For over 30 years, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint has worked with Flint residents to identify the changes they want to see in their neighborhoods. We know that lasting change happens when residents have the resources to drive the kind of change they want to see where they live, work, and play. With the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Ruth Mott Foundation, Huntington Bank, and the Community Foundation, over $2.2 million has been granted to 377 organizations from the Flint Neighborhoods Small Grants Program Fund.
 

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West Polaski Block Club

The Neighborhoods Small Grants Program supports established and emerging citizen-based groups or organizations in moderate to low-income neighborhoods in and near the City of Flint to develop projects that address pressing issues within their neighborhoods; build alliances with other community institutions; and develop community-based leadership.

The intended outcomes of grants are:

  • Community members actively engage in community change efforts
  • Community members view themselves as stakeholders who can partner with institutions to address critical issues
  • Community members have pride in their neighborhoods and motivation to continue their work

2026 Neighborhoods Small Grants Program Grant Cycle

The Neighborhoods Small Grants Program (NSGP) application is now open for submission in the online portal. Applications are due by March 9th at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you have already created your login and organization’s profile, you may now log in and submit your completed application(s). If you haven’t started yet, there is still time to register your organization and begin an application before the due dates.

How to Submit your Application:

Online submission -

  • Log in to the online application portal: Start from our Online Grant Application Grant landing page to review the guide, tutorials, new features, and register for the portal.
  • Complete all required sections of your application (all applicants are required to complete the Project Planning Worksheet, which you will be required to upload in the online application)
  • Upload any attachments.

Paper submission -

  • Download the NSGP Project Planning Worksheet and NSGP Application Template.
  • Complete these forms.
  • Return forms to 500 Saginaw St., Suite 200, Flint, MI 48502, by March 9th at 9 p.m. You can return by mail or drop your completed forms in the NSGP drop box located in the lower-level lobby.

Key documents for the NSGP Application: 

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