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                                     COMMUNITY BUILDING MINI-GRANTS PROGRAM

                              2008 Mini-Grants Awards Recipients

                     


The United Way of Greater New Bedford's Community Building Mini-Grants Program is the only local program to support all-volunteer grassroots efforts that improve community life through grant making, skill-building workshops, and networking opportunities. The program, which is free and open to all volunteer groups, provides funds for projects that improve the quality of community life and address locally identified concerns and issues.

The Mini-Grants Program had a record-breaking year, recently awarding nearly $44,000 - the most ever - to 45 local all volunteer based groups, marking the largest group of recipients in the program’s 13 year history.


For more info or to register, contact Claudia Kirk, Program Director, at 508-994-9625, ext. 13 or via e-mail at ckirk@unitedwayofgnb.org.

GRANTMAKING:
To be eligible for funding, organizations must meet the following criteria:
They must be all-volunteer organizations with an established membership.
The annual budget must not exceed $25,000.
Projects seeking funding must be specific and have a realistic implementation plan.
   They must also promote the building of stronger relationships within the community.
Group must be based in the Greater New Bedford area.

Grants range from up to $500 for one time special events and up to $2,500 for ongoing, year-long projects. The application deadline is in April of each year.  Free orientations are held in February and March and cover the basics of the Mini-Grants program with step by step tips on getting through the application process.  It's never too late to get started - for more information, call Claudia Kirk at 508-994-9625, ext. 13.

For an application form, on-going Community Resource Directory or additional information on skill-building workshops, please call Claudia Kirk at 508-994-9625, ext. 13 or via email here. Or, download an application in Word or PDF format below. *Please do not submit this application on-line. Mail or hand deliver only.

- Community Building Application [PDF Format ~ 44kb]
- Community Building Application [MS Word Format ~ 750kb]
   APPLICATION TIP:  Use your tab key or mouse button to move from field to field. 

To find out more about the Community Building Mini-Grants Program, e-mail Claudia Kirk at ckirk@unitedwayofgnb.org.

Remember: Keep us informed of your events by putting us on your email list so that we can support each other and build new partnerships!                      

 2008 Mini-Grants Awards Recipients

Group

Project

Award

A.C.C.E.S.S. Art Corp. International

Geomorph (Living Painting)

$500

Acushnet/Fairhaven Special Education PAC

Reach Out and Resource Library

$500

AIDS Awareness Day Committee

2008 AIDS Awareness Day

$500

Autism Spectrum Disorder Support Group

Outreach, Education & Support

$1,600

Brooklawn Youth Skateboard Group

Diverse Forms at the Skate Park

$2,000

Bullard Street Neighborhoood Association

Taber Mill Mural

$1,000

Busy Hands/ Loving Hearts

Gift of Warmth

$800

Cape Verdean Recognition Committee

Keeping in Communication

$277

Cove Street Neighborhood Association

Neighborhood Fun Day

$500

FACE the Music

An Introduction to FACE the Music

$500

Fairhaven Heritage Center

Local History through 3rd Grade Eyes

$300

Fairhaven Sustainability Committee

Fairhaven Farmers' Market

$2,000

Family Nonviolence, Inc.

Peaceful Parenting

$500

Far North End Neighborhood Association

Pulaski School Park Beautification

$400

Fort Taber Historical Association

Restoration & Event

$1,250

Friends of Nasketucket

Trail Blazing Outreach

$1,235

Greater New Bedford Garden Club

Peter Francisco Square

$500

Helping Hands and Hooves (HHH)

Enclose the Ring A Safety Project

$1,290

Holocaust Education Committee

"And Then They Came for Me"   

$1,116

Leroy L. Wood School PTO

Revitalize Everybody's Playground

$1,200

MA Children's Relief Project

Beach Bucket Bridgade & Pack to School

$1,500

MA COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR/SouthCoast

Mass Information

$1,000

MOMS Club of Fairhaven

Blankets for Babes

$350

Neighborhoods United

Neighbor to Neighbor

$700

New Bedford Ballet Foundation

Seniors in Dance  

$700

Normandin Middle School PTO

NMS Parents Information Guide  

$1,000

O.R.P.H. Inc. Orpheum Rising Project Helpers

Events that Build Community

$1,400

OLOA Healthy Connections

Healthy Choices, Healthy Lives Health Fair

$500

Onset-Wareham Community Crime Watch

Community-Police Co-operation Center   

$600

Operation Clean Sweep Outreach to Business $1,100
Oversoul Theatre Collective, Inc. LORE Lounge $950
Partners in Recovery, Inc. Safe & Healthy Choices $600
People Supporting Independent Living & Leisure Fit  For Life $600
Safe Zones Safe Zones Info/Outreach $1,000
Showstoppers Performing Arts, Inc. Dance & Sing Hands Free $2,500
South Central/South 1st Street Neighborhood Assoc. Family Movie Nights $992
Southcoast Fathers Support Group Outreach to Dads & Support Events $900
Strong Foundation Co-Ed Family Softball & Basketball $1,100
Team Builders, Inc. Gearing Up for Shows $1,600
Tree City Committee Beautify New Bedford:  Tree by Tree Project $1,000
United Families for Peace Peace Garden $1,000
Urban Fusion Revitalizing Our Youth Through Music  $2,000 
Visually Impaired Persons Support Group Transportation Project  $1,000 
Westport Knittens Multi-Generational Knitting to Comfort $500 
Winslow Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) "Welcoming School" Community Playground $1,400 
     
 TOTAL 45 Groups

 TOTAL:

  $43,960
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 

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