21 Day Notice: SNO intends to conduct a community vote to move the remainder of our CPP Reserve funds into priorities including:
$82,000 from Reserve to Engagement
$11,613.49 from Reserve to Raingardens
Join our Annual Meeting to Vote
Monday, April 26th at 7pm on Zoom
On March 22nd, the SNO Board voted to put out a 21 Day Notice of intent to move the remainder of our CPP Reserve funds into priorities including:
$82,000 from Reserve to Engagement Efforts
$11,613.49 from Reserve to Raingardens and Community Gardens
This totals $93,613.49 which is the entirety of our Reserve fund. View all of our CPP Funding here.
The SNO Board also voted to change the Microgrants priority language to expand eligibility requirements so that community members can apply for a microgrant (up to $500) for any project that benefits the neighborhood and community.
SNO intends to conduct a community vote on these changes. Please join our Annual Meeting to vote on Monday, April 26th at 7pm on Zoom.
Reasoning:
Funding for Neighborhood Organizations across the City of Minneapolis is changing this year from the Community Participation Program (CPP) to Neighborhoods 2020. This means that on July 1st, 2021, all of our uncontracted funds (including the Reserve fund) will be funneled into Neighborhoods 2020 funding. In order to maximize neighborhood use of the funds, the board has decided to move all of the CPP reserve funds into priorities.
Our Engagement Efforts priority includes all of our events, outreach, meetings, staffing, and general neighborhood engagement. The funds allocated to the Raingardens & Community Gardens priority would go directly to establishing and maintaining Raingardens in the neighborhood. Any unspent funds will still be available on an application basis in the Neighborhoods 2020 funding.
As always, feel free to contact us at sno@sheridanneighborhood.org with questions or comments.