Small Grants Program
Through the ParkWorks Small Grants Program, funds are given directly to neighborhood community development corporations and groups for park programming and development.

The purpose of the program
Innovative park planning and programming is a necessary component of a sound community development program. Now in its third year, this initiative provides the opportunity for neighborhoods to include parks in their overall plans.

How the grants are funded
Funded through the initial support of the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds and the George Gund Foundation, the grants are made at the discretion of ParkWorks in amounts ranging from $800 to $7,000. The funds must be matched by the organization receiving them. The total amount funded this year was $50,000.

The most recent recipients and their programs

• Westown Community Development Corporation/World Festival at Halloran Park
  
• W.E.B. DuBois Community Center & Moore Faith Distribution Services/5th Annual Gospelfest at Dove Park
  
• Famicos Foundation/Rockefeller Park events
  
• Glenville Development Corporation and New Fellowship Baptist Church/Community Gospel Fest in Walter Burks Park
  
• Mr. Pleasant Now and Changing Attitudes, Utilizing Skills Everyday/Interactive Theater Project in Luke Easter Park
  
• Northeastern Neighborhood Development Corporation/Summer programs in Walter Burks and Forest Hill Parks
  
• Tremont West Development Corporation/Friends of Lincoln Park
  
• Burton, Bell, Carr Development, Inc./Troy Lee James Culture Garden and summer youth programs in Easton Park
  
• Slavic Village Development Corporation/Neighborhood festivals in five parks all year-round and the formalization of a Barkwill Park Youth Advisory Committee
  
• Broadway School of Music and the Arts/Community Mural Project
  
• St. Clair Superior Neighborhood Development/Friends of Kirtland Park Association Initiative