NBDSF Guidelines Index
SECTION 1 -- PROGRAM PURPOSE & CATEGORIES OF FUNDABLE PROJECTS- Purpose of the NBDSF and types of projects that are eligible for funding.
- Ineligible or unallowable activities (2.l)
- Conditions or funding limitations (2.2)
- Who is eligible to receive funds? (3.1)
- Responsibilities of participation (3.2)
- Appeals Process (3.3)
- Compliance with City Ordinance #220-1989 (3.4)
SECTION 4 -- THE APPLICATION PROCESS
SECTION 5 -- PREPARATION & SUBMISSION OF A NBD PROPOSAL- Getting Community approval for the proposal (5.1)
- Deadlines and application forms (5.2)
- Accompanying documentation to be submitted with a proposal (5.3, 5.4)
- Help in preparing a proposal (5.5)
- Getting approval of the proposal (5.6, 5.7)
- Term of the contract (6.1)
- Number and amount of contracts allowed (6.2)
- Collaboration with other organizations (6.3)
- Interim, Final and "projected" Final Reports (6.4)
- Reimbursement/Payment (6.5, 6.6)
- Contract Amendments (6.7)
- Guidelines for hiring contractors
- Required Training (6.9)
- Service on the NBDSF Review Committee (6.10)
- Defining the role of the NBD Manager (7.1)
- Recommended job responsibilities (7.2)
- Required job responsibilities (7.3)
- Composition of committee (8.1)
- To whom is the Review Committee responsible? (8.2)
- What is its purpose? (8.3)
- Election of chair (8.4)
- Quorum (8.5)
- Publicizing meeting schedule (8.6)
- Approval process for proposals (8.7-8.10)
- Cancellation of contracts (8.11)
- Program monitoring (8.12)
- Committee operating procedures (8.13, 8.14, 8.15)
- Attendance policy and penalty for non-attendance (8.16)
- Role and responsibilities of Agency the City contracts with to administer NBD.
- Role and responsibilities of the individual whom the Agency designates as the primary staff person within the organization to manage NBD and interact with the City and the 51 Community Councils.
- Role and responsibilities of the City and/or its designated department(s) in overseeing the Agency's administration of NBD and monitoring the eligibility of Community Councils that participate in the program.
- List of eligible Community Councils as determined by the City.
- Geographic definitions of eligible business districts
- Partial listing of eligible projects.
Appendix C: Examples Of Eligible NBDSF Projects
- Banners
- Blight elimination
- Brochures
- Business development analyses
- Clean-up of vacant lots and public areas
- Code enforcement of littering, zoning, health regulations
- Communication in multi-ethnic neighborhoods
- Crime prevention activities
- Educational materials on community issues (i.e: recycling, crime prevention)
- Expert and consultant services
- Fund raising in support of eligible activities
- Fund raising events
- Historic preservation initiatives
- Housing stock assessments (within the NBD)
- Landscaping of vacant public areas
- Law enforcement/emergency response studies
- Leadership training
- Liability insurance to support eligible public service activities
- Membership recruitment activities
- Membership training
- Newsletters
- Painting of public structures
- Park benches
- Promotional or educational events
- Promotional, educational videos
- Promotional material development
- Public signage
- Publicity materials
- Recycling initiatives
- Special event security
- Tot lot and play area improvement
- Trash containers
- Welcome signs