Applications are now being accepted for the City of Fredericton’s 2025 grant program, valued at over $800,000. Interested applicants can apply under four different funding categories; Community Funding Grants, Strategic Partner Capital Grants, Climate Change Action Grants, and the City’s long-standing Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program. This year, the deadline for the Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program has been adjusted to align with all other grant programs.
The goal of the City’s community grant program is to work with non-profit organizations and other community partners to make Fredericton a more livable and economically viable community. The grants program encourages growth and stability of non-profit groups and organizations, while helping them to deliver programs and services that benefit city residents and visitors.
About the City’s 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.
For 2025, a total of $381,250 is available for the Community Funding Grants, up $13,250 from 2024 to account for inflation.
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. A total of $300,000 is available for 2025, from which City Council has already committed $50,000 in funding for to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Capital Campaign. Funding will support significant physical infrastructure capital projects, which must align with the City’s Municipal Plan.
The intent of Climate Change Action Grants is 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. A total of $30,000 is available under this program.
The Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program 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.
The deadline to apply for all four grant pools is Friday, October 11, 2024 at 4:30 pm. Recommendations related to the grants will be considered during the City’s 2025 Budget process.
Interested parties can obtain a copy of the application form, grant policy and criteria by visiting www.fredericton.ca/grants-awards, or by contacting the Office of the City Clerk at 506-460-2857 (Fax) or cityclerk@fredericton.ca.