{"id":21278,"date":"2024-07-16T12:31:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=21278"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:31:23","slug":"orange-county-seeks-applicants-for-neighborhood-beautification-grants","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2024\/07\/orange-county-seeks-applicants-for-neighborhood-beautification-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Seeks Applicants for Neighborhood Beautification Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-20539\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-241x241.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Funding is available for projects ranging from landscaping to new playground equipment <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange County, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Orange County is seeking grant applicants for neighborhood beautification and sustainability projects.<\/p>\n<p>The funding is available to help subdivisions with new signage, landscaping, pressure washing, playground equipment, irrigation repair, lighting, and more. The County annually awards $410,000 through the Neighborhood Beautification Grant program and $50,000 through the Sustainable Communities Grant program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to understand that our team takes initiative with these grants,\u201d said Rose-Nancy Joseph, Neighborhood Services\u2019 Senior Program Manager of Community Development &amp; Outreach. \u201cWe knock on doors to let residents know funding is available. We are here to coach communities through the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the County begins seeking applications for the next grant cycle ending on Oct. 10, the grants team will be available for media interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:Dustin.Wyatt@ocfl.net\">Dustin.Wyatt@ocfl.net<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:PIO@ocfl.net\">PIO@ocfl.net<\/a> if you wish to set up an interview.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the program can be found here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2024\/07\/orange-county-grants-can-help-beautify-local-neighborhoods\/\">Orange County Grants Can Help Beautify Local Neighborhoods (ocfl.net)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding is available for projects ranging from landscaping to new playground equipment Orange County, Fla. \u2013 Orange County is seeking grant applicants for neighborhood beautification and sustainability projects. The funding is available to help subdivisions with new signage, landscaping, pressure washing, playground equipment, irrigation repair, lighting, and more. The County annually awards $410,000 through the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-21278","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seeking Applicants for Neighborhood Beautification Grants<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Orange County seeks applicants for neighborhood beautification and sustainability projects from landscaping to new playground equipment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2024\/07\/orange-county-seeks-applicants-for-neighborhood-beautification-grants\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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