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Eligible groups submit a service award application. Applications are due by the deadline at
310 N. Commerce Park Loop
Santa Rita Building
Tucson, AZ 85745
The application must be accompanied by the original signature page; therefore, the application must be delivered in person or arrive in the mail by the deadline. Faxes and electronic submittals will not be accepted.
PRO Neighborhoods staff is available to work with groups in completing an application.
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PRO Neighborhoods staff screens the application to be sure the group meets eligibility requirements. Staff may request a meeting with the all of the group members to clarify the project.
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A committee of planning and design professionals will review the service award applications for final selection and matching with the professionals who will work with the group.
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PRO Neighborhoods sends decision letters to applicants to let them know whether they were selected for a service award. (Note: Those applicants who were not selected will receive reasons for the denial and be provided with suggestions from the reviewers as appropriate.)
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PRO Neighborhoods arranges meetings between the successful applicants and their matched Professional Team to negotiate the contract and develop a scope of work, including hours and schedule. The groups and PRO Neighborhoods will also sign a Memorandum of Agreement. (Note: An important purpose of the latter is to make sure that there are shared expectations from the project start.)
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- The applicant group is located in Pima County, Arizona. It comprises five or more people who are committed to the project.
- Five of the individuals are from different households.
- At least five of the people from different households live in an area of the county that the applicant defines as a neighborhood. (Note: In the City of Tucson that could mean a group of people who live within two miles of each other. In rural areas, it could mean a town, village, or district, including communities of the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui reservations.)
- The people who benefit from the project are involved in the leadership and implementation of the project.
- Any project for which your group has previously received a PRO Neighborhoods funding grant must be completed. If your group is currently receiving funds from a PRO Neighborhoods grant, you may not apply for a service award until the current PRO Neighborhoods funding has been spent and the project completed.
- Groups that receive the award may incur financial costs, to cover refreshments at meetings, for example, or fees for meeting spaces. PRO Neighborhoods staff can advise on strategies to get those items donated, but groups should be prepared to supply some funds if necessary.
Please contact PRO Neighborhoods staff if you are uncertain about your eligibility.
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- Individuals.
- Community projects organized, led, and implemented by fewer than five neighborhood residents.
- Previously funded groups that have not completed all of their reporting and volunteering responsibilities with PRO Neighborhoods.
- Ongoing programs.
- Agencies or organizations.
- Political action committees.
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- The group relies on the skills and experiences of community members to address a community issue or concern.
- The group perceives community members as leaders and contributors rather than as service recipients.
- The group actively brings people together across lines of race, age, class, religion, culture, ability, gender, sexual identity, and socio-economic status.
- The project provides opportunities to develop leadership within the group or community.
- The project will increase a group’s access to the skills and resources necessary to accomplish its goals.
- The project builds relationships, networks, and alliances across the community and across issues.
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