Neighbourhood Small Grants in BC

Small Grants Up to $500

Since 1999, our small grants program has made communities across BC stronger, safer, and more welcoming. We offer a small grant (of up to $500) for you to bring your project to life. In doing so, you join our family of thousands of project leaders who have taken steps to better their neighbourhoods — just like you.

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I Have An Idea! Now What?

You’ve already gotten through the first step. We make the application process as simple as possible. Here’s what you can expect.

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Write and submit your application together.

You can ask for a grant of between $50 to $500.

Wait for the results.

Volunteers from your community review applications as they are submitted. This can take up to two weeks.

Bring your idea to life.

Funding will be sent to you via cheque. Let's do this!

Share your story!

Photos, screen grabs, and other documentation of your project will help to inspire more people like you to get started.

Stay Connected

The Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grant remains open in several communities. Now more than ever, we need to stay connected with our neighbours and community members. This will keep our communities resilient and able to recover sooner after the crisis. Please check your Communities’ page for the latest information.

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What's New

Blog

What’s new with the Neighbourhood Small Grants program? Updated by staff at Vancouver Foundation and community partners.

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News Program Evaluation

December 4, 2020

How Small Grants Empower and Reshape Communities

By Ciara Farmer and Yasaman Mohaddes Ciara and Yasaman were the authors of the 2019 Neighbourhood Small Grants Annual Report....

News Program Evaluation

December 3, 2020

Looking Back at 2019

Neighbourhood Small Grants has created many lasting connections between generations and cultures. The NSG 2019 Annual Report, published today, illustrates...

News

August 12, 2020

Responsive NSG is Changing

Since March, 792 projects have been brought to life through the Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG). Our project leaders have...

Stories

Project leaders love to share back on what happened during their event, gathering, or project. Get inspired for your next idea by reading about what your neighbours are up to.

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NSG Stories Responsive NSG

December 14, 2020

Connecting Newcomers from Turkey

In the advent of Covid-19, sustaining our social connections with all of our family and friends and creating new connections have been tremendously hard for all of us. It has...

NSG Stories Responsive NSG

December 13, 2020

Seafair No. 1 eLves

Seafair’s No. 1 eLves: Our goal was to build community strength and resilience during this time apart by lifting spirits inside individual homes. We created and distributed 100 comfort kits...

NSG Stories Responsive NSG

December 13, 2020

Let’s Mask Up @Hawthorn – UBC!

The Let’s Mask Up @Hawthorn! project was successfully delivered maintaining COVID-19 safety protocols to 50 plus Hawthorn neighbourhood residents who visited our Little Mask Studio set-up with a Vision Board...

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NSG events are free to attend and welcome all community members. See what’s happening soon on our community calendar.

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Resources

Getting Started

Resources for getting involved with Neighbourhood Small Grants as a grant applicant, project leader, or program partner.

Plan Your Project

Get inspiration, forms, templates, and ideas for your grant application and project plan.

Become a Partner

Organizations that want to bring NSG to their community should start here.

Start Your Application Today

Ready to bring your idea to life? Get started on your application today. You can always come back to your application later.

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Small Grants Up to $500