City of Kelowna Project Grants Program – Canada

Deadline: 30-Nov-21

The City of Kelowna is seeking applications for its Project Grants Program to provide a festival, event or project that feature arts, culture and/or heritage for the benefit of Kelowna residents.

All festivals, events and projects must be accessible to the public, offer a unique experience and prominently feature arts, culture or heritage content. Funding is provided for up to a maximum of three years on a matching 50/50 basis.

The City of Kelowna’s Active Living & Culture Division administers a number of grant programs and services for the community which:

encourage active healthy lifestyles
build strong neighbourhoods
nurture lifelong participation in sport
enhance cultural vibrancy
facilitate development of events
enhance social sustainability
support effective management and operation of sport, recreation and cultural facilities

Objective

This program aims to provide assistance to projects offered by non-profit organizations which are publicly accessible, prominently feature arts, culture or heritage activities and are aligned with the 2020-2025 Cultural Plan.

Funding Information

Grants are available for up to 50% of the total project cost, to a maximum of $10,000.

Organization Profile

Organizations participating in this program are Kelowna-based, established, non-profit organizations which have:

been incorporated and are actively providing the majority of their public programs and services in Kelowna for at least one (1) year prior to the application deadline;
an inclusive, diverse and welcoming approach in their operations and activities;
sound governance and are fiscally responsible, with diverse sources of revenue and good recordkeeping practices; and
a vision and a feasible plan and budget for the creation and delivery of a festival, event or project which has an arts, culture or heritage focus, has artistic or cultural leadership, and will be accessible and beneficial to Kelowna residents.

Eligibility Criteria

To participate in this program, the organization must:

be a registered non-profit society or a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and be registered for at least one (1) year at the time of the application deadline;
be physically located, have an active presence and have the majority of its programs and services delivered within the city of Kelowna for at least one (1) year at the time of the application deadline;
either solely, or in partnership with others, propose a project which is consistent with the vision, principles, goals and strategies of the 2020-2025 Cultural Plan;
be committed to carrying out its project for the benefit of Kelowna residents without exclusion of anyone by reason of religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, language, disability or income;
have an independent Board of Directors composed of volunteers and representative of its mission and audience. Directors must:
- Meet the minimum statutory requirements imposed by the relevant incorporation statute (i.e. BC Societies Act); and
- not be remunerated for their services as Director (except for reimbursement of reasonable expenses) nor hold concurrent staff positions.
have fulfilled all reporting requirements for any previous grants from the City of Kelowna; and 2022 Cultural Grants – Project Program
have other revenue sources for the project.