The City of Auburn has created a small "Community Fund" with the goal of supporting small, community identified projects in Auburn. The purpose of these projects is to support Auburn in being a healthy, inclusive, and engaged community where residents have a love of place, a sense of belonging, and an ability to influence the future of the community.
Historically, the City has had something called the Community Matching Grant (more information is available on our City website for the Matching Grant program). Over the years, this program has helped neighborhoods with HOA's fund small projects such as neighborhoodContinue reading
The City of Auburn has created a small "Community Fund" with the goal of supporting small, community identified projects in Auburn. The purpose of these projects is to support Auburn in being a healthy, inclusive, and engaged community where residents have a love of place, a sense of belonging, and an ability to influence the future of the community.
Historically, the City has had something called the Community Matching Grant (more information is available on our City website for the Matching Grant program). Over the years, this program has helped neighborhoods with HOA's fund small projects such as neighborhood park refurbishment, installation of Little Free Libraries, neighborhood entrance signs, and more. This program provides a great service to our neighborhoods and will continue, however, we wanted to make a similar program available to those communities that do not have established HOAs. This is why the Community Fund was created - to help those areas do similar projects. With this new program, residents can identify the project and participate in it's completion and the City will act as the project manager with the goal of completing the project within the calendar year.
We are prioritizing communities of color in the Valley area of Auburn, as historically funding has not reached these communities. Therefore projects for this fund MUST promote inclusive engagement and enhance community wellness. We define wellness as community members having the chance to create relationships with each other, feeling like they are a part of a community that has a safe and inviting atmosphere for everyone, and being able to have physical, social, and mental well-being. The Neighborhood Programs Coordinator will be happy to identify spaces for projects with you, but keep in mind that projects must be on City-owned property (Parks, City-owned parcels, etc.).
Please submit your project ideas using the mapping tool below (Pitch Your Project - Map) or if you have a general idea submit it under "Community Ideas". During the application phase (January - March), we will be collecting these project ideas from community members. The City will look at these ideas and choose ones that fit the scope of the program, and present it back to the community to be voted on sometime during the summer (see timeline to the right). As we move forward, this webpage will be continuously updated with the status of this program and with any other feedback requests we have of residents. More information will be added (including application forms in multiple languages, and guiding questions for your project) and will be found in the sidebar to the right.
