Deadline: 16-May-23
The United Way Kingston, Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA) is inviting applications for the Community Investment Fund that provides grant to programs, projects, or small capital expenditures for non-profit organizations in the community.
Objectives
- Objectives of the Fund:
- Provide organizations and groups with the financial resources to support projects to strengthen their community.
- Assist organizations with additional expenses related to service delivery during pandemic and/or post-pandemic.
- Encourage formal and informal partnerships among community sectors.
- Encourage efficient/effective methods of delivering projects/programs.
- Foster innovation and creativity in addressing the needs of the community.
- Support the priorities of United Way’s Community Impact Focus Areas: Helping Kids Be All They Can Be; Building Strong and Healthy Communities; Moving People From Poverty to Possibility.
- Support the core pillars of the City of Kingston Strategic Plan 2023-2026 that relate to social services
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount is $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must:
- Be a registered not-for-profit and/or charity.
- Be volunteer-led organization and have volunteer involvement in program.
- Be operating in a non-discriminatory manner as set out in Ontario Human Rights Code
- Provide the most recent copy of organization’s financial statements if their budget is over $500,000.
- Be in good standing with regard to past Community Investment Fund grant projects (successful completion of projects and have submitted final reports)
- Have only one application per project. No more than two applications per organization
- Not have been declined for the same project/program twice in previous years.
- Note: During the pandemic, applications were accepted from eligible organizations even if they received CIF funding for two years previously. As of the 2022/2023 funding cycle, the two-year maximum funding eligibility has recommenced.
- Proposed programs, projects, or capital expenditures:
- Contribute to the core pillars of the City of Kingston Strategic Plan 2023-2026 that relate to social services
- Contribute to the United Way of KFL&A’s Community Impact focus areas
- Meet the mission and mandate of the organization applying for the grant.
- Identify a demonstrated local need for the program/project.
- Demonstrate the level of impact on vulnerable individuals, families, neighbourhoods, or communities.
- Aim to build on existing community resources, assets and structures and work in partnership with other organizations or projects/programs and the people to be served, where possible
- Identify measurable outcomes that will be enhanced by the impact of this funding.
- Demonstrate sustainability beyond the grant, unless funding is for a project that will be completed within the grant period.
- Funds are for projects/programs delivered by organizations serving the community within the City of Kingston boundaries (City of Kingston Funding) and organizations that serve local communities in the broader geographic area of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (United Way Funding)
- Up to 20% of the project budget can be for administration costs
- Approved Grantees will:
- Sign a United Way and/or City of Kingston agreement, upon approval of application.
- Recognize the support of the United Way and the City of Kingston, wherever possible
- Complete United Way and/or City of Kingston reporting procedures, including a program completion report with statistical data and measurable outcomes for the program.
- Provide proof of having general liability insurance in the amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000)
- Organizations must provide equal access to services to individuals of diverse cultures or with disabilities
Ineligible Applicants
- For-profit organizations or ventures
- Non-profit organization sponsoring for-profit organization.
- Organizations such as service clubs and foundations, that act as a funding source for other groups.
- Organizations of political affiliation or supporting political activities
- Organizations where the service component is conditional upon participation in the religious activities of the organization.
- Educational institutions
For more information, visit United Way KFLA.