Neighbour Grants offers up to $10,000 to help people build their sense of inclusive belonging in their own neighbourhoods and communities.

When people can implement the small acts communities thrive. Grassroots Grants help people implement their own small acts of community, right in the communities where they live, by offering small amounts of money for project expenses.

Fill out and submit your application:

  • Use the Application Form template below. Fill it in and save it, then email it to us at the address provided on the form. Or print it and get it to us by fax or ground mail. Applications must arrive by the date and time listed for that deadline.

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When people can implement the small acts communities thrive. Grassroots Grants help people implement their own small acts of community, right in the communities where they live, by offering small amounts of money for project expenses.

Eligibility

To qualify for a Neighbour Grant:

  • Registered charities must use a community development approach and have meaningful project leadership roles for grassroots people from the project community.
  • If your group is not a registered charity, call us to discuss grant options.
  • Be located in Calgary, Banff National Park, Canmore, Rocky View County, the Municipal Districts of Big Horn, Foothills, Kananaskis and Wheatland (including towns and hamlets), and the surrounding First Nations of Treaty 7 territory. View our granting boundaries.

Next grant intake

We look at applications about ten times a year. We do our best to respond to all applications according to these time frames. However, we reserve the right to occasionally move applications to a later deadline when necessary and feasible.

Next deadlines:

  • January 29 – for results announced mid February
  • February 26 – for results announced mid-March
  • March 26 – for results announced mid-April

How to apply

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