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Aurora awards 13 neighborhood improvement grants from $60,000 pool; council asks staff to revisit ward distribution
Summary
Aurora staff awarded 13 neighborhood improvement grants from a $60,000 General Fund allocation after receiving 24 applications and more than $110,000 in requests, prompting council members to question outreach and the geographic spread of awards.
Scott Campbell, a community engagement coordinator for Aurora City, presented the city’s Neighborhood Improvement Grant program and results of this year’s review. City Council had approved $60,000 from the General Fund for grants this cycle, with awards capped at $5,000 per project. Staff received 24 applications and awarded 13 projects; requests totaled more than $110,000, roughly double available funding.
Campbell described the program’s dual aims as “beautification” of physical neighborhood conditions and “community building” through resident-led activities. The review committee — representatives from code compliance, community engagement and planning — used a scoring rubric that emphasized community impact (30 points), sweat equity and neighborhood matches (25 points), projects that foster neighbor connections (20 points) and evidence of broad…
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