Deadline: 12-Jul-24
Submissions are now open for the Community Development Grants.
These grants help organizations who provide programming for kids between the ages of 4-18 in financial need or youth with disabilities between the ages of 4-25.
Funding Streams
- Programming Support
- Provides organizations with support to manage the costs of delivering sport and active recreational programming, including but not limited to:
- Program leaders, instructors, and coaches;
- Facility rentals;
- Equipment needs;
- Transportation needs.
- Provides organizations with support to manage the costs of delivering sport and active recreational programming, including but not limited to:
- Operational Support
- Provides organizations with assistance to build capacity to provide more inclusive, equitable, and safe sport participant experiences, including but not limited to:
- Build staff and/or volunteer experience/expertise through training and education
- Organization intersectionality approaches to reduce or eliminate systemic barriers to participation (i.e., policies, programs, practices, and spaces);
- Provides organizations with assistance to build capacity to provide more inclusive, equitable, and safe sport participant experiences, including but not limited to:
Training
At Jumpstart, the safety and well-being of the communities we support is our top priority. A requirement of being a recipient of Jumpstart funding is that all sport leaders (employees and/or volunteers) involved in the direct delivery of the program successfully complete four Respect in Sport Training Modules prior to the program start date. These modules are:
- Respect in Sport Youth Activity Leader
- Keeping Girls in Sports
- Supporting Positive Behaviors
- Welcoming All Abilities
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a Community Development Grant, applicants must be qualified donees (as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency).
- Your organization should focus on engaging participants aged 4-18 from families in financial need, or 4-25 years of age for programs primarily serving children and youth with disabilities.
- Applications must:
- Primarily focus on engaging participants aged 4-18 from families in financial need, or 4-25 years of age for programs primarily serving children and youth with disabilities; and
- Consist of at least five sessions, totaling at least five hours over five separate days, and requiring a child to be registered for the entire duration.
For more information, visit Jumpstart.