Neighborhood Partnership Grants
Neighborhood Partnership Grants
The Neighborhood Partnership Grants (NPG) program is a collaborative sponsorship of The Columbus Foundation, United Way of Central Ohio, PNC, Bob Evans, and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation. The program is designed to support neighborhood organizations and improvements in low- and moderate-income areas of Franklin County. Projects should be designed to be resident driven and are not required to be large or sophisticated for grant consideration.
Proposed projects should focus on one of the following areas:
- Community and Economic Development
- Education and Public Awareness
- Crime Prevention and Safety
- Safe and Decent Housing
- Columbus Bicentennial 2012 Projects
NPG Application Process
- Download the .pdf version of the online Application and the project budget and budget narrative form.
- Using the .pdf copy of the Application and the FAQs as your guide, prepare your application responses.
- Gather the following documents and information:
- Three letters of support (limited to one page each) from collaborators or partners involved in the proposed project.
- The completed budget and budget narrative form.
- Your Application responses.
- Save the letters of support and the completed project budget and budget narrative form on your computer so they can be uploaded with your online Application.
- Complete the Online Application. IMPORTANT NOTE: Your online Application must be completed in one session. It is not possible to save an incomplete application and return to complete it later. It’s important to have all your responses ready and completed forms available to upload before you log on to complete your online Application.
- Upload the letters of support and project budget and budget narrative when prompted.
- Grant award letters will be mailed the first week of April, 2012.
NPG Requirements
- Proposals must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, using the online Application form.
- A PowerPhilanthropy portrait is not required for this funding.
- Organizations awarded grants will be required to provide their IRS Letter of Designation to confirm 501(c)(3) status. If an organization is using a fiscal agent, a signed authorization letter from the chair or president of the fiscal agent’s board, along with that organization’s IRS Letter of Designation is required.
