The application period for the Park Partners Grant Program is closed. The public exhibition and voting session for all submissions will take place at the Highland Park Spring Street Fair on Sunday, May 3 from 11:30 to 3:30 PM at the Borough's table between 4th and 5th Avenues. Only Borough residents are eligible to participate in the voting session. 

Under the Park Partners Grant Program, the Borough of Highland Park invites applications from residents, holds a public exhibition and voting session for all submissions, and then provides up to $2,000 each to help execute five winning projects.

Project applications must be in one of the following five categories:

1. Environment;
2. Arts;
3. Culture & Diversity;
4. Safety, Universal Access, or Health & Wellness; and
5. Highland Park High School student(s)/class/club projects.

You can access a Park Partners 2026 application here.

The winning application in each category will be decided in an applicants' exhibition and voting session held on Sunday afternoon May 3, at the Main Street Highland Park Spring Street Fair. 

Borough residents interested in competing for a grant must complete an application (accessible above) and submit it to Harry Glazer, Public Information Officer, no later than Tuesday, April 21st at 4:00 pm.

For more information on the grant program, please email Harry at hglazer@hpboro.com. Please feel free to ask for guidance on how to complete the application and how to showcase your proposal successfully at the voting session on March 1st.