Neighbourhood Small Grants
2011 Applications are now available!
Do you live in the Cedar Cottage, Frog Hollow or Kiwassa neighbourhoods? Do you have great ideas to improve your neighbourhood or bring people together, but need a little support to help make them happen?
Then you might want to consider applying for a Neighbourhood Small Grant!
What is the Neighbourhood Small Grants Project?
The Neighbourhood Small Grants Project is funded by the Vancouver Foundation to support residents to initiate activities in their communities for the benefit of local people. Groups of two or more neighbours can apply for a grant of $50 to $500 to work together on small projects that benefit their neighbourhoods socially, physically, culturally or environmentally.
The Residents Committee of Cedar Cottage, Frog Hollow and Kiwassa Neighbourhood Houses believe that all neighbourhoods can be vibrant and safe places for the people who live there. One way to strengthen neighbourhoods is to build on the capacity of residents and to have them build community and make a difference from the ground up!
Any resident who lives in the Cedar Cottage, Frog Hollow or Kiwassa neighbourhoods is invited to submit an application for a project. Deadlines for submissions is March 31st, 2011. Decisions about which projects will be funded will be made by April 30th. See our brochure for more details and application requirements.
Download the Brochure
Download the Poster
Download the Application Form in English
Download the Application Form in Chinese
Download the Application Form in Spanish
Download the Application Form in Vietnamese
Please deliver your completed application to: The Neighbourhood Small Grants Project c/o
Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House
4065 Victoria Drive
604-874-4231
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
2131 Renfrew Street
604-251-1225
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House
2425 Oxford Street
604-254-5401
Who can apply for grants?
Applicants must live in the Cedar Cottage, Frog Hollow or the Kiwassa Neighbourhood House boundaries. The grants are for projects by neighbours or small groups of residents only; organizations cannot apply for a grant. Note: the applicant cannot profit financially.
Project Requirements
Project must:
- Be sponsored by two or more people who live in different households
- Occur in the neighbourhood and by the end of January 2012
- Adhere to City bylaws
- Be socially acceptable to the majority of the neighbourhood
- Occur as a future project: there will be no retroactive funding
What kinds of projects will receive funding?
All kinds of projects! Last year, our neighbours:
- Held multicultural potlucks and block parties
- Had a neighbourhood walk to identify local plants
- Held solar-panel, quilting, & mosaic workshops
- Offered an Indian cooking class
- Put together a local history project
- Rejuvenated back alleys
All kinds of projects! Last year, our neighbours:
- Paint a mural
- Host a community potluck
- Plant a neighbourhood garden
- Teach a cooking or art class
- Start a block watch
- Create a mosaic
- Put up a community bulletin board
- Put on a music recital
- Celebrate a cultural holiday
- Facilitate a workshop
- Hold a dialogue or talking circle
- Organize a community clean up
- Share a traditional craft or skill
- Enhance local food security
- Write a neighbourhood cookbook
- Have a block party
For more ideas, take a look at the Tips & Resources Sheet for links to information on block parties, gardening projects, additional funding sources and much more.
Also, see the list of 2010 projects for Cedar Cottage, Frog Hollow and Kiwassa to find out what projects have been funded in the past. We look forward to seeing your applications!
