Playground Grants and fundraising

We're here to help turn your playground dreams into reality. A lack of funds shouldn't prevent you from building a new park or playground, and that is why we track all of the available playground grants and fundraising opportunities across Canada.
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We're here to assist you with your application. We have a team of grant writers on staff that can work with you to craft the best possible application. We can also provide you with pricing and designs depending on the requirements of the grant.

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Playground grants and funding resources

Playground and community grants

There are plenty of grants available to you, but only if you know where to look. Unfortunately, there isn't a handy database that tracks all of them.

We want to help you remove as many barriers as possible when it comes to getting your park or playground project off the ground, which is why we've invested the time and effort to compile all the grant opportunities we could find.

We've organized the grants by:

Location (city, province, or Canada-wide)
Dates/deadlines
Grant details
Funding amount

To see which grants you may be eligible for, please fill out the contact form with your project details and your local Park N Play representative will reach out to discuss the next steps.

Playground fundraising

In some cases, raising funds from the community and key stakeholders can be the difference between getting your playground built, or not.

In these situations, Park N Play is happy to help you come up with a fundraising strategy. This is on an as-needed basis and not a service we provide to each and every one of our clients.

If you would like assistance in fundraising for your upcoming project, please fill out the contact form with your details and your local Park N Play representative will reach out to discuss the next steps.

What you can expect when you work with Park N Play

When you choose Park N Play as your partner, we'll work together to come up with a plan to take advantage of the grant and fundraising opportunities available to you. We can assist with:

Providing a list of the grant and funding opportunities tailored for your specific location and situation
Grant writing assistance (*dependent on the project)
Pricing and designs included for your application (if necessary)
An experienced team that wants to see your project come to life

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How do I contact my local Park N Play Representative?

We have Park N Play Representatives for each province. Simply fill out the contact us form and your local representative will reach out!

What should I have prepared before I reach out?

You don't need much. Even if you just have an idea, we're happy to work with you to get the ball rolling.

How much money is available to me through grants?

It depends on your location and specific situation. There is no guarantee that we will be able to secure these grants. However, what we can tell you is that most grants are mid-five-figures, with some going up to a million dollars.

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Terry Fox Elementary, British Columbia

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WSP

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– Jim Moss, Director of Development and Operations

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"Thank you very much to you and your staff for an outstanding job on this project. James, Josh, and Jaimie were exceptional to work with throughout the installation of the playground. Their dedication to making everything 100% is refreshing to see. The attention to detail on the install has been as good as any project that I have been involved in over the past 30 years. Great job! Please feel free to use me as a reference at any time."

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In addition to the amazing parks you came up with, I would also like to add a thanks for the information you have on your site and the direction of Steve to research the other available grants. It has saved me personally hours and hours of time looking for this information on my own. It has been such a pleasure thus far.”

– Sam Hansen, VP Maintenance

Heritage Hills Housing Cooperative

“We chose Tim Aylesworth and Park N Play for our playground structure because of the superb and consistent customer service, the ability to achieve our goal on a fast timeline, and his professionalism in handling all the changes we requested. …Tim and his design team put together a playground which is exciting, challenging and engaging. The feedback from the students, teachers, parents, and staff have been nothing but positive! We wholeheartedly recommend Tim and Park N Play. If we are to build another playground I wouldn’t hesitate to have Tim come in and design it!”

– Bonnie deGroot, Playground Committee Member

Clearwater academy

“Shelley and the rest of the team at Park N Play..,work as valuable team members on my projects and not only entertain my sometimes crazy ideas, but work with me to make award winning realities…I need a team that puts in the same excitement, dedication and passion in my projects as I do….Park N Play definitely exemplifies that.”

– Amber Lyons, Senior Landscape Architect

Stantec

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– Jim Moss, Director of Development and Operations

Town of Sheldburne

My best summation of the Kinglet playground would be that it was a great collaboration of playground elements and design intent, along with a flawless installation leading to a fantastic playground and incredibly happy client and consultant.

– Jordan Gulayets, Landscape Architect Manager

WSP

Playground Grants and fundraising

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Playground grants and funding resources

Playground and community grants

Playground fundraising

What you can expect when you work with Park N Play

How do I contact my local Park N Play Representative?

What should I have prepared before I reach out?

How much money is available to me through grants?

– Will Packolyk, Landscape Architect, BLA, AALA, BCSLA

– Ben Tymchyshyn, BLA, BCSLA, CSLAAssociate, Senior Landscape Architect

– Collete Lavallée, Director of Education

– Graham Carr, Senior Project Manager

– Steve Woloshyn, Capital Campaign Officer

– Angela Magon, Abbotsford School District

– Michelle Tusin, CSLA

– Gary Ward, Parks and Recreation Director

– Todd Truax, Principal

– Jolene Thompson

– Kris Evoy, Senior Facilities Planner

– Carie Stockbrugger, Purchasing Supervisor

– Scott Hickling, Executive Director

– Jordan Gulayets, Landscape Architect Manager

– Amber Lyons, Senior Landscape Architect

– Nicole Falcone-Dempsey, Principal

– Sam Hansen, Vice President, Maintenance

– Bonnie deGroot, Playground Committee Member

– Andrew Bialek, Superintendent of Parks

– Jim Moss, Director of Development and Operations

– Steve Davison

– Sam Hansen, VP Maintenance

– Bonnie deGroot, Playground Committee Member

– Amber Lyons, Senior Landscape Architect

– Jim Moss, Director of Development and Operations

– Jordan Gulayets, Landscape Architect Manager

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