Comox Valley Community Foundation Launches 2024 Neighbourhood Small Grants
Do you have a great idea for your community? Grants of up to $500 are available now for people to lead a project in their neighbourhood through Comox Valley’s Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program. The online application located here will be open from March 1 to April 15 through the Comox Valley Community Foundation.
The Neighbourhood Small Grants program, which is co-funded locally by the Vancouver Island NSG Network and Comox Valley Community Foundation, is designed to engage and connect people at the neighbourhood level by supporting activities that lead to stronger connections.
“Small projects can have a big impact in our community,” explains Community Foundation President Christine Helpard. “Butterfly highways”, seed swaps, family movie nights, art workshops, community BBQs, and emergency planning demonstrations are just a few examples of last year’s projects that brought together community members right in their own neighbourhoods.”
Neighbourhood Small Grants are designed to kickstart our community’s imagination and create better, stronger connections, right here in the Comox Valley. Inspiration from past projects are available online https://neighbourhoodsmallgrants.ca/stories/ as well as a few examples listed below:
- Sharing the arts – Bringing an accessible choir to the neighbourhood.
- Celebrating Indigenous culture and language – Craft night, harvesting traditional foods.
- Sharing of skills and knowledge across generations – Youth teaching seniors to use iPads/tablets.
- Growing and eating local food – Mushroom harvesting; community garden work bees; composting projects.
- Youth-led projects – Youth interviewing seniors; reading buddy program; care packages for seniors.
- Environment – Courtenay Climate Action Mural.
Neighbourhood Small Grants projects must be free, accessible, and welcoming for all. Projects may take place from April until December, but the application deadline is Monday, April 15, 2024.
Ready to get started? Visit https://cvcfoundation.org/nsg to learn what you can do and how to apply.
