Neighborhood Projects Microgrant
Neighborhood Projects Microgrant
$300 for neighbor-led projects in the Boulder & Denver Metro Area
Apply by August 19, 2026
Communal Herb Garden in Shani's Neighborhood
What could your neighbors build together?
What could your neighbors build together?
Here are some ideas…
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
PROJECT IDEA
🌳 Neighborhood Food Forest
Neighborhood Gathering: Planting Session & Celebration
The $300 buys:
3 bare-root fruit trees to plant in different front yards ($195)
Compost and mulch ($55)
Stakes and trunk guards ($50)
Neighbors bring:
Shovels and wheelbarrows
The commitment to regularly water the trees
Muscle on planting day
Lemonade and snacks to share
PROJECT IDEA
🏘️ Frontyard Pocket Park
Neighborhood Gathering: Pocket Park Build Day
The $300 buys:
A shade sail and hardware ($180)
Native, perennial flowers ($100)
Flyer copies to invite all the neighbors ($20)
Neighbors bring:
A neighbor's front yard
Two Adirondack chairs & a small side table
Scrap wood and spare paint to make a welcoming sign
The ongoing habit of spending time in the space together
PROJECT IDEA
🔋 Block Emergency Cache
Neighborhood Gathering: Block Mapping Walk & Cache Orientation
The $300 buys:
A small folding solar panel ($100)
Portable power station ($170)
A hand-crank NOAA weather radio ($30)
Neighbors bring:
A dry corner of a garage
First aid supplies
One Saturday to walk the block and map who might need extra help, who has what
Someone's laminator to make a homemade contact tree of neighbors' contact info, special needs, and supplies to share
PROJECT IDEA
💌 Neighborhood Bulletin Board
Neighborhood Gathering: Bulletin Board Build Day
The $300 buys:Posts and lumber ($120)
A weatherproof case ($110)
Corkboard ($60)
Neighbors bring:
The corner to put it on
A hand-lettered header explaining what the board is for
Flyers, children's drawings, and love notes appreciating other neighbors
Spare pushpins
PROJECT IDEA
🍕 Communal Pizza Oven
Gathering: Oven Build Weekend & a standing pizza night, first Friday of the month
The $300 buys:
Fire bricks and refractory mortar ($160)
Clay, sand, and insulation for the oven dome ($70)
A pizza peel ($30)
An infrared thermometer ($40)
Neighbors bring:
The unused trailer behind someone's garage
Neighbors handy with masonry (or stoked to learn from YouTube together)
Dough, sauce, and everyone's strong opinions about toppings
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Neighbors in Queens, NY cleanup & decorate their street
Neighbors mitigate wildfires together in Bishop, CA
Neighbors commission artists to paint street murals in Phoenix, AZ
Neighbors in Perth plant native trees together
Neighbors in Queens, NY cleanup & decorate their street
Neighbors mitigate wildfires together in Bishop, CA
Neighbors commission artists to paint street murals in Phoenix, AZ
Neighbors in Perth plant native trees together
Neighbors in Queens, NY cleanup & decorate their street
Neighbors mitigate wildfires together in Bishop, CA
Neighbors commission artists to paint street murals in Phoenix, AZ
Neighbors in Perth plant native trees together
What You'll Receive
$300, sent 48 hours after you're selected
Your project featured as inspiration for neighborhoods and cities across the country (with your permission)
What We Ask of You
Your project creates something your neighbors can participate in and benefit from
You host a neighborhood gathering to build or celebrate your project
The funds go toward buying supplies and materials
Microgrant Timeline
Microgrant Timeline
Application Deadline: August 19, 2026
Recipients notified by September 2, 2026
Funds are distributed within 48 hours of selection via Venmo, PayPal or Visa Gift Card
Projects + gatherings need to be completed by October 21, 2026
Photos & short reflections need to be submitted by October 25, 2026
Have thoughts or questions before you apply?
💌 Email Savannah at savannah@nvp.community. We're excited to connect with you!
Application Form
Application Form
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I receive the money?
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