Central Okanagan

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Neighbourhood Small Grants Central Okanagan

Application opens March 3, 2025

Bring Your Community Idea to Life with a Neighbourhood Small Grant! Have an idea to bring people together and strengthen your community? Apply for a NSG and make it happen!

Application Deadline: April 18, 2025
Review Process: Applications will be reviewed by the NSG Grants Advisory Committee after the deadline.
Notification: Applicants will be informed of the results by the end of April.
Grant Awards: Successful applicants will receive funding at the end of May.
Project Timeline: Approved projects must start after June 1 and be completed by November 30, 2025.

For questions or assistance, contact Kim English, NSG Coordinator at CFSOS.
We can’t wait to see the creative and meaningful projects that will bring our community together!

Email the NSG Coordinator at kimenglish@cfso.net

Your Community Coordinator

Kim English

Kim English supports grant applications and projects living in communities throughout the Central Okanagan.

Contact Kim if you have questions or feedback on Neighbourhood Small Grants.

  • kimenglish@cfso.net

Available grants

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

  • NSG

    Grants of up to $500 for projects that deepen connection and create change in your community.

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Your neighbourhood partner

Local partner organizations manage all aspects of the Neighbourhood Small Grants program. Partner organizations are where your community coordinators work. They also oversee the Neighbourhood Grants Committee, which is unique to each community that reviews your grant applications.

Community Foundation South Okanagan | Similkameen

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Since 1991, the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen (CFSOS) has been bringing people together to create lasting change. By connecting generosity—through energy, ideas, time, and financial support—with local needs, we help build stronger, more caring communities.

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