Deadline: 18-Oct-20
The Community Impact Grant (CIG) Program is an annual granting program offered through the Winds or Essex Community Foundation (WECF).
Funding Information
- CIGs can provide up to $10,000 in funding for projects or programs that create partnerships, tackle important Vital Signs issues, and those that will make a lasting impact on the Windsor and Essex Community.
Eligibility Criteria
Before applying to the Community Impact Grant Program, ensure your organization and project are eligible for funding.
- You must either be (1) a registered charity, (2) a registered amateur athletic association, or (3) a municipality. If you do not have a registered charitable number, you must have a registered charitable organization act as an intermediary on your behalf.
- Individuals and “for-profit” organizations/businesses are not eligible to apply to any of the grant programs.
- Your organization must either be based in Windsor or Essex County or be offering programs to the Windsor-Essex region. They will not accept applications that fund services provided to outside communities.
- Organizations that received a Community Impact Grant in the last grant round are not eligible to apply for a Community Impact Grant in the subsequent year. If your organization received an emergency grant through one of the COVID-19 emergency granting streams, you are ineligible to apply.
- Organizations that have not fulfilled the terms of a previous grant are not eligible to apply. This includes not submitting a signed grant agreement or final report for your project, and not fulfilling terms outlined in an approved grant application.
- Projects that support sectarian, religious, or political purposes are not eligible for funding. However, religious organizations may receive funding for projects that are of a benefit to the broader community
Project Guidelines
- KidStart Grants will fund projects that
- are driven by students
- are creative and innovative
- will make a positive impact on the community
- partner with a Community Organization (a letter of support from Community Partner is recommended)
- are inclusive to everyone in the classroom
- are for JK – Grade 8 classes
- have approval from the school’s administration
- align with 1 of the 11 WECF Vital Signs issue areas.
- KidStart Grants will NOT fund projects that
- are part of the standard curriculum
- would normally be covered by core funding
- request funds for guest speaker expenses
- have no community connection
- are written solely by teachers or administration
- are multi-year
- contribute to fundraising efforts
- fund other charities
- fund existing operations
For more information, visit http://wecf.ca/im-interested-grants/