Welcome to Neighborhood Connections
Neighborhood Connections is a small grants program intended to benefit grass roots groups in the City of Cleveland.  The program offers grants of $500 to $5,000 twice a year.  Grants are available to any group of residents in the City of Cleveland.  Groups do not need to be recognized as 501(c)(3) to receive a grant. Neighborhood Connections is a program of Suite 1300 Services, an affiliate of The Cleveland Foundation.



The New NC Grant Application is Here!
Our new application is here! Click on this link to download a copy.
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List Your Group or Organization in the Grassroots Directory

Neighborhood Connections, along with a number of other organizations, is creating a Grassroots Directory that will list grassroots groups and organizations (voluntary associations and small non-profits) throughout the city of Cleveland. If you want to be considered for inclusion in this directory, click here for more information.

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Naturehood Project - Earth Day Coalition

City Announces ReImagining a More Sustainable Cleveland Grant Program

The ReImagining A More Sustainable Cleveland Grant Program offers grants for projects on vacant city land bank lots. Grants can be used for a wide variety of projects, including rain gardens, native plantings, community gardens, walking paths, gateway landscaping, side yard expansions, market gardens, vineyards, and orchards. These funds are only available in certain areas of the city of Cleveland. For an application, click here. The deadline for submitting applications is July 31st, 2009. There will be a series of workshops to learn more about the application. Contact Millie Davis at 216.830.2771 x. 105 or at mmd@neighborhoodprogress.org for more information.

Questions About Neighborhood Connections?

You should find complete answers to all your questions about the program on this site.  Please feel free to contact us if you have additional questions.
NC Grantees in the News

Many Neighborhood Connections grant recipients have recently been featured in the media. Click on the link above to read, listen, and watch.

Foreclosure News

There's something you and your neighbors can do about the foreclosure crisis. More

Neighborhood Connections hosted a community conversation on the foreclosure epidemic that featured resident-led initiatives to combat the effects of foreclosures. Click here to read more on this gathering.

Cleveland Neighborhood Arts

Cleveland Neighborhood Arts

Take a class. Enjoy a concert. Explore a festival. Discover the Arts in Cleveland's Neighborhoods! 

Training & Funding Opportunities

Learn about training and funding opportunities

Neighborhood Connections (216) 393-4640