SunTrust has been a community partner of the Mayor's Neighborhood Matching Grants program since its inception in 1995.

Mayor’s Neighborhood Matching Grants

Readiness Guidelines

The City of Orlando encourages all City of Orlando registered neighborhood organizations to apply for grant funding. However, careful consideration of the neighborhood organization’s eligibility and capacity to successfully complete the organization’s proposed project within eleven months should be examined before applying for a grant.

Please consider the following requirements before applying. If you feel your neighborhood organization is not prepared to apply this year, use this information to begin planning for the next grant year, which will begin in Spring 2009.

• identify an accountable neighborhood organization member to serve as the project leader to administer the grant, as well as a project team member who will pledge to serve as an interim project leader, should the need arise
• designate two neighborhood organization members who will be a part of the project team to attend an application workshop
• form a project team consisting of a minimum of seven neighborhood volunteers
• participate in the MNMG project team orientation conducted by the Office of Neighborhood & Community Affairs following the grant award
• involve neighborhood residents directly in all phases of the project
• be able to satisfactorily maintain and balance a checking account
• report all sources and amounts of funds used for the proposed project, and explain how the funds will be used
• provide documentation (receipts, etc.) for all grant-related funds expended during the project and submit with quarterly reports
• be able to provide three cost estimates for expenses of $250 or more from established vendors
• submit timely quarterly reports on the status of the project throughout the grant year
• track and submit volunteer hours each quarter
• keep copies of reports for three years

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