The ActivateYYC Grant is here to collect your project ideas that will get people moving and interacting within their community spaces. We want to see citizens more active, involved, and engaged with the landscape of their neighbourhood. Biking through the neighbourhood, using services and amenities within walking distance of their homes, pop-up rec activities, or finding creative places to connect with neighbours, we can't wait to hear your ideas that can spark motion and connection in the public spaces of Calgary!

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 3. Who are you? Tell us about yourself! Are you representing a community association, not-for-profit, business, or organization? Are you an individual, an artist, a student, or retired? What makes you interested in pursuing an ActivateYYC grant?

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* 4. Where/what is the space that you have a project planned for? Give us an address, coordinates, or description of where this space is, and what its current state/use is.

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* 5. What is your great idea to improve the public realm in this space? Do you have any drawings, sketches, mock-ups, references, or precedents to share (you can upload files below if needed, max. 3 files). How would this impact the people that enter/use this space? What makes you excited about the potential of this project?

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* 6. (Optional) Upload 1: Please upload any files/photos/designs that might relate to your idea or the space you are proposing.

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* 7. (Optional) Upload 2: Please upload any files/photos/designs that might relate to your idea or the space you are proposing.

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* 8. (Optional) Upload 3: Please upload any files/photos/designs that might relate to your idea or the space you are proposing.

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* 9. Finally, how much do you think this project might cost? Or how much funding will you need from ActivateYYC? Please attach a detailed budget breakdown if you have one, but for now, you can also just give a rough estimate. The ActivateYYC Grant can fund between $500-$5,000 for a project.

Thank you for applying for the 2024 ActivateYYC Grant.
We may take up to 2 weeks to review your application and get back to you with a decision, unfortunately we receive a large amount of applications for a small pool of funding, so we are not able to fund every application submitted.

While not all ideas will be selected, we will be shortlisting ideas based on their strengths in the following categories:
- Choice of Space,
- Project Feasibility,
- Impact on Community,
- Idea Creativity and,
- Potential for Collaboration.

If your idea is selected, we will reach out to you for more detailed information about the budget, logistics, and timelines of your project. For now, your project idea/background is all we need!

If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to reach out to activateyyc@calgarycommunities.com

And don't forget to follow @activateyyc for updates on projects, grants, and all things placemaking in Calgary.

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