Grants & Awards

Fredericton is a more rewarding and satisfying place to live for us all when the people of the city are actively involved in its enrichment. That’s why the city is dedicated to providing a wide range of grants and awards for individuals and groups in our community.

Awards

Community Recognition Awards

The Community Recognition awards, formally, Unsung Hero Awards are meant to acknowledge those individuals who go above and beyond to help build and shape their community. This includes helping bolster the work of social groups and organizations that offer recreational, cultural, or charitable services to the community.

If you know of someone who is deserving of such an award, please nominate them by filling out the online form below. The nomination deadline is Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Recreation & Culture | (506) 471-4492 | connie.nichol@fredericton.ca

Grants

The City of Fredericton encourages growth and stability of non-profit groups and organizations in the city through various funding programs including Community Funding Grants, Strategic Partner Capital Grants, Climate Change Action Grants, and Arts, Culture and Heritage Grants. The Community Funding, Strategic Partner Capital and Arts, Culture and Heritage grant applications generally become available by the beginning of September each year with a closing date of mid-October

Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants

The Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program of the City of Fredericton is designed to encourage new projects or activities in the creative arts, culture and heritage sectors through the provision of small grants to eligible organizations. A total of $100,000 is available for 2025, and Grants are awarded through a jury process.

Please read the Funding Application Guidelines below before completing the Application Form.

Application Form and Funding Guidelines: PDF / Word (DOC)
Final Report Form: PDF / Word (DOC)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Applications are closed.

Last Year's Allocation (PDF)

Questions may be directed to Culture at 506-471-3378 or culture@fredericton.ca.

Community Funding Grants

The focus of the Community Funding Grants is to encourage the growth and stability of non-profit organizations in the city whose purpose and activities align to achieve the outcomes of a more livable and economically viable community.

Funding may be made available for festivals & events; educational & cultural development; recreation & tourism program support; arts, culture & heritage; as well as festival & event innovation and greening.

The grant must be applied to a specific program or service or used as capital funding for the construction of facilities or the purchase of equipment that will benefit to the community at large.

Past applicants are reminded that successful applications received under any of the grant categories for the same purpose or event are only considered once and limited to one annual grant from the City of Fredericton.

The City’s Municipal Finance and Corporate Administration has approved, in principle, an amount of $381,250 for the 2025 Community Funding Grants, up $13,250 from 2024 to account for inflation.

Online Application Form

Last Year's Allocation (PDF)

Applications are closed.

Strategic Partner Capital Grants

Strategic Partner Capital Grants are intended to encourage the growth and stability of strong, sustainable non-profit organizations whose purpose and services fit within the City’s municipal mandate.

Funding will support significant physical infrastructure capital projects, which must align with the City’s Municipal Plan and help achieve the outcomes of the City’s eight program result areas: Corporate, Economic Vitality, Environmental Stewardship, Governance & Civic Engagement, Livable Community, Mobility, Public Safety, and Sustainable Infrastructure.

Online Application Form

Last Year's Allocation (PDF)

The deadline for eligible groups to apply to the Strategic Partner Capital Grants is Friday, February 28, 2025 at 4:30 pm.

Climate Change Action Grants

A total of $30,000 in Climate Change Action Grants are available to support non-profit organizations in carrying out projects, programs, or activities that align with actions in the City’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan or Climate Change Adaptation Plan. Eligible initiatives should fall under one of the following categories:

Energy efficiency or energy source shift in buildings initiatives
Transportation mode shift (active transportation, public transit, e-mobility) initiatives
Waste reduction or circular economy initiatives
Climate change adaptation – education & outreach initiatives
Climate change adaptation – capital project

Online Application Form

Last Year's Allocation (PDF)

Applications are closed.