Little BIG Grant
This $500-1,000 Little BIG (Block Improvement Grant) program is a way for you and your fellow captains to get together and make your neighborhood better! The Little BIG award empowers Adopt-A-Block Captains to organize, invest within their community, and implement neighborhood-led initiatives.
A Little Block Improvement Grant may fund a project that you and at least two (2) other current Adopt-A-Block Captains in your neighborhood believe will improve the neighborhood or community (or 3 staff/students/parents of a school). Grants will be reimbursed by check from KIB after receipts and information about the completed project are submitted.
Recent Little BIG Grant Recipients
CROOKED CREEK
The Crooked Creek project spanned multiple days, starting with two clean ups at the entrance of the neighborhood and surrounding streets. Additional days contained shrub removal. weeding, pruning, wall cleaning, planting and mulching.
SPRINGDALE
Springdale neighbors wanted to create a historical marker sign underneath the Temple Oak at the corner of Temple Ave and Brookside Pkwy S Dr. This project aimed to honor and preserve the legacy of the neighborhood’s “mascot” the majestic Temple Oak, a 400-year-old Chinquapin Oak tree. The tree stands as a symbol of strength, history, and community for Springdale.
MAPLETON FALL CREEK
The Mapleton Fall Creek neighborhood used the Little Big Grant to help support an outdoor cookout and future outdoor events. This included permanent purchases such as an outdoor screen and projector, as well as on-going support during gatherings by providing childcare.