Skip sidebar navigation
Community and Neighborhood Engagement

Neighborhood Matching Grants

The City Council awards grant funds to City-recognized Neighborhood Associations. This City program supports neighborhood projects that:

  • Foster civic pride
  • Enhance and beautify neighborhoods
  • Expand citizen involvement
  • Promote the interests of the Gresham community

Application timeline

The Neighborhood Matching Grant is open Friday, May 15 - Tuesday, June 23 at 5:00 pm.

Apply now

Please note, if your grant is for National Night Out or a summer picnic/information fair in one of Gresham's Parks, you will also need to download and complete the following two forms.

Note: Please do not include the total fee for Neighborhoods (which is $110), as our office will pay this cost from the matching grant funds after we receive all submissions.

Completion reporting

To be considered for future grant funds, you must submit a completion report if you were awarded funds in the previous year:

Available funds

  • Funding available for Neighborhood Matching Grant Program requests is $10,000. 
  • A grant requires a 50% match.
  • The funding request must be 50% or less of the total project budget.
  • The matching amounts can be accomplished through direct donations of cash and/or products or materials or volunteer hours contributed to the project.

Grant guidelines

Neighborhood Associations criteria for applying:

  • Applicants must be a recognized and active City Neighborhood Association.
  • The funding area must be within the city limits and the boundary of the requesting neighborhood. 
  • Exceptions include joint neighborhood projects.
  • The project must be nonprofit in nature.
  • The project must have lasting or direct benefit to the neighborhood.
  • The project should be distinctive to the neighborhood.
  • The purpose must be within the City’s legal authority.
  • The recipient must provide documentation to the City as proof of program expenditures and a completion report submitted with all receipts.

Contact us

For more information contact the Neighborhood Services office at NeighborhoodServices@GreshamOregon.gov.