All fields are required and must have a response. You will not be able to submit your application if you leave any fields blank. Ensure the amount requested matches throughout your application. 

DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK. Every question needs to be answered for the application to be successfully submitted.  If a question does not apply to your organization or proposed project, please enter or check N/A in the answer space. Be sure to review all responses before submitting, as there will be no opportunity for applicants to amend their proposals once they are submitted.

If you are copying and pasting your responses from a Word document, please remove all special formatting, including bold, italicized, and/or underlined texts, bullet points, etc., before pasting your responses. 

All narrative question responses are limited to 2,500 characters or fewer, including spaces and punctuation. The ZoomGrants character counter that you see on some text boxes counts anything that takes up space in that text box, including:

• Letters
• Numbers
• Symbols
• Spaces
• Carriage Returns (may be counted as 2 characters)

Your answers will automatically save as you move through the questions. You’ll see a quick flash of a ‘Saving’ screen that will indicate that your update is being saved. When it disappears, that field has been updated, and you can move on to the next field. A continually flashing ‘Saving’ screen indicates that your change has not been or cannot be saved. To ensure you do not lose your work, do not keep working on the application or program until you have identified the cause of the saving issue. Common saving issues include special formatting, such as bullet points, in one of your responses and/or poor internet connection.

Please reach out to ZoomGrants directly by emailing them at questions@zoomgrants.com if you need additional technical assistance.

You can log out and log back in as many times as you need to, to finish the application before the deadline.

STAR Staff is available to answer any general questions regarding the Neighborhood STAR program, application questions, eligibility, and required documents. Please reach out to us at ped-neighborhoodstar@stpaul.gov.  
 
Minnesota Data Privacy Act/Tennessen Notice: 

The City is asking you to provide various financial, business and personal information in this application. The information you provide is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (“Act”) which regulates the collection, creation, storage, maintenances, and dissemination of your information. You are not required to provide this information, but if you fail to provide the requested information you will not be eligible for a grant under this program. The information you provide will be accessible to City employees and contractors who need it for the administration and management of the program as well as to others as allowed by the Act and other statutory or judicial authority. The information requested under Section VII relating to race, ethnicity and gender is entirely voluntary and is being collected for reporting purposes. Failure to provide this information will not affect your eligibility for financing under this program. 

Due to the volume of applications this program receives, there will be no opportunity for applicants to make edits to their application once it is submitted. All documents identified as "Required" must be attached. You will not be able to submit your application if all required documents have not been uploaded. Submitting a blank document or a note stating"will submit upon request", etc. will not be accepted, and your application will be considered incomplete and thus ineligible. If you cannot provide a required document, please reach out to STAR staff by emailing us at ped-neighborhoodstar@stpaul.gov to discuss your options. 

Minnesota Data Privacy Act/Tennessen Notice: 

The City is asking you to provide various financial, business and personal information in this application. The information you provide is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (“Act”) which regulates the collection, creation, storage, maintenances, and dissemination of your information. You are not required to provide this information, but if you fail to provide the requested information you will not be eligible for a grant under this program. The information you provide will be accessible to City employees and contractors who need it for the administration and management of the program as well as to others as allowed by the Act and other statutory or judicial authority.

The City is asking you to provide various business and personal information in this form in order to monitor the success of the Neighborhood STAR program. The information you provide is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act ("Act") which regulates the collection, creation, storage, maintenances, and dissemination of your information. You are not required to provide this information and failure to provide this information will not affect your eligibility for STAR funding. The information you provide which is deemed to be private will be accessible to City employees and contractors who need it for the administration and management of business support, as well as to others as allowed by the Act and other statutory or judicial authority. The information you provide which is deemed to be public, including photos, may be shared publicly in places such as annual report, on our website, or in press releases or other public formats.