City reports $74,261 in first-round Neighborhood Investment Fund awards for 7 projects

What happened

Nineteen Terre Haute neighborhood groups applied for the city’s first Neighborhood Investment Fund round, requesting more than $215,000. The city reported that seven projects received a combined $74,261; the available program funding was about $75,000. The report described a volunteer review committee, an engineering feasibility review, and a senior review committee that made the final selections using the scores, geographic distribution, and project diversity.

The outcome

No commission vote. The senior review committee had finalized the awards, which were reported to the commission.

Sources

• Applications and requested funding, 49:17
• $74,261 awarded across 7 projects, 50:14
• Review process and final selection criteria, 53:17

Also known as: Neighborhood Investment Fund · NIF grant awards · Brittle Bank mural · Muse Art mural · casino revenue neighborhood grants · $75,000 neighborhood grant program