Virginia LISC Announces United for Progress (UP) Neighborhoods Initiative Grant

VIRGINIA LISC ANNOUNCES ITS UNITED FOR PROGRESS (UP) NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE GRANT The grant supports the first of three neighborhood-based Quality of Life planning opportunities in Richmond. Fulton is the target community for the first grant. The UP Neighborhoods Initiative builds upon successful LISC-sponsored neighborhood-based planning processes around the country. The process includes extensive community engagement, broad […]

February 18, 2010; 9:09 PM • by NRDUNN

VIRGINIA LISC ANNOUNCES ITS UNITED FOR PROGRESS (UP) NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE GRANT

The grant supports the first of three neighborhood-based Quality of Life planning opportunities in Richmond. Fulton is the target community for the first grant. The UP Neighborhoods Initiative builds upon successful LISC-sponsored neighborhood-based planning processes around the country. The process includes extensive community engagement, broad collaboration, early action projects and quality of life planning that result in a written plan and implementation strategy for the target community. Nationally, quality of life planning processes have resulted in new housing, after school programs for youth, childcare centers, employment initiatives and strong neighborhood leadership.

Eligible applicants must be physically based in Fulton and/or have a viable operation or site serving the Fulton community. Applicants can include: Community-based nonprofits, faith-based institutions, nonprofit community development corporations, schools, local government entities, institutions of higher education.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on Friday, February 26th 2010, 10:00 am at the Powhatan Community Center, 5051 Northampton Street, Richmond, Va.

Interested organizations may access a Request for Proposal on our website: www.virginialisc.org

For more information please contact
Veronica Jemmott
Phone: 804 358 7602, ext. 12
Email: vjemmott@lisc.org