London Community Foundation’s Community Vitality Grant

Deadline: 18-Feb-21

The London Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Vitality Grant to support innovative projects seeking to improve the quality of life for region’s citizens.

Proposals are especially encouraged that represent true partnerships, demonstrate commitment to collaboration and leverage existing or new funding resources within the City of London or Middlesex County, ON, Canada.

Focus Areas

The Foundation welcome applications that align with the Vital Signs issue areas:

Housing, Racial equality
Well-being
Gender equality
Food security
Education

Funding Information

Applicants are welcome to request a grant up to $350,000 which may include up to 50% for capital expense, if those costs are directly related to the proposal’s program or objective.
This is a general guideline and does not preclude consideration of proposals requesting more, as there is a total $1,000,000 available to be granted.
Disbursement may be requested over one, two, or three years.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualified Donee Applicant:
- Although there may be two or more organizations applying together for support of a proposal, only one organization may serve as the Qualified Donee Applicant. The Qualified Donee Applicant must have registered status with the Canada Revenue Agency at the time of application submission and maintain this status. The Qualified Donee Applicant is committed to the planning and implementation of the proposal with one or more Co-Applicants, (if applicable), and also to receiving and managing the funds should the proposal receive a Community Vitality Grant.
Co-Applicants versus Partners:
- A Co-Applicant is an organization, not necessarily a qualified donee, committed to working with the Qualified Donee Applicant in the planning and implementation of the proposal should it receive a Community Vitality Grant. In other words, a Co-Applicant takes a leadership and accountability role for the entire initiative. A partner makes a meaningful contribution to the initiative. The Stage One and Two applications require a listing of the specific contributions partners are prepared to make (monetary and in-kind). If there are any CoApplicants, the Stage Two application requires a copy of the agreement outlining roles and responsibilities between the Qualified Donee Applicant and Co-Applicant(s).
Ineligible Applicants:
- A Qualified Donee Applicant or Co-Applicant may not include, as part of its senior administration, a London Community Foundation employee and their immediate family.
- Members of the London Community Foundation Grants Committee and Board of Directors are eligible to apply. However, they are recused from reviewing, scoring, and commenting on their own applications. They may not discuss their own application with other committee or board members.