Groups can apply for up to $10,000 for gardens, murals and street events.
Resident groups, schools and small charities can apply for up to $10,000 for projects that benefit a single neighbourhood, from shared gardens and murals to street parties and repair cafes. Applications close at the end of January.
Projects are scored by a panel that includes residents from each of the 14 neighbourhoods. Priority goes to ideas that reach people who rarely take part in city programmes and that can be finished within twelve months.
Two drop-in sessions at City Hall will help first-time applicants with budgets and paperwork. Successful groups will be announced in March, and funds are paid out in stages as the work moves forward.