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Grants for Your Community
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$500 to $3,000 for Your Neighborhood’s Next Project
The Community Microgrant supports resident-led projects that bring neighbors together, improve well-being or address neighborhood needs. Eligible neighborhood organizations, including HOAs and resident-led groups in rental communities, can request $500 to $3,000 with no matching contribution required.
Applications are reviewed as received through March 15, 2027, or until funds run out. Watch the required pre-application workshop, then apply through the city’s grant portal.
Grants of up to $50,000 to Expand Programs for Charlotte Teens
The City of Charlotte’s Office of Youth Opportunities (OYO) will award grants of up to $50,000 to help organizations expand or enhance existing programs for teens outside the school day.
Eligible applicants may include nonprofits, community-based and faith-based organizations, recreation providers and other groups currently serving teens ages 13-18 within the City of Charlotte. Applicants must have existing programs, services, spaces or other demonstrated capacity to deliver the proposed programming. They must also have the programmatic, administrative and financial capacity to carry out the work and manage city funding.
Grants can help expand activities after school, on weekends and during teacher workdays. Funding can support additional staffing, transportation, meals, supplies, program space and other participation costs. Funding is designed to supplement existing resources, not replace them or cover the full cost of a current program.
Applications open Oct. 5 and close Nov. 2, 2026.
Learn more and apply.
Know an organization serving Charlotte teens? Please share this opportunity.
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Upcoming Workshops
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Oct. 21: Plan a Beautification Grant Project
Keep Charlotte Beautiful awards up to $8,000 for projects focused on litter prevention, waste reduction and recycling, beautification or community greening. Neighborhoods, businesses, nonprofits, schools and individuals citywide can apply. Join the virtual workshop at 6 p.m. to learn about eligible projects and the application process. Letters of Intent are due Nov. 4. Register for the Beautification Grant Workshop.
Oct. 22: Build a Stronger Neighborhood Board
Explore communication styles, collaboration and ways to work through differences in the Leading Together workshop. 6:30–7:30 p.m., South Boulevard Library, 4429 South Blvd. Register for the leadership workshop.
Oct. 28: Care for Your Neighborhood’s Tree Canopy
Keep Charlotte Beautiful and Landscape Management offer matching Tree Care Grants of up to $3,000 for neighborhood associations citywide. Eligible projects include invasive species removal, Bradford pear removal, canopy assessments, bark scale treatment, pruning, mulching and tree-related community events. Join the virtual workshop at 6 p.m. Applications are due Jan. 6. Register for the Tree Care Grant Workshop.
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Volunteer and Connect This Fall
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Oct. 17: Help Beautify Bruns Avenue Elementary
Join neighbors for planting, litter removal and campus improvements. 9 a.m.–noon, 501 S. Bruns Ave. Register for the Bruns Avenue Elementary Beautification Day.
Oct. 31: Halloween Cleanup
Help clean up near Little Sugar Creek Greenway with Keep Charlotte Beautiful and Storm Water Services. Costumes encouraged. 10 a.m.–noon, greenway entrance at 900 Metropolitan Ave. Sign up for the Halloween Cleanup.
Oct. 31: Community Trunk or Treat
Join HNS for a Community Trunk or Treat from 1–4 p.m. at 2012 Beatties Ford Road. Enjoy trunk-or-treating, free hot dogs and lemonade, music, community vendors, city resources and family-friendly activities. The event also marks the final day of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
Nov. 5: Nature Trivia
Test your nature knowledge with Keep Charlotte Beautiful and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation. 7 p.m., Free Range Brewing, 2320 N. Davidson St.
Nov. 14: Pick-Up with Pups
Help clean Revolution Park and meet adoptable dogs. Starts at 10 a.m., 2433 Revolution Park Drive. Sign up for Pick-Up with Pups.
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Explore How Your City Works
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Go Behind the Scenes at CLT Airport
The 2027 Aviation Academy offers a closer look at airport operations and future plans through sessions in January and February. Apply by Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The class is limited to 27 participants selected through a competitive process. Apple for the 2027 CLT Aviation Academy.
Learn About Charlotte Fire
Charlotte residents 18 and older can explore emergency response, fire prevention and rescue operations through the free Citizens Academy. Learn about the Fire Citizens Academy.
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Around Our Neighborhoods
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Prepare for Transportation-Related Work
Skilled to Build helps local workers and businesses prepare for opportunities connected to Charlotte’s transportation investments. Explore training, contracting information and program updates.
Neighbors Make a Visible Difference
More than 120 volunteers, including Council Member Kimberly Owens, collected 90 bags of litter during September’s Reverse Tashlich cleanup at Park Road Park. The Monarch Festival welcomed more than 650 attendees to learn about butterflies and other pollinators, with Council Member JD Mazuera Arias joining the event.
Understanding Housing Affordability
UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute explores how transportation access and ongoing support for homeowners affect housing stability. Read the housing and opportunity explainer.
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Celebrate Customer Service Week with CharMeck 311
For Customer Service Week, take a look back at CharMeck 311’s 20th anniversary video, produced last year to celebrate the people who connect residents with city services every day. Hear from 311 staff about the work, lessons learned and two decades of adapting to Charlotte’s changing needs. Watch the CharMeck 311 anniversary video.
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Young People Explore Career Possibilities
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Watch: Healthcare Careers at Atrium Health
Go behind the scenes with Office of Youth Opportunities participants as they meet Atrium Health professionals, explore healthcare careers and practice teamwork through hands-on projects. Watch their Atrium Health experience.
Watch: Aviation Careers at CLT Airport
Charlotte youth explored the people and jobs that keep Charlotte Douglas International Airport running through an Office of Youth Opportunities career experience. Watch students discover airport career paths.
September’s InnovateHER event also introduced middle and high school girls to technology careers and women working in STEM.
Know a young person exploring their future? Explore Office of Youth Opportunities programs.
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Neighborhood Reminders and Resources
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