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AFMN Community Grant Application with Assurances (GK203)28 <br />SECTION 3: GRANT APPLICATION <br />A. Grant Application Narrative Section <br />1. Project Overview and Applicant Experience [20 points] <br />a. Check the Funding Areas for which you are applying. Provide a 1-3 sentence project <br />summary/description for each in the space below. (Approximately 50-100 words) <br />⾙ Funding Area 1: Connected Communities <br />☐ Funding Area 2: Emergency Preparedness, Individual Rights and Safety <br />☐ Funding Area 3: Optimized Health and Longevity <br />☐ Funding Area 4: Economic Security and Vitality <br />b. Answer the questions below related to project goals and applicant experience.(250- <br />word limit per Funding Area) <br />i.State/describe project goal(s) for each Funding Area checked above. If applicable, <br />include the community or communities to be served, and how your work will address <br />community needs. State each Funding Area, then provide information for each. <br />The City of Orono seeks to serve the Orono, Long Lake, Mound, Spring Park, Delano, Medina <br />and Minnetonka Beach communities implementing a nine-court outdoor drop in pickleball <br />plaza for all ages. More than 200 individuals self identify as members of the local West Lakes <br />Pickleball Club and/or the Westonka Activity Center Pickleball group. Pickleball has been the <br />primary agent for daily social interactions, ranging from 2 to 3 hours per day per individual <br />within this group. We seek to expand this activity by providing a dedicated pickleball plaza <br />where both drop-in play and organized community events invite all ages, races, sexual <br />identities and physical abilities to participate. <br />121