Tokyo Metropolitan Area Regional Strength Development Project Subsidy

Overview of the Project

　This is a grant provided by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to support initiatives (events, activities, etc.) organized by neighborhood associations and town councils that address local issues. For more details, please check the link below.

• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Citizens and Cultural Affairs Website(External Link)
• FY2024 Project Overview Leaflet (PDF 1.3MB)
• FY2024 Guide (Guidelines and Case Studies) (PDF 10.0MB)

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Target Organization

Neighborhood Associations located in Tokyo

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Target Business

　Projects organized by the applicant's Neighborhood Association, aimed at solving local issues through the participation and use by many local residents, conducted and completed between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027
Note: Projects deemed not to align with the purpose of the grant may be excluded.

Initiatives for Solving Local Issues

Examples of Projects

Intergenerational exchange events, summer festivals, bon odori, sports day, and membership promotion projects through the creation and utilization of pamphlets

B Initiatives that lead to the promotion of specific measures undertaken by Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Examples of Projects

• B-1 Disaster Prevention and Energy Saving Activities
  Disaster prevention training, training using disaster prevention manuals, creation of disaster prevention maps, energy-saving workshops and lectures
• B-2 Support for Child and Youth Development, Women, and Parenting
  Events planned and managed by children, job experience programs, nature experience classes, children's traffic safety classes, parenting exchange salons, women's health promotion courses
• B-3 Monitoring Activities for Older Adults
  Monitoring of Older Adults and children going to and from school, children's cafeterias
• B-4 Crime Prevention Activities
  Crime Prevention Patrol, Crime Prevention Training Session
• B-5 Building a Multicultural Symbiotic Society
  Cross-cultural experiences, international exchange events, and training through the creation and utilization of disaster prevention manuals for foreigners

B-S Initiatives that Lead to the Promotion of Specific Measures that Tokyo Metropolitan Government Should Urgently Address

Examples of Projects

Digital Utilization Support

Distribution of neighborhood association events using online tools, smartphone and tablet usage classes, workshops using online tools such as ZOOM, safety confirmation using social media, and application usage courses for the introduction of electronic bulletin board apps.

C Efforts to solve local issues implemented jointly by multiple single neighborhood associations.

Examples of Projects

Evacuation shelter management training conducted jointly by two neighborhood associations, and a sports festival competing among five neighborhood associations

D Initiatives for solving local issues implemented by a single neighborhood association in collaboration with other regional organizations (excluding neighborhood associations and local governments).

Examples of Projects

Community exchange events in collaboration with shopping streets, evacuation drills in cooperation with Senior Welfare facilities

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Subsidy Limit Amount

• Target Projects A, B… Single Neighborhood Association: 240,000 yen, District Federation: 1,200,000 yen, Ward/City Federation: 2,400,000 yen
• Target Project C…Single Neighborhood Association (Joint) 600,000 yen
• Target Project D…Single Neighborhood Association (Collaboration) 360,000 yen

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Application Schedule

Recruitment Round	Application Form Acceptance Period	Grant Decision Timing	Implementation period for applicable projects
1st	From Friday, February 20 to Wednesday, March 4	Early April	Projects to be implemented after April 1
2nd	April 16 (Thursday) to April 30 (Thursday)	Early July	Projects to be implemented after July 10
3rd	From Thursday, July 16 to Friday, July 31	Early October	Projects to be implemented after October 10
4th	From Wednesday, September 16 to Wednesday, September 30	Early December	Projects to be implemented after December 10

[Note] Each organization can apply only once within the fiscal year.

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Contact Information for Business Activities

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Citizens and Cultural Affairs, Citizens' Life Department, Community Activities Promotion Division, Community Activities Support Section
Phone 03-5388-3166
Fax 03-5388-1331
Email address S1161202@section.metro.tokyo.jp

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