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The Salisbury Community Appearance Commission's Neighborhood Beautification Grant application period is now open! Deadline to apply is Monday, September 15, 2025.

Selected applications will receive funding to support neighborhood improvement projects.

  • Maximum award: $2,500
  • Maintenance and installation will be the responsibility of neighborhood and applicant(s).
  • Projects must be completed within the grant period to receive the full award.
  • Funding will be distributed on a reimbursement basis.
  • Neighborhoods are eligible every other year.

 

 

GRANT APPLICATION (PDF) ONLINE APPLICATION

GRANT GUIDELINES

 


 

 

 

Contact Us

Urban Design Planner

Alyssa Nelson
(704) 638-5235
neighborhood@salisburync.gov

Neighborhood Beautification Grant Criteria

Scoring for grant applications will be based on the following criteria

Visibility

  • The project is highly visible in its neighborhood and for those passing through
  • The project will improve visibility of the neighborhood
  • The project has the ability to positively impact its neighborhood

Design

  • The project uses high quality, durable materials and/or sustainable materials
  • The project introduces new amenities for the neighborhood
  • The project complements the property and is compatible with neighboring properties
  • The project demonstrates creativity and innovation that could inspire future projects in Salisbury

Value

  • The project will add lasting value to the neighborhood
  • The neighborhood demonstrates the ability to maintain the improvements
  • The applicant demonstrated neighborhood support for the project

Gallery of project examples/inspiration:

Salisbury’s 2024 Strategic Plan

The Neighborhood Beautification Grant program supports the Healthy, Safe and Engaged Neighborhoods Key Focus Area of Salisbury’s 2024 Strategic Plan.

Strategy: “Implement the Forward 2020 Comprehensive Plan through completing small area plans that improve walkability, connectivity, and access to daily destinations with Complete Street designs and placemaking throughout the City.”

More About Strategic Plan

Forward 2040 – Context-Based Urban Design

Salisbury will be a city of historic and new destinations characterized by a walkable scale, integrated open spaces, and a harmonious built environment. The Neighborhood Beautification Grant program supports the following goals and policies in Salisbury’s Forward 2040 Comprehensive plan:

Goal 4.2. Demonstrate the power of investment of place through community-driven placemaking

Goal 4.3. Recognize, support, and enhance the character of existing neighborhoods, while supporting their ongoing investment and improved adaptation

Policy 4.3.9. Work with neighborhoods to identify ways to improve the visual appearance of neighborhood gateways – locations where residents and visitors enter into a neighborhood. Provide assistance to neighborhood organizations to secure funding from a variety of sources to make gateway improvements.

Goal 5.8. Maintain and build cared for neighborhoods - As new neighborhoods are built, and older neighborhoods age, it is important to develop and maintain infrastructure that will last. Neighborhood features like trees, fences, medians, benches, and gardens that are well-maintained can encourage further investment, civic participation, and pride. Everyone plays a part in caring for neighborhoods - from the developers who build, to the City that repairs, to the residents who maintain.

Policy 5.8.1. Empower residents to care for their own properties and neighborhood common spaces through education and training, events and matching grants. Explore a matching grant program for neighborhoods to apply for new amenities, such as gardens, art installations, and parks.

Goal 5.9. Foster a sense of neighborhood identity, community involvement, and social connectedness - Studies have suggested a cohesive neighborhood that encourages a sense of belonging can lead to improved overall health. New neighborhoods should be built, and older neighborhoods should be maintained or retrofitted to encourage interaction and community gathering spaces.

Policy 5.9.2. Engage neighborhoods in placemaking projects to foster a sense of identity and neighborhood pride.

Policy 5.9.4. Use public art to help create and foster community and neighborhood identity and incorporate art as part of public projects, community facilities, and green spaces. 

More About Forward 2040

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