Neighborhood Grants and additional resources are available from both the City of Sarasota Neighborhood Planner and Sarasota County Neighborhood Services.
City of Sarasota – Neighborhoods
- Contact: 941-263-6756 | Nancy.Kelly@sarasotafl.gov | Neighborhoods
Neighborhood Association Handbook
Organizing Neighborhood Associations is a handbook for starting and managing successful neighborhood associations, distributed by the City of Sarasota. The handbook is full of practical suggestions, tips and aids and includes specific items relative to Sarasota.
Map of our Neighborhood Associations and Parks and the link to the interactive City of Sarasota GIS map [must check the Neighborhoods layer on the map].
- Map of City Neighborhood Associations and Parks – Printable map.
- City of Sarasota Interactive Map -View the Neighborhood Associations map and find what association you reside in.
Grants
Neighborhood Grant Program
The Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program is designed to assist and strengthen the City of Sarasota neighborhood associations and improve the quality of life within City neighborhoods. Neighborhood Partnership Grants are offered twice per fiscal year Fall and Spring.
Past Neighborhood Partnership Grants have funded: Newsletters, Crime Watch, Public Landscape Improvements, Neighborhood Entry Signage, Meeting Signs, Membership Drives, Safety Programs, T-Shirts, Special Events and more.
If your neighborhood association has not participated in the grant program in the past or you have grant related questions, please set up an appointment with Nancy Kelly prior to the submittal deadline. Click to complete:
2025-2026 Neighborhood Grant (Cycle A) Application
Or email Neighborhood.Grants@SarasotaFl.gov for a printed application.
Community Building Grant Program
The Community Building grant is offered for neighborhood associations to support community gatherings, celebrations or special events. Eligible funding projects include: supplies, entertainment, printing, food, beverages (excluding alcohol), and permitting fees in conjunction with neighborhood festivals/celebrations. There is no application deadline for this ongoing program and the maximum amount is $250.00. Click to complete:
Community Building Grant Application 2025-2026
Or email: Neighborhood.Grants@SarasotaFl.gov for a printed application.
Sarasota County Neighborhood Services
- Contact: 941-861-5000 | neighbor@scgov.net | Neighborhood Services
- Register your neighborhood.
Neighborhood Initiative Grant Program
- Neighborhood Services offers grants (up to $10,000) to neighborhoods that are willing to match funding through cash, in-kind donations, professional labor or volunteer hours. Project Ideas and Application Information
Neighborhood Initiative Grant Program Cycle 38 Application
Resources
- The County’s Website can answer some of the questions most frequently asked by
neighborhoods (and residents). Note: The County is currently on Cycle 38, but have announced that Cycle 39 (details available by Summer 2025) will following the same pattern as Cycle 38. - The Sarasota County Neighborhood Initiative Grant requires attending a mandatory information session. Information for Cycle 39 will be posted once it is released.
Recent Newsletters
Neighborhood Services in Other Florida Communities
The following Florida Cities all have resources for their City’s neighborhoods that may be useful not only for our neighborhoods but also the City of Sarasota leadership.