There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.
                                                                               - Margaret Wheatley

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.

Our next proposal deadline is Friday, August 15th at 5pm. Click here to download an application. Click here for grantseeker workshop times and locations.

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Safiri Rites of Passage Featured in Plain Dealer

Neighborhood Connections grantee Safiri Rites of Passage, an Afrocentric program for females located in Glenville, is featured in the Plain Dealer. Read the full story by clicking here.

Training & Funding Opportunities

Neighborhood Connections links grantee organizations and grantseekers to training and local funding opportunities for grassroots organizations. Click here to learn of training and funding opportunities that may be of interest to you and your organization.

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.
Round XI Grantees Announced!

Neighborhood Connections is pleased to announce our most recent round of grantees. Click here for more information on grantee organizations.

 

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Click here to read this op-ed column from the June 23rd edition of the New York Times on creating a comfortable and supportive neighborhood.

Summer Youth Programs

Check out our list of summer youth programs!

Community Calendar

Learn more about exciting events happening in and around Cleveland.

In Their Own Words


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Three Grantees speak about their projects in their own words.

Neighborhood Connections (216) 393-4640