Deadline: 24-Jun-22
The City of Thunder Bay has announced the applications for Sustaining Grants Program.
The City of Thunder Bay has deemed those community, youth, and cultural organizations which receive Sustaining Grants to be an integral part of the City’s identity. These organizations fill a void in service provision in the City, positively affect the quality of life of the residents of the City, and/or generate an economic benefit for the City.
Duration
- An applicant must successfully complete five (5) years of operating funding from the City, then City Council may consider placing the applicant into the Sustaining Grant category.
- It is available on an ongoing basis in terms ranging from one (1) to five (5) years.
- Sustaining Grants are allocated to well-established non-profit organizations that work to provide a service to the City of Thunder Bay, its residents, and visitors.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Sustaining Grant, the applicant must demonstrate:
- At least five (5) years of successfully completed operating funding from the City.
- Many years of demonstrated administrative competence.
- Budget practices and financial statements in accordance with generally accepted Canadian accounting principles.
- A track record of providing quality programming and/or services.
- Employment practices that comply with applicable legislative requirements, as the case may be, such as the Employment Standards Act of Ontario, the Pay Equity Act of Ontario, and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- A Board of Directors which will assume full responsibility for the administration of the funds or an agent acceptable to City Council.
- Evidence that funds are confirmed/projected from a variety of other sources clearly stated in the application.
Sustaining Grant applications will only be accepted from those organizations notified of their eligibility for a Sustaining Grant prior to the application deadline.
For more information, visit https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/community-youth-and-cultural-funding.aspx#Project-grants