Deadline: 15-Nov-21
The City of Kamloops is currently accepting applications for the 2022 Social and Community Development Grant Program.
Funding is available for projects that address priorities identified in the Kamloops Social Plan and / or align with Council’s Strategic goal of livability.
Kamloops is ideally located in the heart of British Columbia’s sunny Southern Interior and is easily accessed by road, air, and rail.
Kamloops is a great community that nurtures growth. They are one of Canada’s premier host centers for developing amateur sport, tournaments, cultural events, high performance training camps and national and international competitions. As Canada’s Tournament Capital, they foster a grassroots philosophy of inclusion, accessibility, and sport development. Incorporated as a city in 1893, Kamloops has transitioned into an urban city while maintaining its western hospitality.
Funding Information
- Applicants are invited to apply for funding up to $ 30,000.
Why measure outcomes?
- to more clearly describe what the funded programs are doing to address social and community issues and what change is occurring that contributes to more inclusive and equitable communities as a result of the funded programs
- to build capacity amongst funded agencies for program monitoring and evaluation
- to help community groups use outcome planning and measurement to improve programs
- to provide the Social Planning Council with the information it needs to be more accountable to Kamloops residents
Eligiiblity Criteria
To be eligible for a Social and Community Development Grant, all of the following criteria must be met:
- The organization must be a registered non-profit society. It must have an independent, active government body composed of volunteers. The bylaws must have provisions that no Board Director can be remunerated for being a director and staff members cannot be voting members of the Board or Executive.
- The organization must extend its service to the general public and shall not exclude anyone by reason of religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, language, disability, or income, except in instances where it can be proven that exclusion of some groups is required for effective service delivery to the target group.
- The organization must have the demonstrated functional capacity and sufficient resources to deliver the project or proposed services to which the City is being asked to contribute.
- The project or proposed services must address specific current social and community issues or concerns.
- Projects or proposed services are required to align with either the Kamloops Social Plan.
- Costs must be reasonable when compared with projects or proposed services of a similar scope and scale.
- The project or proposed services must primarily serve Kamloops residents.
For more information, visit https://www.kamloops.ca/our-community/grants-funding