Deadline: 3-Apr-23
The Red Deer & District Community Foundation is pleased to launch the Smart & Caring Grants to help make communities across Central Alberta a great place to live for everyone by enhancing belonging of all citizens and strengthening the nonprofit and voluntary sectors.
What will they fund?
- Innovative new projects
- Short term projects
- Seed funding for long term projects
- Equipment based projects
- Focus on vibrant, healthy, caring community
What they normally do not fund:
- Ongoing core administrative expenses
- Partisan political or singular direct religious activities
- Building an endowment, fundraising expenses
- Debt reduction or emergency funding
- Large capital campaigns
- Grant funds may only be used for expenses incurred after the RDDCF’s final grant decision dates.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations will be registered with Canada Revenue Agency qualified donee. In some instances, nonprofits who do not have charitable status can apply in partnership with a qualified donee.
- Will this project provide services within the Central Alberta region?
Does Your Project:
- Align with RDDCF mission and vision?
- Have a focus on collaboration with services already available to the community as not to duplicate efforts?
- Demonstrate that the initiative addresses a need that has been identified by the community
- Demonstrate readiness, good planning, financial accountability and secure leadership
Criteria
- Does Your Project Display The Following Strengths?
- The Grants Committee will use the following criteria to assess both your organization and your project. RDDCF is interested in supporting projects that demonstrate at least one but typically many of the following:
- Contributes to a vibrant, healthy, caring community
- Helps to fulfill the mission and mandate of your organization
- Improves the services offered by your organization
- Is evidence-based and has an evaluation component that provides output and outcome data
- Demonstrates a real need for funding that is not otherwise available
- Demonstrates a search for funding from sources other than RDDCF
- Demonstrates an investment in the project through contributions from your organization, the community and/or support from other funding sources
- Is well developed, achievable within the next year and
- Proposes an innovative and practical solution with specific strategies and outcomes
- Strengthens your organizational capacity o Promotes collaboration and sharing among agencies
- The Grants Committee will use the following criteria to assess both your organization and your project. RDDCF is interested in supporting projects that demonstrate at least one but typically many of the following:
For more information, visit Red Deer & District Community Foundation.