Deadline: 31-Mar-21
The Abbotsford Community Foundation (ACF) is seeking applications for its Housing Grants 2021 to provide funds to charitable organizations for projects, programs and initiatives addressing homelessness within Abbotsford.
The goal is to fund projects that support inclusion and diversity, build resilience, and create opportunities for engagement with some of community’s most vulnerable citizens.
Funding Information
- Grant requests must not exceed $9,000.
- Grants are not available for:
- Paying down mortgages or reducing deficits
- Political and/or exclusively religious activities
- Retroactive funds for completed or partially completed projects
- An organization’s on-going or core operating expenses
Program Eligibility
- The program, project or initiative outlined in the application must primarily benefit the citizens of Abbotsford and be delivered within the geographic boundaries of Abbotsford.
- The grant request must be for a specific new project or an enhancement of an existing project or program occurring within a definite period. This is normally within 12 months after the application deadline but in some instances, exceptions may be allowed if approved by the board.
- Applications will be considered for projects which:
- Demonstrate innovative approaches to providing services that include specific goals to assist individuals facing homelessness in finding permanent shelter.
- Promote cooperation and collaboration between organizations that provide services resulting in more support for displaced individuals.
- Stimulate the participation of other funding partners.
- Renovations to existing shelters, providing capital equipment or a service for existing emergency housing.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, the applying organization must meet the following criteria:
- Be a registered charitable organization or other qualified done as identified by the Income Tax Act, Sec 149.1(1)
- Make services available without discrimination as prohibited by the Canadian Human Rights Act
For more information, visit https://abbotsfordcf.org/grants/acf-housing-grants/