Want to Improve Carrollwood's Neighborhoods?

The deadline for neighborhood associations to apply for mini-grants up to $2,500 for fiscal year 2013 is Friday, August 17, at 5 p.m. The mini-grants are used by associations to fund projects that improve communities and increase civic involvement. 

Applications for the mini-grants are available on the County’s website at www.hillsboroughcounty.org/onr/minigrant. Recipients will be notified by November 30.

These mini-grants support community projects in neighborhoods located in unincorporated areas of the County, and the cities of Plant City, Tampa, and Temple Terrace. Previous grant-funded projects include shrub and flower planting, subdivision entrance signs, playground equipment, neighborhood festivals, crime watch programs, websites, newsletters, and education activities.

Completed applications may be dropped off or mailed to Office of Neighborhood Relations, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 1^st Floor, Tampa, FL 33602, or faxed to 813-276-2621.

The Mini-Grant Program was established in 1988 by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to improve and revitalize communities, and strengthen neighborhood associations.

For more information, call ONR at 813-272-5860.