Neighborhood STAR Program
The Neighborhood STAR Program Overview
Contact
Michele Swanson
Bob Hammer
25 W. 4th Street Suite 1400
Saint Paul,
MN
55102
Ph: (651) 266-STAR
Fx: (651) 228-3220
Hours
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Monday - Friday
STAR Applications & Guidelines
- The Neighborhood STAR Program awards loans and grants for capital improvement projects in Saint Paul Neighborhoods, and is funded with 50 percent of the sales tax proceeds.
- Of that 50 percent, program allocation goals are sixty for loans and forty percent for grants.
- Funds are awarded annually through one or more competitive application processes.
- 25 percent of the annual available loan pool may be accessible year round, which allows application for loans to be submitted at any time.
- Proposals must be neighborhood-based projects designed with neighborhood representation to strengthen Saint Paul neighborhoods and address perceived and actual problems, needs and opportunities.
- Proposals can be a project, program, or strategy that results in capital improvements in Saint Paul. Innovative proposals are encouraged, and these proposals may be generated by neighborhood and civic leaders, organizations, and businesses.
Key features of the Neighborhood STAR Program include, but are not limited to:
- STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis with eligible resources.
- Eligible activities include any physical components of strategies, programs, and / or projects which strengthen and/or improve the neighborhoods of Saint Paul.
- Capital improvements must have an expected life of seven years. Examples of eligible activities include: Improvements of residential, commercial and industrial property, Economic development efforts; Minor public improvements.
- Eligible applicants include any public, private, or non-profit entity located in or doing business in Saint Paul.
- Funding recommendations are made to the Mayor and City Council by the 21-member STAR Board, which is appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.
Neighborhood STAR Board Member List
Mary Donnelly Ward 2
Kerry L. Antrim, Chair Ward 5
Randy Asunma Ward 7
Triesta Brown Ward 4
Dee George Ward 7
Marjorie Ebensteiner Ward 6
Rachel Gillespie Ward 6
Ray Hess Ward 6
Robin Hickman Ward 1
Kimberly Hyers Ward 2
Eric Hyland Ward 1
John McDonald Ward 3
Hokan Miller, Vice Chair Ward 2
Peter Myers Ward 3
Dan Smith Ward 3
Anne Tiller Ward 5
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