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Seven neighborhood groups in Covington, Kentucky, have been awarded funding for various improvement projects as part of the city's Neighborhood Grant Program. This marks the sixth round of a program that has allocated nearly $200,000 to community groups since its inception.
The Covington Board of Commissioners recently approved $24,955 in funding for these new projects. Grants ranged from $1,455 to $5,000 and were given to neighborhood associations and resident groups focused on enhancing their local areas. The program does not extend eligibility to businesses, individuals, schools, or religious organizations.
Brandon Holmes, Director of Neighborhood Services for the city, stated: “This program improves the look and energy of Covington’s neighborhoods and also helps build partnerships – not only between the City and its residents but also within the communities themselves since groups come together to think up ideas and then implement them.” He added that this is the sixth round of funding with visible impacts throughout Covington.
The funded projects include:
- Eastside+: $3,000 for neighborhood beautification with teen involvement.
- ROMA – Residents of Mainstrasse Association: $2,500 for MainStrasse Village beautification.
- Neighbors of Latonia: $4,500 for beautifying 30th and Decoursey Park.
- Latonia Uptown & Latonia Elementary Green: $5,000 for replacing a hoop house.
- Friends of Peaselburg: $1,455 for neighborhood beautification.
- Historic Licking Riverside Civic Association: $5,000 for irrigation at George Rogers Clark Park.
- Botany Hills Neighborhood Group: $3,500 for "Chicken Steps" beautification.
Recommendations were made by a 13-member committee comprising officials from various city departments and representatives from the non-profit Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington. The Center played a role in administering the grant program and assisting neighborhood groups with their applications.
Holmes noted that efforts were made to distribute funds across as many projects as possible. Although three other applicants did not receive funding this time around, two will benefit from labor assistance provided by city workers.
Since its launch in 2019, the Neighborhood Grant Program has supported 44 projects across almost every neighborhood in Covington. More information about this initiative can be found on the City’s Neighborhood Services Department webpage.
