Venice Neighborhood Council Selects Winners of Community Improvement Project Funding

Los Angeles, Calif., June 18, 2008—The Venice Neighborhood Council has selected 19 projects proposed by community based organizations and individuals to receive funding from its Community Improvement Program. This year the program is awarding a total of $39,546.

The program, unique among Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils, awards money to projects proposed by applicants using a system of competitive reviews. The funded projects were chosen from more than 40 proposals in a process that started in January.

The VNC Neighborhood Committee ranked the projects, scoring each according to criteria such as completeness, community support, benefit to the community and involvement of VNC stakeholders in the implementation of the project. The top proposals were then funded in a way to maximize the number of projects receiving support from the Neighborhood Council. Last night the VNC board voted to award the money as recommended by the Neighborhood Committee.

The list of successful projects may be found in the attached document.