Community Placemaking Grants

Imagine a world
where everyone has
the opportunity to
shape public spaces.

‍In many American cities, not only are public spaces inequitably distributed and poorly maintained—but the people in the communities with the least access also rarely have the opportunity to shape public spaces themselves.
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Project for Public Spaces’ Community Placemaking Grants enable US-based nonprofits and government agencies to address this inequality of access by working directly with local stakeholders to transform public spaces or co-create new ones. We do this by providing direct funding, technical assistance, and capacity building facilitated by Project for Public Spaces.

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Summer 2024 Grants

This fall, with generous support from General Motors (GM), Project for Public Spaces will support two public space transformation projects that engage and improve the experience of underserved members of the community.

The selected applicant will have the opportunity to work with local residents and partners to facilitate a placemaking process in collaboration with Project for Public Spaces that results in physical and programmatic improvements to the space.

‍Informational Webinar Recording: Learn more about the selection process and grantee experience.

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Each selected recipient will receive:

$75,000 in funding for physical and programmatic improvements to a public space
Design, research, community engagement, and implementation support from the Project for Public Spaces team
Leadership development opportunities to meet and learn from fellow grantees and participate in Project for Public Spaces trainings and conferences

Eligibility requirements:

The recipient organization must be a U.S.-based 501c(3) nonprofit or local government agency.
The project site must be an outdoor space that is free and open to the public.
The project site must be a destination for people from across the city, town, or region. (However, the site does not have to be located downtown.)
The site must be located in an area where GM has a facility. See application instructions (pp. 9-10) for list of eligible counties.

Applications are now closed. Grant recipients will be announced in January 2023, and grant activities will conclude by November 1, 2023.

To view the application questions, timeline, and evaluation criteria, please review our application instructions in advance.

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Questions?

Before applying, please review the full application instructions.

Still have questions? Read the FAQs or contact us at grants@pps.org.

Applications

Applications for the spring round of Community Placemaking Grants are now closed.

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Fall 2023 Grants

This fall, with generous support from General Motors (GM), Project for Public Spaces will support five public space transformation projects that engage and improve the experience of underserved members of the community.

The selected applicant will have the opportunity to work with local residents and partners to facilitate a placemaking process in collaboration with Project for Public Spaces that results in physical and programmatic improvements to the space.

‍Informational Webinar Recording: Learn more about the selection process and grantee experience.
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Each selected recipient will receive:

$100,000 in funding for physical and programmatic improvements to a public space
Design, research, community engagement, and implementation support from the Project for Public Spaces team
Leadership development opportunities to meet and learn from fellow grantees and participate in Project for Public Spaces trainings and conferences

Eligibility requirements:

The recipient organization must be a U.S.-based 501c(3) nonprofit or local government agency.
The project site must be an outdoor space that is free and open to the public.
The project site must be a destination for people from across the city, town, or region. (However, the site does not have to be located downtown.)
The site must be located in an area where GM has a facility. See application instructions (pp. 9-10) for list of eligible counties.

Applications closed Monday, November 13, 2023 at 11:59pm EST. Grant recipients will be announced in January 2023, and grant activities will conclude by December 1, 2024. To view the application questions, timeline, and evaluation criteria, please review our application instructions in advance.

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Webinar REcording

Applications are now closed.

Questions?

Before applying, please review the full application instructions.

Still have questions? Read the FAQs or contact us at grants@pps.org.

Summer 2024 Grants

This summer, Project for Public Spaces is partnering with the Walton Family Foundation to bring Community Placemaking Grants to Northwest Arkansas. The program offers three Northwest Arkansas nonprofits or public agencies $80,000 each in direct funding to transform key community public spaces, along with placemaking technical assistance and capacity building from our team.

The selected applicant will have the opportunity to work with local residents and partners to facilitate a placemaking process in collaboration with Project for Public Spaces that results in physical and programmatic improvements to the space.

Informational Webinar Recording: Learn more about the selection process and grantee experience.
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Each selected recipient will receive:

$80,000 in funding for physical and programmatic improvements to a public space
Design, research, community engagement, and implementation support from the Project for Public Spaces team
Leadership development opportunities to meet and learn from fellow grantees and participate in Project for Public Spaces trainings and conferences

Eligibility requirements:

The recipient organization must be a U.S.-based 501c(3) nonprofit or local government agency.
The project site must be an outdoor space that is free and open to the public.
The recipient organization must have the authority or permission to make physical improvements to this space.
The project site must be a destination for people from across the city, town, or region. (However, the site does not have to be located downtown.)
The site must be located in Northwest Arkansas’ Washington or Benton County.

Applications are due by Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EDT. Grant recipients will be announced in August 2024, and grant activities will conclude by October 2025. To view the application questions, timeline, and evaluation criteria, please review our application instructions in advance.

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