Now Accepting Applications for Community Grants

City Now Accepting Applications for Community Grants
Posted on 10/29/2024
The City of Charlottetown is accepting grant applications for 2025-26 to support projects that foster healthy, inclusive and vibrant communities. Grants are available to groups or individuals working on initiatives that bring lasting benefits to Charlottetown, fostering a stronger, more connected community.

An application must demonstrate financial need and meet at least one of the following criteria:

     • Public Benefit – the program/service/event is broad-based and open to all members of the public.
     • Community Showcase – the application provides an opportunity to showcase the City and aids in creating awareness of the area with the intent of attracting participants from the region and beyond.
     • Economic Development – the program/service/event proposes to have a positive economic development impact for the City.
     • Community Development – the program/service/event proposes to have a positive impact on the community by promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
     • Tourism – the application highlights a geographic area of the City.

In addition, applications must include the following information:

     • A description of the program/service/event for which support is being requested.
     • The level of service the group, organization, corporation or individual provides to the city.
     • A copy of your operational budget.
     • The benefits to the City as a result of the grant.
     • If you have applied for and/or received grants from other City departments.

The application deadline is Nov. 30. Applications can be emailed to [email protected]. Applications in hard copy must be dropped off before 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 at 10 MacAleer Dr., to the attention of the Manager of Finance.

More information, visit https://www.charlottetown.ca/mayor___council/finance/grants. Questions can be directed to [email protected] or call (902) 629-4004.