Application was open until 5:00 PM April 19, 2018 (Thursday)!!

Community Activities Fund requests may range from $20 to $500.

We expect to have $5,000 to fund projects in each cycle of the Community Activities Fund. The application is a simple one page request form. We hope you will consider applying!

The Communuty Activities Fund micro-grant supports East Portland advocacy and community building projects. Many types of activities will qualify for this fund. For example,

• Collective action and advocacy efforts to address issues of concern to your community
• Cultural and language preservation work, community conversations
• Events, celebrations, work parties, activities that create community in shared public spaces
• And many other types of advocacy and community building projects

Have an idea? Please contact us!

Who can apply?

Formal and informal groups with a community project or activity that involves and benefits East Portlanders and takes place in East Portland (unless there is a compelling reason for another location). Map of East Portland: http://eastportland.org/neighborhoods

The project must meet at least one of our program’s goals. These goals are to:

• increase the number and diversity of people involved in their communities

• strengthen community capacity through, for example, skills building, fostering teamwork or partnerships, and other community building activities

• increase community impact on public decisions

Some projects funded in the past. Click on the link to see the successful application: 

Questions

Contact Surya Joshi, 503-823-5905, surya.joshi@portlandoregon.gov

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