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2026 Neighborhood Grants

The Planning Division will once again host its Neighborhood Grant Program in 2026, and expects the Common Council will award approximately $25,000 in grants. Grant guidelines and an application will be available on this webpage soon. The deadline for receipt of applications will be February 10, 4:30 p.m.

There will be an optional grant workshop:

January 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Virtual via Zoom – registration required

In-Person – Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Conference Room 151

 

Neighborhood Grants provide funds to build organizational capacity, beautify public places, and create community gathering places. These grants help improve quality of life in neighborhoods, and across the city. Here are examples of previous projects:

A screenshot of the Allied Dunns Marsh Neighborhood Association Website. In the center a group of youth stand together in a park. Section blocks below in purple and pink provide information on upcoming events, notes, and how to get involved.
Allied Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Webpage 2024

 

Six people crowd together and smile at the camera in front of a planting bed. A person in the middle holds a sign that reads pollinator planting in progress.
Lake Edge Neighborhood Pollinator Planting 2024

 

Last Updated: 12/23/2025