Neighborhood Relations

The Neighborhood Relations team helps support and strengthen neighborhoods through education and informational programs and initiatives such as the Neighborhood Mini-Grant, Hillsborough County Backstage Pass, and Neighborhoods Expo programs.

What we do

The Neighborhood Relations team helps neighborhoods foster healthy, safe, and engaged neighborhoods. It also helps residents to develop neighborhood associations, administers grants to neighborhood organizations, and holds an annual Neighborhoods Expo and a Neighborhood Awards program.

Specific programs that the Neighborhood Relations team administers include:

• Neighborhood Mini-Grants – initiated by the BOCC, this program provides up to $5,000 for innovative and creative community projects
• Neighborhood Awards – recognizes three communities for projects that have helped strengthen and enhance their neighborhoods with one award winner named Neighborhood of the Year
• Backstage Pass – free, eight-month leadership program that offers community leaders a behind-the-scenes look at Hillsborough County government
• Neighborhoods Expo – annual community event held to educate residents about various County programs and departments

Neighborhood Relations programs and information

In addition to the programs above, we also manage the following:

• Apply / Update neighborhood association information
• Request Neighborhood Relations to attend a neighborhood association board meeting

Other neighborhood programs

• Tree Grant

• Community Cleanup Program