Deadline: 8-Feb-21
The Calgary Foundation is seeking applications for Neighbour Grants Program to help people build their sense of inclusive belonging in their own neighbourhoods and communities.
Neighbour Grants helps people implement their own small acts of community right in the neighborhoods and communities they live by offering up to $7,500 for project expenses.
The small acts of community they support tend to be projects where people:
- Build gathering spaces, such as community gardens and naturalized areas
- Engage people in creative ways to address concerns, such as community-created street murals, antiracism arts festivals, and non-partisan discussions on the importance of voting
- Foster a sense of pride and presence, such as cultural sharing events and achievement celebrations of local youth and seniors
- Give people the chance to get involved in community life, such as book- or tool-sharing libraries, new kinds of neighbourhood festivals, and skills-sharing events
- Plan and guide neighbourhood and community development, such as resident-driven design or sustainability workshops and Reconciliation-themed learning initiatives
To qualify, the small acts of community must:
- Help people be leaders within the everyday life of their own communities
- Form new or stronger connections between local people, groups, and organizations
- Create or strengthen people’s sense of inclusive belonging within the diversity of their neighborhood or community
Who can apply?
Registered charities and other qualified donees can apply for projects that take place in Calgary and area.
For more information, visit https://calgaryfoundation.org/grantsawards-loans/types-of-grants/grassroots-grants/neighbour-grants-2/