Neighborhood Grant Program

Neighborhood Grant Program is sponsored by City of Surprise, AZ. This program provides monetary assistance to support activities that engage residents and increase community spirit, such as neighborhood events, organizing, and organizational development activities. It encourages resident involvement and partnerships.

Surprise City Council would like to engage residents and increase community spirit. To encourage our residents to do so, the Neighborhood Grant Program has been initiated to provide monetary assistance to support activities with goals that comply with our initiative. Are you interested in sponsoring a special event in your neighborhood to bring your neighbors together to discuss issues and concerns?

Would you like to organize a concert in your local park? If you are willing to work hard to see your ideas come to fruition, the City could help make them a reality through the City of Surprise’s Neighborhood Grant Program. View FY2026 Neighborhood Grant Program Awardees (PDF) The City of Surprise will provide small grants for the Neighborhood Grant Program to foster partnerships between the City and its neighborhoods each year.

Through an application process, qualifying neighborhoods will receive funds for specific projects outlined in the application. If you are seeking funds for Fiscal Year 2027, you will need to do the following: * Complete and submit a Neighborhood Grant Program Application to Deb Perry by Friday, August 28, 2026 by 5 p. m.

All proposals received after this deadline will not be considered. * This application must be signed by a minimum of five neighbors within your residential area supporting the idea and the project applicant. * The application must include a thorough description of how the funding will be utilized.

* Please include the Homeowners Association (HOA) Board approval, if required. Present your proposal at the Community Outreach, Partnerships and Grants Sub-Committee Meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 4:30 p. m.

* The aforementioned panel must support your project for it to move forward. * Your respective HOA must approve your project, if required, prior to September 30. * Projects must comply with City policy.

* Please contact Deb Perry at deborah. perry@surpriseaz. gov with any questions and submittal of application.

The Neighborhood Grant Program, established in 2015, fosters a special partnership between the City of Surprise and its neighborhoods. Through an application process, qualifying neighborhoods will receive funds for specific projects. Award decisions are made by the Committee on Community Outreach, Partnerships and Grants.

The Program encourages involvement of residents and other public and private organizations to support neighborhood-initiated planning, community-building or improvement projects. This fiscal year, the City is providing up to $10,000 for neighborhood projects. Neighborhoods are not limited to one project per fiscal year and may submit more than one application annually.

**To receive support, projects must:** * Provide a public benefit * Result in a product which benefits a neighborhood or the larger Surprise community * Be feasible for completion by June 15, 2027 * Involve the benefiting neighborhood in project identification, planning, and execution * Emphasize neighborhood self-help, be educational, or community-building * Submit a quarterly report by January 15, 2027 and April 15, 2027 * Complete a final presentation and report about the project in June 2027 **Projects not eligible for funding:** * Duplication of an existing private or public program or service * Ongoing services or requests that support service organizations’ operating budgets * Projects that conflict with existing City policy * Projects that conflict with your respective HOA policies * Projects exceeding the duration of one year, or maintenance of projects built with previous Neighborhood Matching Funds * Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations ## Ideas by Project Category * **Neighborhood Events:** Events and gatherings for the community such as a concert in the park, food truck event, or movie night.

* **Neighborhood Organizing/Organizational Development:** Activities, services, and materials that generate new neighborhood connections and activities, grow an organization or educate neighborhood leadership and promote involvement.

* **Neighborhood Cultural, Social, and Recreational Initiatives:** Materials, programs or services that promote diversity, family literacy, neighborhood access to technology, after school enrichment programs, youth athletic leagues, career preparation, services for the needy, disabled, or elderly and cultural activities such as music, dance, or art programs.

## Important Dates to Remember * **Information Session** Register with Deb Perry at deborah. perry@surpriseaz. gov * **Grant Applications Due** * **Proposal Presentations to Sub-Committee** September 23, 2026, 4:30 p.

m. (date subject to change) Surprise City Hall - 16000 N Civic Center Plz. * **Final HOA Approvals due, if required** September 30, 2026 by 5 p.

m. * **City Council Meeting (Funding Decision)** * **Project Status Report Due** * **Project Status Report Due** * **Project Completion Deadline** * **Final Report and Presentation** June 15, 2027 (date subject to change), 5 p. m.

**For more information, contact:** Deb Perry, Assistant Director - Human Service & Community Vitality deborah. perry@surpriseaz. gov