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Building Belonging Microgrant

Create a welcoming and inclusive Airdrie community with your ideas! We’re looking for individuals and community organizations who live or serve the Airdrie community to bring their innovative ideas to life through our Building Belonging Microgrant.

This microgrant initiative helps people and organizations in Airdrie create projects that bring people together and help everyone feel welcome and included. The Building Belonging Microgrant is looking to fund initiatives that:

  • Deepen appreciation for diversity and promote mutual respect and connection across communities.
  • Foster awareness, dialogue, and action on Truth and Reconciliation, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and allyship through learning and conversation.
  • Create opportunities for community participation for individuals or communities facing barriers to engagement in public life.

Applications for 2026 are accepted on an ongoing basis until Nov. 15, 2026, or until funds run out, whichever comes first. 

Complete the microgrant application 

Microgrant details and eligibility

DetailsEligibilityFund use (initiative examples)
  • Microgrants are available for up to $2,000 per initiative.
  • Applicants must be able to pay expenses upfront prior to receiving grant funds.
  • Applicants must be individuals or community organizations (non-profit or charitable, whether registered or non-registered) currently residing in or serving the Airdrie community.
  • Applicants have the readiness and capability to achieve the outcomes of their initiative. Those applying for more than one initiative must realistically assess their ability to carry them out and demonstrate this in their application.
  • A final impact report must be submitted from microgrant recipients
  • Initiatives must benefit Airdrie residents and be non-profit in nature.
  • Initiatives must be focused on belonging and inclusion. Programmatic or support-based social services are not eligible.
  • Initiatives must be either in the form of:
    • events and activities that take place within city limits and are open to the public, or
    • targeted initiatives that create opportunities for community participation for those facing barriers to engagement in public life.
  • Eligible expenses may include initiative-specific supplies and materials, marketing and communications, small equipment needs, venue costs such as rental fees, event insurance, wages for contractors or workers not currently employed as staff, transportation costs, translation services, and other expenses that the City deems reasonable and necessary.
  • Initiatives with financial support from other sources or collaborative partnerships will be positively considered. Recipients of other City of Airdrie grants and funding support are eligible to apply.
 
  • Intercultural celebrations
  • Storytelling events or oral history projects where people share their experiences across diverse backgrounds
  • Public workshops on creating and strengthening accessibility and inclusion
  • Talking circles or storytelling gatherings on Truth and Reconciliation
  • Community-driven educational campaigns on anti-racism
  • Transportation and childcare support to help remove barriers to community participation
  • Leadership, networking or skill-building opportunities tailored to newcomers, racialized communities, or other underrepresented groups

How to apply

To apply, complete the Building Belonging Microgrant application form.

Applicants will be informed of results within 30 days of submission. All decisions are final, and we thank all who apply.

For questions related to applying, or for applicants needing accessibility accommodations, such as digital access assistance, please .

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