Ocoee extends grant deadline

OCOEE — The deadline to submit the city of Ocoee’s Most Valuable Partnership Grant application has been extended to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8.

The city will award $12,000 in grants for neighborhood improvement projects as part of its Most Valuable Partnership Grant Program. Ocoee homeowner associations and civic clubs are eligible to apply.  The maximum grant award is $2,000.

Applications have been available online since Nov. 1 on the city’s website, ocoee.org, and at the Ocoee City Hall reception desk. Completed applications should be mailed or delivered to Ocoee City Hall, Community Relations, 150 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, Florida, 34761.

The goal of the Most Valuable Partnership Grant Program is to improve the quality of life in Ocoee by assisting residents and organizations in making improvements to their neighborhoods or creating programs which benefit citizens.

Applicants may submit projects which beautify neighborhoods, address public safety concerns, or foster cultural, recreational, or educational wants and needs of the neighborhood or organization.

For more information on the MVP Grant Program, visit ocoee.org or call  (407) 905-3100.