December 29, 2003 - The NRP Policy Board continued to fulfill its commitment to helping address the city's affordable housing needs on December 15 by awarding nearly $2.4 million to 10 projects that will create or renovate 344 units of affordable housing and 102 market rate units. The 10 projects will leverage more than $76 million in additional private and public financing. More...


December 17, 2004 - Have you recently remodeled your home? Does your home have a notable feature that catches people's attention? Has your home been maintained or renovated in a way that respects the craftsmanship and design characteristics appropriate for its distinct style and era? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should nominate your home for the 18th annual Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour, taking place the weekend of May 7-8, 2005. More...


December 15, 2004 - NRP is pleased to be providing generous scholarships for potential and proven neighborhood leaders for the University of St. Thomas' Community Leadership Institute. Created by NRP in collaboration with Metropolitan Alliance of Community Centers (MACC) and introduced for the first time in spring 2001, the Community Leadership Institute is a certificate program designed to provide comprehensive leadership training to neighborhood volunteers and community organization staff. More...


December 14, 2004 - The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is developing an annual Greening Program that will fund up to $200,000 in water quality improvement projects in 2005. More...


December 12, 2003 - Nominations are now being accepted from homeowners ready to showcase their homes on the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour on May 1-2, 2004. Last year, more than 5,100 visitors made more than 27,000 visits to the 39 Minneapolis homes on the tour. In addition, five neighborhood tours gave visitors a more in-depth look at the communities supporting these homes. More...


December 3, 2004 - On October 13, NRP staff convened six focus groups from 93 city residents to obtain feedback about their thoughts and experiences with the citizen engagement processes of the City of Minneapolis. The focus groups were initiated by the NRP to help inform the Minneapolis Community Engagement Project (MCEP) launched by Council Members Dan Niziolek and Scott Benson. More...


December 2, 2004 - The City of Minneapolis Office of Grants and Special Projects is offering free technical assistance to neighborhood organizations trying to navigate the complex world of grant seeking. More...


November 19, 2004 - Eighty Minneapolis residents attended the NRP Policy Board neighborhood representative election on Thursday, November 18. Sixty-two electors, chosen by their neighborhood boards, elected four neighborhood representatives to serve on the 2005 NRP Policy Board. More...


November 15, 2004 - In 2005, Restore America: A Salute to Preservation will focus on the revitalization of places where people live by awarding six to 12 grants for residential projects. Nonprofit organizations and public agencies are invited to apply for the grants. More...


October 19, 2004 - The NRP is co-hosting a discussion on the revised NRP Housing Funds proposal that was developed in an effort to expand and change the way the NRP helps neighborhoods meet their housing related goals. More...


October 13, 2004 - The NRP Policy Board is asking neighborhood organizations to review and comment on a revised NRP Housing Funds proposal. More...


October 12, 2004 - The deadline for registering neighborhood electors and alternates for the upcoming NRP Policy Board election is Friday, Nov. 12. Each Minneapolis neighborhood organization can select an elector and alternate to vote on behalf of its neighborhood on election night. More...


October 11, 2004 - In an effort to help neighborhood organizations build capacity as well as to help them better manage their NRP activities and responsibilities, the NRP hosts several valuable workshops each year. More...


September 20, 2004 - Six candidates have announced they will run for four open seats on the 2005 NRP Policy Board. The election proceedings will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 18, 2004 on the second floor of the Crown Roller Mill Building More...


September 10, 2004 - The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) is excited to announce the release of its 2005 Stewardship Fund applications. The MWMO's Stewardship Fund was created to provide financial assistance to efforts that benefit water resources within the MWMO. More...


September 8, 2004 - The Minneapolis Arts Commission is pleased to announce four openings on the Commission beginning in 2005. Interested persons have until Friday, October 15, 2004 to apply for one of four appointments. The Arts Commission was created by ordinance in 1974 to foster the development of the arts, to seek financial support for the arts, to advise the City Council on arts-related matters and to stimulate participation in and appreciation of the arts by all Minneapolis residents. More...


September 7, 2004 - The 11-member Civilian Police Review Authority is currently accepting applications to fill four vacancies. The purpose of the Authority is to provide fair and impartial investigation of citizen complaints of misconduct on the part of Minneapolis Police Officers. More...


September 1, 2004 - In an effort to help neighborhood organizations build capacity as well as to help them better manage their NRP activities and responsibilities, the NRP hosts several valuable workshops each year. More...


August 18, 2004 - The process for the election of neighborhood representatives and alternates for seats on the 2005 NRP Policy Board begins August 20. If you would like to file as a candidate, filing forms must be received by the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Minneapolis office no later than noon on Friday, September 17, 2004. More...


August 11, 2004 - The Public Health Advisory Committee of the City of Minneapolis has been working to develop a new process for awarding a portion of the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for 2005-2006, and is seeking community input on the development of the Request for Proposals (RFP). More...


August 6, 2004 - The University of St. Thomas Center for Nonprofit Management is once again offering an exciting learning opportunity for community volunteers and neighborhood organization staff. Created in partnership with the NRP and the Metropolitan Alliance for Community Centers (MACC) and presented for the first time in spring 2001, the Community Leadership Institute (CLI) is a certificate program designed specifically for neighborhood people engaged in NRP activities. More...


August 5, 2004 - Closets filled with children's toys no longer played with. Basements filled with exercise equipment only the spiders are using. Garages filled with tools and do-it-yourself supplies that are collecting dust. For many, this is a familiar scene. Fortunately, Hennepin County residents can now use a service called the Twin Cities Free Market More...


August 4, 2004 - The City of Minneapolis is requesting proposals for the redevelopment of the Nicollet Hotel Block. The former site of a historic hotel, this block is considered the gateway to Downtown Minneapolis. The block borders the emerging Minneapolis Central Public Library and is located on two landmark arterials: Nicollet Mall and Hennepin Avenue. More...


July 6, 2004 - The Northeast Senior Citizens Resource Center is currently looking for an executive director to oversee all organizational operations including finance, program and administrative functions. More...


June 18, 2004 - Improving the city's housing stock and providing housing that is affordable to any resident have been and continue to be top NRP priorities. The NRP Affordable Housing Reserve Fund (AHRF), established in July 2000, is one approach being implemented by the NRP to demonstrate its continuing commitment to providing long-term affordable housing for individuals and families that earn less than half of the Metro Median Income (MMI). More...


June 1, 2004 - On April 19 the NRP Policy Board took several actions that will significantly affect neighborhoods and Phase II. More...


May 28, 2004 - The Global Marketplace Development Partnership is working to create an exciting new food marketplace on the first floor of the Midtown Exchange (formerly the Sears Building), on Lake Street in South Minneapolis. The marketplace will host 50 to 60 small businesses primarily offering a world-wide variety of fresh and prepared ethnic food. More...


May 17, 2004 - The NRP Policy Board has taken the final steps needed to provide neighborhoods with allocations for Phase II. At the Board's April 19 meeting it approved the distribution of $41,669,210 using the formulas adopted in March, with a minor adjustment that provides Phillips and Ventura Village with some additional resources to help support the American Indian Plan that will be a part of their Phase II Neighborhood Action Plans. American Indians produced and implemented a similar plan in Phase I. More...


May 15, 2004 - On August 18, 2003 the NRP Policy Board passed a resolution dedicating up to $1 million of NRP's Phase II revenues to "community oriented public safety activities." More...


April 17, 2004 - Discover real homes, real people and real ideas during the 17th annual Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2. Presented by the Minneapolis NRP, the 2004 Home Tour will feature 50 homes -- 37 in Minneapolis and 13 in Saint Paul -- and will include five neighborhood tours aimed at giving visitors a more in-depth look at the communities supporting these homes. More...


March 2, 2004 - Housing and housing-related projects and programs are a legislatively mandated goal of the NRP. The NRP is required to expend 52.5 percent of the revenues that it receives between 1990 and 2009 in these types of activities. More...


March 1, 2004 - On February 23, the NRP Policy Board unanimously adopted final criteria to be used to assess applications submitted by neighborhood organizations for funds from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Reserve Fund. The $1 million set aside by the board in August for this fund is being deducted from the funds available to all neighborhoods in Phase II. More...


February 29, 2004 - Even before the United Nations Center for Human Settlements placed the Minneapolis NRP on its elite Global 100 Best Practices List in 2000, municipalities from around the world have long sought to replicate the program. So when a 13-member delegation of community leaders from Duluth arrived on February 10, it was no surprise that they were looking to the NRP as a model for revitalizing some of their city's more challenged neighborhoods. More...


February 24, 2004 - The NRP Policy Board elected new officers at its February 23, 2004 meeting. Minnesota State Representative Joe Mullery was elected Chair, Protection Neighborhood Representative Nicholas T. Kakos was elected Vice-Chair and Minneapolis Central Labor Union Representative Ken Kelash was elected Secretary. More...


February 6, 2004 - Have you recently remodeled your home? Does your home have a notable feature that gets people to take notice? Has your home been maintained or renovated in a way that respects the craftsmanship and design characteristics appropriate for its distinct style and era? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should nominate your home for the 17th annual Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour. More...


February 5, 2004 - The NRP 's Affordable Housing Reserve Fund is the subject of a special two-part series now being broadcast on cable television in Minneapolis. More...


February 2, 2004 - Twenty-two neighborhood groups in Minneapolis and St. Paul helped secure a historic agreement that will dramtically reduce harmful emissions from three Xcel Energy-owned, Twin Cities-based power plants. More...


January 21, 2004 - Open a cupboard in your kitchen, basement, or garage. Read a few labels. If they contain any of these words: CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER, POISON, those products may contain hazardous materials. Hazardous to you, hazardous to your family and hazardous to our environment if not used up or disposed of properly. More...


January 8, 2004 - Tune in to On CUE and explore our urban environment, taped on location--this month in a lovingly restored Victorian home in northeast Minneapolis' Logan Park neighborhood. Join viewers in January and February for the On CUE historic preservation show as producer and host Phill Lindsay and his guests define and describe historic preservation with some of its challenges and victories, using Minneapolis landmarks and hidden gems as examples. More...



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