The Calgary Foundation’s Community Grants program supports initiatives that engage citizens and that strengthen charities.

In 2020-2021, Calgary Foundation shifted their semi-annual grant program Community Grants to focus on helping charities and other qualified donees with their pandemic needs. This fall, they return to the broader scope of our regular Community Grants program aimed at strengthening the charitable sector and engaging citizens. However, they also made some adaptations that reflect the ongoing effects of the pandemic, their commitment to Reconciliation, and their belief in the value of partnerships and collaboratives for advancing equity and systemic change. They anticipate that the demand on the program will remain as high as it was throughout 2020-2021.

The Community Grants program can only accept applications from registered charities and other qualified donees. The proposed initiative must significantly benefit Calgary and area communities, which includes Calgary, Banff National Park, Canmore, Rocky View County, the Municipal Districts of Big Horn, Foothills, Kananaskis and Wheatland, and the surrounding First Nations of Treaty 7 territory.

The deadline for applications is September 15, 2021.