Deadline: 15-Oct-22
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta (CFLSA) is inviting applications for the Community Priorities Grants Program.
The Community Priorities Grants Program is the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta's largest granting program. Each year, this fund awards over $400,000 to qualified donees in Southwestern Alberta. Funding for this program comes from donors across southwestern Alberta that made unrestricted gifts to the Community Foundation. These donors trust that the Community Priorities Grants Committee and Board of Directors will allocate funding to worthy causes throughout the region.
The Community Foundation does not provide Community Priorities Grants to organizations that were approved for grant funding in the previous year. This does not apply to school districts, municipalities, or charities applying in partnership with non-registered groups.
Funding Information
- The Community Priorities Fund will not consider requests for funding over $15,000.
Does Your Project Display the Following Strengths?
The Community Foundation is interested in supporting projects that demonstrate at least one—but typically many of the following. The project:
- Helps to fulfill the mission and mandate of your organization
- Improves the services offered by your organization
- Delivers benefits to the majority of the people you serve
- Demonstrates a real need for funding that is not otherwise available
- Demonstrates a search for funding from sources other than the Community Foundation
- Demonstrates an investment in the project through contributions from your organization, the community, and/or support from other funding sources
- Is well developed, achievable within the next year, and:
- Propose an innovative and practical solution
- Strengthens your organizational capacity or sustainability
- If applicable, promotes collaboration and sharing among agencies
Eligibility Criteria
- Are you located within their region? Their region stretches from the US border north to Arrowwood, and from the BC border west to Grassy Lake. You must be located within this region, or carry out programming within this region to be eligible for funding.
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Are you a registered charity with Canada Revenue Agency?
- The Community Foundation can only grant to federally registered charities or qualified donees with a business number (BN). You can check your organization's charitable status by visiting the Canada Revenue Agency Website.
- Alberta Societies Number. The Community Foundation cannot fund societies unless they are also federally registered.
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Are you applying in partnership?
- If you do not have a CRA BN, you may still apply for funding through a partnership with another registered charity, municipality or school district.
For more information, visit Community Priorities Fund.
For more information, visit https://cflsa.ca/grants/