Deadline: 20-Oct-21
The City of Richmond is pleased to launch Health, Social & Safety and Parks, Recreation & Community Events that aims to increase community capacity to benefit Richmond residents by assisting non-profit community organizations to deliver programs and services.
Objectives
- To assist Council to facilitate the Council Strategic Plan
- To improve the quality of life of Richmond residents through a wide range of beneficial community programs
- To assist primarily Richmond-based community groups to provide beneficial programs to residents
- To build community and organizational capacity to deliver programs
- To promote partnerships and financial cost sharing among the City, other funders and organizations.
Purpose
The purpose of these City Grant Programs is to help achieve the City’s Corporate Vision, “To be the most appealing, livable and well-managed community in Canada”.
Principles
- Support the City’s Corporate Vision
- Support non-profit organizations
- Benefit Richmond residents
- Maximize program benefits
- Promote volunteerism
- Build partnerships
- Increase community capacity
- Cost sharing and cost effectiveness
- Enhance but not sustain programs and services
- Promote user-pay when applicable
- Innovation.
Funding Information
- Base Program Funding
- Base funding will be reviewed intermittently, as determined by Council
- The amount allocated to the Programs will be based on overall City corporate priorities.
- Annual Cost of Living Increase
- To maintain the effectiveness of base funding in light of general rising costs (e.g., the cost of living), an annual cost of living factor will be automatically added to the base funding of both programs
- The cost of living increase will be based on the Vancouver CPI annual average change as determined by BC Statistics for the previous year
- Finance Division of the City of Richmond will determine the amount annually and add it to the base funding.
- Unused Program Funds
- At the end of each year, unallocated Grant Program dollars are deposited to the City’s Grant Provision
Purposes Eligible for Funding
Grants may be used for the following purposes:
- Operating Assistance: Regular operating expenses or core budgets of established organizations, including supplies and equipment, heat, light, telephone, photocopying, rent, and administrative salaries
- Community Service: Specific programs or projects to deliver services to Richmond residents
- Community Event: Neighbourhood or community-based events to enhance quality of life for Richmond residents
Eligible Items
Items eligible for funding are those required to directly deliver the project, including regular operating expenses or program/project specific expenses, including:
- Professional and administrative salaries and benefits
- Consultant services to deliver the project
- Office rent
- Supplies
- Equipment
- Rentals (e.g., vehicles, equipment, and maintenance)
- Heat
- Light
- Telephone
- Photocopying
- Materials.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only registered non-profit societies (society incorporation number must be provided)
- The Society’s Board of Directors must approve of the application being submitted.
For more information, visit https://www.richmond.ca/services/communitysocialdev/socialplanning/citygrant.htm
