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.
Neighbour Grants is proud to support this kind of work. And to be part of a local network that helps people understand how to do work like this. If this work is new to you, or you just want to find community peers to learn more with, consider checking it out.
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 Canadian charity, you can partner with one for an eligible project. Contact us to discuss how this works.
- 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:
- August 25 for results announced mid-September
- October 1 for results announced late-October
- November 3 for results announced mid-November
- January 2026 deadlines will be announced shortly
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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