Neighbourhood Decision Making

Neighbourhood Decision Making is a City program that offers community members of all ages the opportunity to directly decide how to spend a portion of the municipal budget in their neighbourhoods. It enables residents to work with the local government to make decisions that affect their lives. This program is an important part of the London Strengthening Neighbourhoods Strategy (2017-2020) and supports the Strategic Plan for the City of London in strengthening our community by creating vibrant, connected, and engaged neighbourhoods.

We have $250,000 for this program, with $50,000 allocated to five geographic areas of the City: Central, North West, North East, South West and South East. An idea can cost up to $30,000.

The purpose of this program is to engage, empower, and connect residents by bringing neighbours together around community-driven projects that enhance and strengthen their neighbourhoods. 

The goals of this program include:

• Resident engagement and participation in civic decision making;
• Residents connecting with neighbours;
• Learn what residents want in their neighbourhoods;
• Resident involvement in local voting process where they get to decide how money gets spent.

Any Londoner of any age can participate in all steps of the process. From idea submissions to voting.

Neighbourhood Decision Making offers residents the opportunity for real-life participation in voting for ideas that will improve the neighbourhood they live in.

It is a city-wide initiative, with five geographic areas: Central, South East, South West, North East and North West.

Idea proposals should:

• Involve and empower members of the neighbourhood and demonstrate broadbased and diverse participation in the project process
• Be originated, planned and put into action by the neighbours and community members who will be affected by the project
• Occur within the city limits and be on public land that is accessible
• Idea proposals may achieve any of the following outcomes:
  • Improve neighbourhood safety, participation and mobility
  • Beautify the neighbourhood
  • Improve community connections and understanding between neighbours
  • Encourage diversity and inclusion
  • Enhance or expand green space

To officially submit your idea into the program, go to getinvolved.london.ca/NDM and follow the steps. Idea submission will open August 2021. 

The largest amount of funding available for any one idea is $30,000.