session will be available online). Learn what you need to know about the permitting process and how it applies to your project. Join the webinar on Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Eligibility
Homeowners, Civic, Neighborhood, and Condominium Associations are eligible to apply, including the cities of Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace.
Before you apply
If your organization is not part of the Neighborhood Roster, please submit an online application. Prior to applying for a Mini-Grant, your organization must receive an email confirmation from Hillsborough County Neighborhood Relations stating that your organization has met the requirements and is now part of the roster listing.
For more information, contact Neighborhood Relations at Neighborhood-Relations@HCFL.gov or (813) 272-5860.