City Grants

The application deadline for a grant from the city fund for the year 2024 was September 30, 2024.

A total of 413 applications were received, categorized as follows:
- Social activities and welfare: 86
- Sports and youth: 50
- Human rights: 17
- Culture: 226
- Other: 15

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Purpose

The Municipal Treasury provides grants to NGOs, businesses, and individuals for activities, projects, and events consistent with Reykjavík’s strategic objectives, focus, and priorities.
Grants will be awarded for projects involving the following: 

  • Social activities and welfare
  • Sports and youth 
  • Human rights
  • Culture

How to apply?

You can apply for grants online via My Pages. 

Applications must be submitted within the prescribed time limit. Activities, events, and projects cannot receive grants after they take place. Applications for grants are assessed based on Reykjavík City’s rules on grants and the City’s Human Rights Policy, as well as the procedures for the relevant policy area. See details at the bottom of the page. 

Applications will be evaluated based on the following

  • The objectives described and whether they are likely to be achieved
  • Whether the work and time schedule is realistic
  • Whether it is possible to assess the progress of the project
  • The expected results and benefits of the project in question
  • Budget documents along with clarification of alternative financing
  • How well the application matches Reykjavík City’s Human Rights Policy and the objectives of gender-budgeting
  • The procedures for the relevant policy area and City department
  • The primary focus of the School and Recreation Council's general grants for 2023 is to support projects aimed at youth prevention in school and after-school programs. It does not exclude other projects, however.

Guidelines for individuals

You can apply for a grant and submit the final report for the funded project through My Pages, available on this website. Digital authentication is necessary to log into My Pages.

 

From the navigation bar on My pages, click on Services page. There you can click on the category "Grants", and from there click on “Application for a grant from the City Fund” for your City Grant application and "Final Report - City Grant application" for the project report. After an application has been submitted, you can view it and track the status of the case in My Cases on My Pages. 

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Guidelines for Companies and NGOs

Company representatives may identify themselves digitally through My Pages, to apply on behalf of a company or association.

 

Once logged in, the user clicks on Services page from the navigation bar. There, user can find and click on the category "Grants". From there click on “Application for a grant from the City Fund” for your City Grant application. After an application has been submitted, the company representative can view it and track the status of the case in My Cases on My Pages. 

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