Find out how you can improve your neighbourhood with a Neighbourhood Enhancement Grant. What's your idea to beautify or enhance your neighbourhood? Apply for one of our grants to get support with your project. Who Can Apply? Grant Expectations: Small project grants Maximum $3,000Applications must be submitted a minimum of two months prior to the …
Find out how you can improve your neighbourhood with a Neighbourhood Enhancement Grant.
What’s your idea to beautify or enhance your neighbourhood? Apply for one of our grants to get support with your project.
Who Can Apply?
- All Surrey residents, community groups, businesses and associations can apply.
- Small businesses will be considered for street or landscaping beautification projects.
- Projects must take place in Surrey.
Grant Expectations:
- You must match grant money with contributions of volunteer labour and services, donated materials and/or cash. This way, both you as the applicant and we as the City contribute equally towards the project.
- You need to commit to overseeing the project and any resulting maintenance.
- You must show that your project or activity will:
- Focus on beautifying, celebrating and creating engaging places in Surrey.
- Generate a public benefit in an inclusive and cooperative manner.
- Involve members of the community in the project and have broad neighbourhood support
Small project grants
Maximum $3,000
Applications must be submitted a minimum of two months prior to the project start date.
Projects must be completed within twelve months of a grant being awarded
The Neighbourhood Small Project Grant supports planning, organizing and carrying out projects that improve the physical appearance of your neighbourhood.
Some ideas include:
- Create a neighbourhood garden
- Landscape a boulevard
- Clean up a vacant property
- Plant some flowering trees
- Create a neighbourhood entrance feature
You can also think of your own project idea—we encourage creativity!
Celebration & activity grants
Maximum $1,000
Projects must be completed within six months of a grant being awarded
The Celebration & Activity Grant supports encouraging community activism and celebration. These projects should develop neighbourhood organization and promote community leadership.
Usually, neighbours get together and determine a project to improve their community. A community celebration will encourage people to get involved in improving their neighbourhood in the long term.
Some ideas include:
- Hosting a block party (you may be eligible for up to $500)
- Organizing a neighbourhood festival
- Running a street cleanup day
How to apply for a grant
We accept applications all year.
- Check if your project idea qualifies: email neighbourhoods@surrey.ca with a brief description of your project to find out if your project will qualify.
- Email your application to neighbourhoods@surrey.ca or drop it off at the Parks & Recreation counter at City Hall.
- If you are applying to host a block party, you must also fill out the block party application form and send to neighbourhoods@surrey.ca.
Application review process
Grant applications are reviewed on a monthly basis, and the reviewal process can take up to 3-5 weeks.
Each application will be evaluated by a grant evaluation committee using the following evaluation criteria and within available funding:
- Project corresponds with the objective to “beautify, animate and celebrate Surrey”
- Provides a clear description of what the project is and why it is proposed.
- Provides a clear public benefit.
- Is well planned with a realistic timeline and a clear beginning and end.
- Has a reasonable budget.
- Community contribution is documented, demonstrating broad community participation and support for the project.
- Encourages inclusive community participation and provides opportunity to bring people together.
- Encourages interaction between different groups, such as different cultural groups, tenants, seniors and business owners.
- Encourages collaboration between all age groups, particularly youth and adults.
- There is a clear understanding of how the community will be improved as a result of the project, with anticipated outcomes clearly documented.
- Project is designed for low maintenance and the applicant and stakeholders commit to project maintenance, with the majority of maintenance undertaken by the applicant.
Final approval
Once approved by the grant evaluation committee, you will be issued an acceptance letter.
Once you’ve received approval, purchase what you need for your project. You’ll submit your receipts after your project for reimbursement
