Deadline: 8-Oct-21
City of Thunder Bay is offering Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program to provide municipal funding every year to non-profit organizations in the social service, youth, and cultural sectors, as well as to individual artists undertaking projects in the community.
The grants will benefit the community and help to leverage other provincial and national funding sources.
Project Grants
- Project grants are one-time, short-term funding for special activities, training and development, or seed funding for new organizations.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant amount is $10,000. A total of $47,500 is available for 2021 Project Grant allocations, and there are three intake periods this year (Spring, Summer, and Fall).
- The maximum term for this grant is one (1) year.
- The same activity will not necessarily be supported from year to year.
Project Applicant Eligibility
- Community, Youth & Cultural Organizations
- To be eligible for a Project Grant, the applicant must:
- Have a community, youth, or culture sector focus/mandate.
- Be an incorporated non-profit organization or non-incorporated collective which operates on a non-profit basis.
- Have a clearly stated purpose and function and be fully responsible for the planning and provision of its services.
- Operate from a location in the City of Thunder Bay and carry out programs in this community for the benefit of its people.
- Extend its services to the general public and/or Indigenous public in Thunder Bay, and accommodate for needs related to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, and disability, unless to do so would cause undue hardship.
- Must maintain a clear distinction in programs and budgets between religious activities and its community service programs if operating under the auspices of a religious body.
- Have an independent, active governing board composed of volunteers and a considerable volunteer component.
- Demonstrate need for the requested funding and provide evidence that funds are confirmed/projected from a variety of other sources, e.g. donations/sponsorships, user fees, other government sources.
- Individual Artist(s)
- To be eligible for a Project Grant, an individual artist must:
- Conduct a project on a non-profit basis within Thunder Bay and for the benefit of the community.
- Demonstrate need for the requested funding and provide evidence that funds are confirmed/projected from a variety of other sources, e.g. donations/sponsorships, user fees, other government sources.
Eligibility & Guidelines
- This program is designed to provide periodic support to special projects of value to the community that are carried out by a variety of non-profit community, youth, and cultural organizations and individual artists in Thunder Bay.
For more information, visit https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/community-youth-and-cultural-funding.aspx