Community Spaces Welcomes 2025 Funding Applications

In 2024, Co-op Community Spaces invested $1 million in 14 exciting projects across Western Canada, and a new round of applications is being welcomed in 2025. Co-op has been investing in projects that protect, beautify, and enhance our communities for over a decade, including 7 projects in Heritage Co-op communities. Projects can apply for between $25,000 and $150,000 in capital funding in three categories: recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture.

Who is eligible for funding

• Registered charities with valid registration numbers under the Canada Revenue Agency
• Non-profit organizations registered under their provincial government with proof of registration (e.g. letters of incorporation)
• Non-profit organizations working with their municipal government who will accept funding and issue receipts on their behalf
• Community service co-operatives

What criteria must projects meet?

• Be available and accessible for community use
• Align with one of the three funding categories (recreation, environmental conservation or urban agriculture)
• Be completed within two years
• Be a capital project
• Be located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba
• Provide the opportunity for permanent signage

What projects are ineligible for funding?

• Politically affiliated organizations
• Faith-based projects that are not available to the community
• Those that will have adverse environmental impacts
• Those that are third-party fundraising campaigns

Applications open: February 1 – March 3, 2025. Funding available: Between $25,000 – $150,000 per project.  Review the Community Spaces Program Guide and apply at www.communityspaces.ca

Heritage Co-op Donation programming information can be found online at Heritage Co-op in the Community - Donations & Support | Heritage Co-op