Deadline: 10-Dec-21
The City of Hamilton, with financial support from the Patrick J. McNally Charitable Foundation, is pleased to announce the Placemaking Grant Pilot Program for 2020-2022.
Funding will support community-led projects that propose new ways of interacting with public spaces. Projects are to be place-based and may be playful and fun or address more serious issues. Applicants are encouraged to reimagine every day public spaces and propose temporary projects that are creative and experimental.
Placemaking is a hands-on approach for making a meaningful change or impact in a neighborhood, city or region. Placemaking inspires people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces. Placemaking interacts with the unique geography, culture, and heritage of a space and is a way for residents to feel ownership of public space and use it in a way that is specific to community need.
Funding Information
The Placemaking Grants Pilot Program will award $100,000 over 2 years for community-led, place-based projects. Funding is available as follows:
- Category 1: Up to $2,000 per project to fund place-based projects that are low-cost, that result in a meaningful impact on a place/community. Projects are temporary (from a few days up to one year) and may include a physical change to the place (signage, art installations, garden planters, etc.) or may reimagine a space through repeated action (performances, gatherings, etc.). Approximately 20 grants may be awarded during the two-year grant program.
- Category 2: $5,000 to $20,000 per project to fund place-based projects that have a larger physical impact on the place/community with meaningful results. Projects are temporary (from a few days up to three years) and will include a physical change to the place (seating, sculpture, etc.). Approximately two to four grants may be awarded during the two-year grant program.
Eligible Projects
Projects must meet all of the following eligibility requirements.
- Place-based projects – The project must be created to interact with the unique traits and local context of a place.
- Project must be new or being tested on a newer/larger scale.
- Projects must be temporary.
- Must take place in the City of Hamilton on public property or private property that is easily accessed by the public and considered public space. Permission from land owner required.
- Project and activities are intended for the general public at no cost.
- Projects applying for Category 2 funding ($5,000-$20,000) must include a physical change to the place (seating, art installation, etc.)
- Projects expected to start between June 2022 and May 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups of residents (minimum of 3 city of Hamilton residents, 18 years or older) working on a project together. All 3 residents will be responsible for the funds awarded and ensuring that the project is completed as proposed.
- Non-profit groups and organizations. Groups may or may not be incorporated. Organizations must be Hamilton based.
Ineligible
- Individuals
- Groups of people and organizations who do not reside/operate in the City of Hamilton
- Political parties or events related to political projects or lobbying
- For profit organizations or businesses
- Organizations whose projects are deemed to come under the jurisdiction of other levels, divisions, departments or agencies of the City or other governments, i.e. school boards, post-secondary institutions, libraries, hospitals, etc.
For more information, visit City of Hamilton.
For more information, visit https://www.hamilton.ca/community-funding-grant-programs/placemaking-grant-pilot/placemaking-grant-pilot-program
