The 2019 SMALL GRANT PROGRAM will be announced in late August 2019. Be sure to join our e-newsletter email list to receive our announcements.
Who Can Apply for Small Grants?
Additional support for grant writers
Types of projects funded in the past
Projects that promote leadership development and collective impact on community-defined issues or public decisions - youth empowerment projects, skill building trainings, cultural and language specific civic engagement workshops, community organizing efforts.
Community building activities - Community story-telling projects, cultural and language specific community building activities, fruit tree harvest parties, community festivals, community gatherings, community conversations.
Community design/build place-making projects - community gardens, planning for playgrounds, murals, intersection repairs.
Projects that build the capacity of the project team and foster collaboration between team members and/or partners in the project.
Some projects we have funded in the past include:
● Native Plant Classroom (2017)
● Youth Empowerment Art Project (2017)
● Myanmar Water Festival (2017)
● Building Russian Speaking Community thru Art (2016)
● East African Nutrition and Inclusion Project (2016)
● Karen Literacy Project (2015)
● New Birth Crew 7 Year Anniversary Jam (2016)
● Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Community Mural Project (2015)
Sample successful applications from previous years
Congratulations to our past awardees!
Read more about our 2015 Awardees.
Read more about our 2016 Awardees.
Read more about our 2017 Awardees.
Additional documents you may find helpful
Questions - Contact Angela Previdelli, angela.previdelli@portlandoregon.gov , (503) 823-5905.