Deadline: 30-Nov-22
Mississippi Mills is accepting applications for Mississippi Mills Municipal Grant that recognizes the valuable contributions made by community organizations and volunteer groups to improve the well-being of the community and the quality of life for its residents.
Support is provided each year from the Municipality’s operating budget to qualifying organizations through an annual application process.
Purpose
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The Municipal Grant Policy has been established by Council to provide guidelines to organizations within Mississippi Mills who are seeking modest financial assistance with the following:
- One time start-up funding for a new community event or festival.
- Sponsorship funding for established community events or festivals.
- Funding towards partnerships between the Municipality and Organizations
- Funding to maintain and/or operate private structures or property that are used to the benefit of the community as a whole.
- Funding to support federal and provincial government grant application requirements.
Funding Information
- Grant funding to any one (1) organization or event in any one year will be capped at a maximum cash value of $5,000.00.
Eligibility Criteria
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Council will review applications for municipal grants after considering the following:
- A not for profit organization that meets the criteria established in Chapter 4 “Eligibility Requirements” of the Lottery Licensing Policy Manual issued by the Province of Ontario. A registered charity meets these criteria.
- Is located in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills
- Provides without discrimination a recreation, cultural or community service to a significant proportion of Municipality citizens that the Municipality does not otherwise provide.
- Has demonstrated revenue-generating capability to sustain the service or event on its own.
- Requires municipal funding participation to support a federal or provincial grant application.
- Organizations demonstrate collaboration and cooperation with other local organizations in the sharing of resources.
Ineligible
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Council will not consider the following grant requests:
- Social assistance services that are provided by other government agencies or not for profit organizations.
- Travel expenses for members of an organization.
- Uniforms
- Play structures that are to be constructed on non-municipal property.
- Rental Fee Waivers
- Sponsorship of athletic endeavours (i.e. team or individual sponsorship for tournaments, special events, regular season activities, etc.)
- Individuals
- For-profit organizations
- Organizations with political affiliations
- Organizations serving as funding sources for others, e.g. Services clubs unless they are applying for funding for community festivals (per Resolution 7-15)
- Faith organizations where services/activities include the promotion and/or required adherence to a faith.
- Hospitals, clinic-based services or medical treatment programs.
- Fundraising Events.
- School boards, primary and secondary schools, post secondary institutions.
- Programs with legislated mandates of other governments.
- Provincial/national organizations unless a local chapter exists to service the residents of Mississippi Mills.
- Organizations receiving greater than 50% funding from senior levels of government.
- Organizations that conduct the majority of their activities outside the Municipality.
- Costs for major capital equipment/renovations and financing of deficits.
- Any grant requests from organizations that do not submit the required reporting information for a previous year’s grant in accordance with Section C of this policy.
- Incorporation costs or Director’s Liability insurance costs
- Museums.
For more information, visit Municipal Grant.
For more information, visit https://www.mississippimills.ca/en/news/apply-for-a-mississippi-mills-municipal-grant.aspx
