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Community Infrastructure Grants
Last Update: February 3, 2026
Canada
Supports community infrastructure improvements for public benefit
Grant and Funding
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
Timeline
- Closing date : November 3, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Public administration
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Environment
- Economic, Social and Community Development
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Overview
Selected projects can receive up to $5,000 to support community infrastructure improvements in Canada. Funding supports upgrading, enhancing, renovating, or constructing publicly owned community assets accessible to the public.
Activities funded
- Upgrading publicly owned community assets
- Enhancing publicly owned community spaces or infrastructure
- Renovating publicly owned community assets
- Constructing new publicly owned community assets
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 4,950
Accessible park washroom retrofit with safer lighting and pathways
$ 5,000
Community hall safety and resilience upgrades for emergency gatherings
Documents Needed
Eligibility
- The project involves upgrading, enhancing, renovating, or constructing a community asset.
- The asset is publicly owned.
- The asset is accessible to the public.
- The project demonstrates benefits for the community’s future (e.g., climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainability, accessibility, health and safety, or community well-being).
- The project is located within Canada.
Who is eligible?
- Local community organizations (Canada)
- Canadian municipalities and communities (Community Infrastructure stream)
- Indigenous communities (Indigenous Infrastructure stream)
- Manitoba municipalities (AMM Infrastructure stream)
Who is not eligible
Eligible expenses
Ineligible Costs and Activities
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada (project must be within Canada)
- Manitoba (AMM Infrastructure stream only)
Selection criteria
- Pre-screening assessment of project impact.
- Eligibility confirmation and alignment with program criteria.
- Randomized draw among eligible applications, based on grant availability.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are pre-screened by an internal committee for impact, eligibility, and alignment with program criteria.
- Eligible applications enter a randomized draw to select recipients based on the number of grants available.
- Selected recipients are contacted in mid-December.
Additional information
- Eligible applications are entered into a randomized draw after pre-screening.
- A select number of recipients are contacted in mid-December.
- The program includes three funding streams: Community Infrastructure, Indigenous Infrastructure, and AMM Infrastructure (Manitoba-only).
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