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 Programs
The Neighborhood 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 (Cycle A) and Spring (Cycle B). Community Building Grants are available to a neighborhood once per fiscal year on a first come first served basis.
Past Neighborhood Partnership Grants have funded: Newsletters, Crime Watch, Public Landscape Improvements, Neighborhood Entry Signage, Meeting Signs, Membership Drives, Safety Programs, T-Shirts and more. Community Building Grants have funded many neighborhood special events and meetings.
If your neighborhood association has not participated in the grant program in the past or you have grant related questions, please contact Nancy Kelly or email Neighborhood.Grants@SarasotaFl.gov.
Neighborhood Partnership Grant Application (NPG) – Cycle A
The Neighborhood Partnership Grant (NPG) – Cycle A for Fiscal Year October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, has been revised. The most significant update is the change in the funding caps made in response to the growing number of associations applying and the City’s goal of supporting as many eligible projects as possible.
We are pleased to announce the release of the revised Neighborhood Partnership Grant (NPG) – Cycle A for Fiscal Year October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The most significant update to the grant application is the change in the funding caps. This change was made in response to the growing number of associations applying and the City’s goal of supporting as many eligible projects as possible.
Neighborhood Partnership Grant Updates
- Funding Caps by Neighborhood Size
- Neighborhoods with 299 or fewer parcels/units: up to $1,000
- Neighborhoods with 300 – 999 parcels/units: up to $2,000
- Neighborhoods with 1,000 or more parcels/units: up to $3,000
- Written Quotes
- Required only for items over $500 (previously $250)
- Volunteer Hours
- Signatures are no longer required; volunteer email addresses are sufficient
Click here for the updated NPG Guidelines and Application in a fillable PDF format that can be completed and saved electronically. Each neighborhood association may submit one NPG application per fiscal year.
The Cycle A application deadline is Monday, August 31, 2026, by 4:00 PM. Applications will go before the City Commission at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 19, 2026. Please note that grant-funded projects may not begin until after this date.
Community Building Grant Application
The Community Building Grant amount has been increased to $300 (previously $250) for Fiscal Year October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027. This grant supports neighborhood gatherings, celebrations, and special events that foster community pride and strengthen neighborhood connections. Eligible expenses may include event supplies, entertainment, printing, food, beverages, and permitting fees associated with neighborhood events.
Neighborhood associations may apply for one Community Building Grant per fiscal year. Please note – applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to available funding beginning October 1, 2026.
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 39 Application
Resources
- The County’s Website can answer some of the questions most frequently asked by
neighborhoods (and residents). Note: The County has announced Cycle 39. - The Sarasota County Neighborhood Initiative Grant requires attending a mandatory information session. Information for Cycle 39 information sessions have been posted.
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.