The city of Fayetteville has awarded $51,500 for the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program. From promoting self-esteem and healthy relationships to providing video doorbell cameras and dusk-to-dawn light bulbs in neighborhoods, these micro-grants aim to inspire and boost community crime reduction activities by supporting efforts to prevent crime and violence in Fayetteville. This is the program's fifth grant cycle.
This cycle’s grant recipients include:
The selected activities were based around five categories: Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Community Crime Prevention, Opportunities for Youth, Parents and Families, Family Stability, Addressing Upward Mobility and Implicit Bias and Diversity.
“Our goal with this program is to make a real difference in our communities,” said Economic and Community Development Director Chris Cauley in a press release. “These grants are much more than focusing on the safety of our neighborhoods – it’s about bringing people together and building a stronger sense of pride.”
Programs that were inclusive, collaborative, resourceful, and innovative while reducing crime and violence within the city were given priority.
The city has allocated $100,000 for two grant cycles the 2024-25 fiscal year. The first grant cycle of this year began in August, and each will last approximately six months. The micro-grants are low-barrier grants intended to allow community members to apply and access grant funding.
As part of this program, the city offers support and capacity-building training to ensure that the efforts seeded by these grants may be sustained into the future.
The micro-grant program is under the city’s Economic and Community Development Department.
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