Neighbourhood Placemaking

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1. Project

Applications will be evaluated on the following weighted criteria:

Primary Stream:
- The process of the project builds relationships in the wider neighbourhood /70
- Realistic Budget /15
- Realistic Timeline /15
- There are 4 Core Team members, where at least 3 are neighbours Pass/Fail
- Related property owner or HRM departments have, or likely will, give permission to use the land Pass/Fail
- Publicly Accessible Pass/Fail
Climate Stream Stream:
- Meaningful neighbourhood engagement and participation /30
- Environmental impact /30
- Budget Feasibility /25
- Timeline Feasibility /15
- There are 4 Core Team members, where at least 3 are neighbours Pass/Fail
- Related property owner or HRM departments have, or likely will, give permission to use the land Pass/Fail
- Publicly Accessible Pass/Fail

Project Name

2. Core Team Members

Core team must have a minimum of four members. There is no maximum. A minimum of three members of your core team must be residents of the neighbourhood.

Name of Core Team Member #1 (resident):

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Phone:

Email Address:

Civic Address:

Name of Core Team Member #2 (resident):

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Phone:

Email Address:

Civic Address:

Name of Core Team Member #3 (resident):

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Phone:

Email Address:

Civic Address:

Name of Core Team Member #4:

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Email Address:

Name of other neighbours involved:

(name and email address only)

3. Project Category

4. Project Details

Please describe what you would like to create with your neighbours:

Climate Stream applications ONLY: Please detail how your project will address climate resilience and sustainability in your neighbourhood:

Why is it important to do this project? What effect do you hope this will have on your neighbours and neighbourhood?

Target Groups in the Neighbourhood:

Describe who from the neighbourhood you and the Core Team will contact (eg. families, seniors, neighbourhood associations, specific businesses, not-for-profit groups, group homes, etc.). How will these target groups be involved?

Engagement Method:

Please describe how your group plans to inform, invite and involve your neighbours to participate in the creation of your project. Consider the following questions:

What parts of the project will neighbours have influence over?
Where will you hold meetings?
How will you invite neighbours to the meetings?
What will you discuss at your meetings?
Besides meetings, what other forms of engagement will you use to gather feedback?
How will you incorporate resident feedback into the design?

Recruit Volunteers:

Describe where additional volunteers beyond the core team will come from for the celebration day. Consider the skills needed and time commitment required.

5. Timeline

Brief Project Timeline:

Please provide a draft project timeline.

6. Workshop Participation

Your core team will attend a series of workshops.
Workshops will run from January to March. If you need or want to send other neighbours to the workshops to represent your project, you are welcome to.

All Core Team members know they will need to attend a series of 3 workshops as part of the program.

7. Location

Proposed Location(s) of your project.
Please be as specific as possible. (ex. Where in the park will your installation be? What street intersection will you paint?)

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Have you discussed your project with the owner of the property if not on municipal property?

Do you have their consent to install the product on their property?

8. Celebration/Creating Day

What will your celebration day look like?

Approximate celebration date:

Road closure times:

Rain date:

9. Artist

If you will be working with a professional artist we recommend planning to have your artist attend 1 to 3 of your engagement sessions with your neighbourhood. The artist should be prepared to use input from the neighbourhood to create their draft design. Results are best when they present their design to the neighbourhood in person for feedback. The Core Team will also need to give HRM the draft design for approval. The artist will make themselves available for edits.

Do you have an artist secured? Have you had discussions with prospective artists?

Please elaborate.

What tasks will your artist take on?

10. Budget

Please include a financial breakdown of your project budget including materials and any artist or professional fees that may apply.

Primary Stream projects are funded at $1,500 each. If your group is collaborating with an artist, you may be eligible for additional funds for artist fees.

Through the Climate Stream up to $10,000 will be awarded across selected projects. Each successful Climate Stream project can receive funding between $1,000 and $10,000. Final funding decisions will balance project impact with the available budget.

Please show the total cost of your project.
Description + Amount

Budget Total:

Support funding often does not cover all costs of a project. Please indicate other fundraising ideas or in-kind support you may be able to seek for your project.

Please identify what additional support has already been confirmed.

11. Applicant

By checking this box, you are confirming you have reviewed the materials available on the Neighbourhood Placemaking webpage.

Applicant Name (Core Team Member):

Applicant Email Address: