Deadline: 26-Nov-21
The Stratford Perth Community Foundation (SPCF) is seeking applications for its Regional Smart & Caring Community Grant Program to build a ‘smart and caring nation’ in celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial.
SPCF’s Smart & Caring Community Grants (regional grants) are available for the six regions of the Stratford Perth Community Foundation’s geographic footprint – Stratford, St. Marys, North Perth, Perth East, Perth South and West Perth.
These regional Smart & Caring Community Funds are designed to meet their region’s most pressing needs. Recently the City of Stratford, Town of St. Marys, Municipality of North Perth, Municipality of West Perth, Township of Perth East, and Township of Perth South collaborated on the Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Planand identified four priority areas for their region to address to work towards sustainable communities where everyone feels safe and has a sense of belonging.
Priority Areas
- Systems Planning and Integration
- Adequate, Affordable and Attainable Housing
- Affordable and Accessible Health, Social and Recreation Services
- Social Inclusion
Of the four priority areas, their 2021 Smart & Caring Community Grants will focus on Priority Area #4: Social Inclusion. This priority aligns strongly with their organization’s goal to help build communities that are diverse, inclusive, and where everyone belongs.
Funding Information
- North Perth: $3,500 grant
- Perth East: $2,500 grant
- Perth South: $2,500 grant
- West Perth: $2,500 grant
- St. Marys: $2,500 grant
- Stratford: $8,500 grant
NOTE: The Smart & Caring Community Grant Program is a separate funding stream from their Community Grant Program. If you have received 2021, Community Grant, from the Foundation, you are eligible to apply for the Smart & Caring Community Grant Program.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a Smart & Caring Community Grant from the Community Foundation, the applicant must:
- Be registered as a charity with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for at least one (1) year and have filed at least one (1) T3010 with CRA, or be sponsored by same (qualified donee)
- Provide services for or within Perth County, Stratford and/or St. Marys
- The program/project seeking funding enhances a sense of community belonging by promoting an understanding of diverse groups by addressing the goals within Priority Area # 4 Social Inclusion
Ineligible
Projects not eligible for grants from the Community Foundation include:
- Endowment campaigns
- Programs that are mandated by another funder
- Programs that have direct religious or political activity
- Deficit reduction, debt retirement, reserves, mortgage pay-down
- Expenses incurred prior to awarding the grant
- Individuals
For more information, visit https://spccf.ca/grants/apply-for-a-grant/