Deadline: 14 February 2017
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation is seeking Letter of Inquiry for its Grants program to provide a long-term way to serve specific community needs anywhere in Canada.
Generally The Catherine Donnelly Foundation will use its endowment to fund projects/programs that address community needs in three primary areas:
- Adult Education Advancement Initiatives
- The Foundation will consider applications from groups and organizations that use adult education processes to address the needs of new Canadians and marginalized or excluded populations.
- Environmental Enhancement Initiatives
- The Foundation will consider applications that catalyze a significant increase in public support and advocacy for fast and deep-reaching systemic climate change solutions, paired with a rapid shift toward green consumption and behavioural patterns at the level of the individual.
- Housing Initiatives
- The Foundation will consider applications for programs or initiatives intended to advance systems-change and lasting solutions in Canada’s housing sector. The CDF will consider projects that generate evidence, build capacity, advance collective solutions, and encourage public policy change that will build a vibrant non-profit and social housing sector.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation seeks applicant organizations that:
- Are registered Canadian charities
- Can provide evidence that their operative values are consistent with those of the Catherine Donnelly Foundation
- Work in areas where the needs are greatest
- Work with persons not served or reached by traditional programs
- Are undertaking projects or programs that have promise as a model for imitation in other Canadian communities and will train others to set up similar programs
- Partner with other like valued organizations to achieve shared goals
How to Apply
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation operates with a two stage application review process:
- Letter of Inquiry (pre-proposal inquiry) and an
- Invited Applicant (full application process)
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit The Catherine Donnelly Foundation’s Grants.