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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Mayor Awards More Than $1.4 M to 18 Seattle Neighborhood Projects
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
7/15/2005 2:00:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hazel Bhang Barnett (206) 615-0885
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Mayor Awards More Than $1.4 M to
18 Seattle Neighborhood Projects
Grants include pocket parks, a Japanese community center and a senior center
SEATTLE — Mayor Nickels unveiled new funding awards recommendations
for 18 different neighborhood projects throughout the city.
“This is a great set of projects,” said Nickels. “Seattle
has unique neighborhoods and passionate neighbors, and I’m glad we can
add fuel to their fire. These projects will benefit the communities—and
the city—for years.”
Each year, Department of Neighborhoods Large Project Fund Awards are awarded
to groups committed to building a better community by matching the public funds
with locally raised money, donated materials, and volunteer labor. These recommendations
will be forwarded to the City Council for approval.
Award recipients and community members will join Mayor Nickels, Seattle City
Council members, and Department of Neighborhoods Director Yvonne Sanchez at
a awards ceremony at the Yesler Community Center on Saturday, July 16, at 10
a.m.
This year’s recommended awards recipients will include projects from
all over the city. The 18 awards range from $23,750 to $100,000 and total
$1,463,876. In addition to the City’s contribution to the projects,
the communities will match the City’s dollars with local resources
valued at $2,744,897.
“I’m very proud that this year’s awards reflect our efforts
to include groups that are new to community involvement in Seattle,” Sanchez
said. “We’re expecting some great results from their work.”
The Large Project Fund is one of four components of the Neighborhood Matching
Fund and provides awards over $15,000 to support community-driven projects
that take up to one year to complete. Seattle neighborhoods have completed
more than 2,500 projects in the last 15 years, using as little as $100 and
as much $100,000 from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.
Get the mayor’s inside view on initiatives to promote transportation,
public safety, economic opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for
The Nickels Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm.
Read a summary of the projects
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Department of Neighborhoods
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