Deadline: 31-Dec-24
The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce its Oshawa Community Grants.
Categories
- This program will accept applications in four categories:
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events: To support the development and delivery of events, festivals, celebrations and gatherings in Oshawa.
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development: To support the development and presentation of one-off activities, projects, and initiatives within the arts, culture, heritage and environmental sectors.
- Strong Inclusive Communities: To support community initiatives focused on supporting the needs of local Oshawa residents from diverse communities.
- Fundraising and Oshawa Significant Events: To provide in-kind service support for fundraising and Oshawa significant events held within the City of Oshawa.
Funding Information
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events:
- Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $100,000.
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development:
- Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $50,000.
- Strong Inclusive Communities:
- Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $100,000.
- Fundraising and Oshawa Significant Events:
- Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $50,000.
Eligible Projects
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events: This grant covers festivals, events and gatherings that strengthen and develop the arts, culture, heritage, and environmental sectors through the provision of free programming for Oshawa residents and includes:
- Events
- Festivals
- Celebrations, and
- Gatherings
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development: This grant supports one-off projects and activities that enhance the arts, culture, heritage and environmental sectors in Oshawa and includes:
- Art projects in any discipline, including dance, literary, media arts, music, theatre, and visual art
- Education and public programming with arts, culture, heritage or environmental themes
- Environment preservation projects
- Cultural development projects
- Communication and marketing expenses that occur as part of the proposed project
- Strong Inclusive Communities: This grant includes initiatives that support healthy, safe and inclusive community development, such as:
- Education and awareness campaigns or programming
- Food drives, food bank activity or community gardens
- Support services for various diverse communities
- Housing and shelter for diverse communities
- Fundraising and Oshawa Significant Events: Eligible projects will cover in-kind services for utilizing City facilities and spaces for general fundraising and Oshawa significant events that support charitable organizations, including:
- Facility rental fees
- Equipment rentals
- Road closures
- Other City support
Ineligible Activities
- Operating expenses that cover day-to-day operation of an organization, group or collective (e.g. utilities, rent, insurance, etc.)
- For-profit organizations, groups or individuals
- Political organizations
- City Council affiliated boards or committees
- Religious or faith-based organizations or groups except where service or programs are delivered to the wider community; does not include religious indoctrination and does not generate revenue to provide funding for the organization
- Organizations that receive funding through Oshawa’s municipal budget process.
Eligibility Criteria
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events:
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Community groups
- Collectives
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development:
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Community groups
- Collectives
- Strong Inclusive Communities:
- Not for profit organizations or community groups whose mandate is to support local Indigenous communities and/or equity deserving groups and community members in need.
- Fundraising and Oshawa Significant Events:
- Incorporated not for profit organizations.
For more information, visit City of Oshawa.