Neighbourhood Matching Fund

By City of Vancouver

Indigenous Garden at Britannia Carving Pavilion

By City of Vancouver
Still Creek Street Murals

By City of Vancouver
Beehive at Dunbar Community Centre

By City of Vancouver
Container Mural at Pine Street Community Garden

By City of Vancouver
"How you can help the bees" zine by Cloudscape Comics

By City of Vancouver
Local fibre growth, weaving, and education at China Creek North Park

By City of Vancouver

The Neighborhood Matching Fund is not a grant.

Community groups are awarded funds for project expenses based on a matching value of volunteer labour, in-kind donations, or cash support.

The Neighbourhood Matching Fund supports neighbourhood-based groups who want to creatively enhance parks or other public lands through community art, environmental stewardship, or garden projects.

Applications are accepted twice annually in the spring and fall.

The Vancouver Park Board will provide funds up to $10,000 to match contributions from the community.

Projects must actively involve the local community and build neighborhood connections.

Interested groups must submit a pre-application (expression of interest) with support of a registered not-for-profit organization. Park Board staff will invite eligible projects to submit a full application.

For more information about eligibility read the application guidelines (224 KB)

Spring 2020

Pre-application deadline	Monday, April 6, 2020 at 4pm
Application deadline	Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 4pm

Examples of eligible projects
Ideas for your project include:
- Co-designing and creating neighbourhood street banners
- Building organic or arts-based fences such as structures that improve aesthetic while providing an environmental function
- Creating a neighbourhood flower, bee, bird, or other identification guide, booklet, or map
- Developing historical or natural interpretations such as an interpretive neighbourhood or park walk with maps, resources or signage
- Planting a native plant, pollinator, or indigenous food area
- Restoring a wild space by removing invasive plants and planting Indigeonous plants
Examples of community participation include:
- Design workshops
- Planting
- Construction
- Installation
Neighbourhood Matching Funds projects involve the creation of innovative and lasting work for community enjoyment and use. These projects express something unique about the neighbourhood.

See other past projects in ArtFinder

How to apply

Read the application guidelines (171 KB)
Submit a pre-application before the deadline.

Download the pre-application form (1.5 MB)

Review a sample completed pre-application form (167 KB)

Park Board staff will review pre-applications to ensure proposed projects are appropriate. Staff may contact you with questions about your project proposal.

Eligible projects will be invited to submit a full application package.

Resources

Previous projects

View previous Neighbourhood Matching Fund projects in ArtFinder.

Neighbourhood Matching Fund

Vancouver's Neighbourhood Matching Fund supports community efforts to make creative improvements to public land.

Suggested artist fees

Artist fees vary from project to project and it is ultimately up to the artist you work with. Artists with different levels of experience may have different rates for service. Some may choose to waive their fee.

We encourage you to support paying artists for their valuable services.