Deadline: 31-Jan-23
The City of Oshawa is seeking applications for its Community Grants Program.
Categories
The new Oshawa Community Grants Program offers support through four categories of grants:
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events: To support the development and delivery of events, festivals, celebrations and gatherings in Oshawa.
- Eligible projects
- This grant covers festivals, events and gatherings that strengthen and develop the arts, culture, heritage, and environmental sectors through the provision of free programming for Oshawa residents and includes:
- Events
- Festivals
- Celebrations, and
- Gatherings
- Eligible activities must be open to the public, specifically Oshawa residents, and free to all participants.
- This grant covers festivals, events and gatherings that strengthen and develop the arts, culture, heritage, and environmental sectors through the provision of free programming for Oshawa residents and includes:
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development Projects and Special Initiatives: To support the development and presentation of one-off activities, projects, and initiatives within the arts, culture, heritage and environmental sectors.
- Eligible projects
- This grant supports one-off projects and activities that enhance the arts, culture, heritage and environmental sectors in Oshawa and includes:
- Art projects in any discipline, including dance, literary, media arts, music, theatre, and visual art
- Education and public programming with arts, culture, heritage or environmental themes
- Environment preservation projects
- Cultural development projects
- Communication and marketing expenses that occur as part of the proposed project
- Eligible projects must include a public presentation component, to ensure works will increase access and learning opportunities for residents and visitors and be free to all participants.
- This grant supports one-off projects and activities that enhance the arts, culture, heritage and environmental sectors in Oshawa and includes:
- Strong Inclusive Communities: To support community initiatives which are focused on supporting the needs of local Oshawa residents from diverse communities.
- Eligible projects
- This grant includes initiatives that support healthy, safe and inclusive community development such as:
- Education and awareness campaigns or programming
- Food drives, food bank activity or community gardens
- Support services for various diverse communities
- Housing and shelter for diverse communities
- Eligible projects must provide support to communities or individuals in Oshawa and be free to all participants.
- This grant includes initiatives that support healthy, safe and inclusive community development such as:
- Fundraising Events: To provide in-kind service support for fundraising events held within the City of Oshawa.
- Eligible projects
- Eligible projects will cover in-kind services for utilizing City facilities and spaces for general fundraising events that support charitable organizations, including:
- Facility rental fees
- Equipment rentals
- Road closures
- Other City support
- Projects falling in this grant category will include Events, Festivals, Celebrations and Gatherings.
- Eligible projects will cover in-kind services for utilizing City facilities and spaces for general fundraising events that support charitable organizations, including:
Funding Information
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events: Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $100,000
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development Projects and Special Initiatives: Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $50,000
- Strong Inclusive Communities: Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $100,000
- Fundraising Events: Total Available Funds in this Grant Category: $50,000
Grants will not fund
- Operating expenses that cover day-to-day operation of an organization, group or collective (e.g. utilities, rent, insurance, etc.)
- For-profit organizations, groups or individuals
- Political organizations
- City Council affiliated boards or committees
- Religious or faith-based organizations or groups except where service or programs are delivered to the wider community; does not include religious indoctrination and does not generate revenue to provide funding for the organization.
- Organizations that receive funding through Oshawa’s municipal budget process
Eligibility Criteria
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Events and Arts, Culture, Heritage and Environmental – Development Projects and Special Initiatives
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Community groups
- Collectives
- Strong Inclusive Communities
- Not for profit organizations or community groups whose mandate is to support local Indigenous communities and/or equity deserving groups and community members in need.
- Fundraising Events
- Incorporated not for profit organizations
For more information, visit City of Oshawa.