{"id":129582,"date":"2026-04-13T11:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=129582"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:50:46","slug":"mayor-tucker-announces-improvement-grants-for-28-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/mayor-tucker-announces-improvement-grants-for-28-neighborhoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Tucker announces improvement grants for 28 neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that 28 Fort Wayne neighborhoods are receiving improvement grants to help make them safer, more attractive and more enjoyable for residents.<\/p>\n

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News release from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana:<\/p>\n

Mayor Tucker announces improvement grants for 28 neighborhoods<\/strong>
\nArts United supports 3 of the grants<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 13, 2026) \u2013 Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced today that 28 Fort Wayne neighborhoods are receiving improvement grants to help make them safer, more attractive and more enjoyable for residents.<\/p>\n

Mayor Tucker joined representatives from the Woodhurst Neighborhood today for the announcement and highlighted their award, which will help fund construction of a concrete connection from the neighborhood to the Rivergreenway. The connection will be made at the back of property owned by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5310 Old Mill Rd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m appreciative and supportive of the Neighborhood Improvement Grant program. We\u2019re bringing residents together to enhance quality of life offerings and make a positive difference,\u201d said Mayor Tucker. \u201cWith strong, engaged, and growing neighborhoods, we\u2019re better equipped to get to where we want to go as a thriving city that\u2019s moving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community Development\u2019s Neighborhoods Department awarded more than $119,000 in grants up to $5,000 to complete projects in one of four areas: placemaking, transit improvements, landscaping, and neighborhood identification or branding. Arts United provided matching funds for three grants to support the installation of public art. Those projects include painted crosswalks in the North Highlands Neighborhood, a large mural in the Packard Area Planning Alliance and a large mural in West Central Neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Examples of funded projects include installing new playground equipment, benches, historic markers, painted crosswalks, street trees, branded signage, water fountains and landscaping. A complete list of all the 2026 neighborhood improvement grants is attached.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the ninth year of the Neighborhood Improvement Grant program, one of our most popular grant programs at the City,\u201d said Director of Neighborhoods Dan Baisden. \u201cWe’re excited to add to it this year by partnering with Arts United to include a few additional awards focused on bringing public art to our neighborhoods. It’s partnerships like this that help us extend our grant resources further and make a bigger impact for our neighborhoods.”<\/p>\n

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The City of Fort Wayne\u2019s Community Development Division works to establish Fort Wayne as the Community of Choice for residents, visitors and businesses by growing the economy, strengthening neighborhoods and supporting housing options.Click here for more information<\/a><\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2026 Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program Awardees<\/strong><\/p>\n