REPORT TO COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY EVENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of 2026 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program Applications - Spring Cycle
Report
BACKGROUND
The 2026 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program has a total budget of $150,000 distributed across two application cycles: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. In January 2026, the City Council approved $95,895 in funding for the Fall Cycle, leaving $54,105 available for the Spring Cycle.
The Spring 2026 application cycle received 18 total applications: four Community Event applications, five Neighborhood Grant applications, and nine Neighborhood Block Party applications. The total funding requested across all categories is $36,587.
The Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee (Subcommittee) is responsible for making funding recommendations. The Subcommittee consists of three City Council members tasked with conducting a biannual grant review. For the Spring application cycle, the Subcommittee's responsibilities include: (1) reviewing grant applications and (2) presenting recommended funding levels to City Council for approval.
At the December 1, 2025 Subcommittee meeting, the following funding levels for the 2025 Fall Cycle were reviewed and recommended to the City Council for approval. The subsequent approval occurred on January 13, 2026:
* $54,195 for Community Events;
* $36,800 for Neighborhood Grants;
* $4,900 for Neighborhood Block Parties;
* $95,895 total
The Spring application cycle was open from February 23 to March 27, 2026. Outreach efforts included direct contact with grantees and applicants from the past three years, local nonprofits, neighborhood associations, and community partners. In addition, application information was distributed through multiple City communication channels, including the City website, City Council announcements, Update Sunnyvale, and the Recreation e-newsletter.
This report presents gran...
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