Neighbour Grants

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

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.

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.

Connect with Calgary and area’s network of people building belonging and well-being at the neighbourhood and community level.

Grant Request Process at a Glance

We accept applications ongoingly

We accept and review applications regularly. Check “Next Deadlines” below to see the next two deadlines coming up.

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Fill out and submit your application

Use the Application Form template provided. 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. Make sure you make the deadline listed. And if you want us to review it first, please contact us to see when you’d need to submit it by.

Application Template

Next Deadlines

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: