Neighbour Grants offers up to $10,000 for belonging-building projects that are led by people in their own neighbourhoods and communities.
Belonging is built through meaningful participation. Neighbour Grants helps projects that people design and deliver in the communities they’re part of, in collaboration with local charities and nonprofits.
Since we started in 1999, Neighbour Grants has helped over 784 projects run by community volunteers and their supporters in our region. We’re proud to be part of a growing network of organizations who recognize the importance of grassroots leadership and meaningful inclusive equitable participation in community life. Contact us to learn more about this approach and other groups and networks in our region.
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 a non-profit without charity status or an informal volunteer group, contact us to discuss grant options. We often consider partnership projects.
- 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:
- November 3 for results announced mid-November
- January 5, 2026 for results announced mid-January
- January 28 for results announced mid-February
- February 25 for results announced mid-March
How to apply
- Set up a time to discuss your idea with Julie.
- Use our online application portal to apply.
- You need an account to apply.
- Only registered Canadian charities can have an account.
- If that’s you, use the account your charity has already set up. Or start a new account if your charity doesn’t have one yet.
- For charity/non-charity partnerships, both partners can work on the one application together. The charity has to start the application and then invite their nonprofit partner in to collaborate on that one application.
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