Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Township of South Frontenac is accepting applications for Lake Ecosystem Grant Program to establish a grant process that supports and encourages the preservation, restoration, monitoring and analysis of lake ecosystems within the Township of South Frontenac.
Lakes are inland bodies of water that lack any direct contact with an ocean. Lake ecosystems include living plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as non-living physical (e.g. light, temperature and wind) and chemical reactions.
Funding Priorities
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Priority will be given to those projects that have the greatest positive impact on the health and welfare of lake ecosystems. Projects could impact an entire lake, but could also include Another lake or other upstream or downstream components. Projects should incorporate one or more of the following objectives.
- Reduces or limits diffuse or point source runoff primarily caused by human disturbance of the land
- Creates or increases buffer zones along the lakeshore and/or banks of creeks and streams that drain into the lake
- Protects or enhances wildlife habitat
- Enables or performs monitoring and/or inventories of the lake environment and its contributing watershed in order to fill knowledge gaps
Funding Information
- This grant program is designed to fund projects up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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Non-profit organization:
- Is a community organization with an interest in lake ecosystems within the geographic boundaries of the Township of South Frontenac
- Has the ability to show long-term sustainability through a robust volunteer base and stable financial governance
- Receives less than 75% of its operating budget from government grants
- Can demonstrate a long-term commitment to lake stewardship
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All grant recipients and their submissions must meet the following criteria:
- Submissions must have a well-defined plan with measurable results and take place/be completed within 12 months of receiving the grant.
- The organization must be able to fund 25% of the total project requirements.
- Grant recipients will receive 75% of their allotted funds at the beginning of the project and the remainder upon receipt of the final report.
- Submissions must incorporate an outreach component to educate the community and build awareness of the key learnings and results of the project.
- Final reports from any previous year’s funding must have been received in order to be considered for the current year.
- Financial statements from the previous calendar year should be included with the applicant’s Letter of Intent, along with a list of current officers.
- Unspent funds must be returned to the Township following completion of the project.
- Applicants cannot be in receipt of other program-specific Township funding.
For more information, visit Lake Ecosystem Grant.
For more information, visit https://www.southfrontenac.net/en/town-hall/Municipal_Community_Grant_Programsaspx.aspx#Lake-Ecosystem-Grant-Program–2022-Intake-Now-Open
