Deadline: 15-Apr-21
The Victoria Foundation is seeking applications for its Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants 2021 program that helps to build community and strengthen connections right where people live – in their neighbourhood.
Goals
Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants are awarded to projects that meet one or more of the following goals:
- Connect and engage neighbours
- Examples: Virtual block parties or emergency preparedness planning sessions
- Share neighbours’ skills and knowledge within the community
- Examples: A free online yoga lesson for the community or a virtual community kitchen where neighbours share their cooking skills
- Build sense of belonging and connection
- Examples: A virtual Indigenous plant walking tour led by an Elder
- Respect and celebrate diversity
- Examples: A virtual multicultural fashion show, a virtual story telling project that involves seniors and youth, or an online acrylic painting workshop open to all ages and skill levels
Project Considerations
- Public Training, Events, Workshops and Conferencess:
- If applicant project is going to take place on neighbourhood streets, parks or other public places, consider:
- Projects must follow municipal by-laws and COVID-19 protocols for social distancing.
- Applicant must obtain appropriate permits and liability insurance prior to their project start date.
- If applicant project is going to take place on neighbourhood streets, parks or other public places, consider:
- Budget:
- Consider the following when calculating applicant project budget:
- Grant requests must be under $500.
- Grant money may be used to pay people for services (also called honorariums) to help with the project. An example may be a carpenter or face painter. Total honorarium(s) may not be more than $350 per project.
- When creating a project budget, you should determine the actual cost of items to be used, and think resourcefully about how to obtain materials through borrowing or donations.
- Applicants are responsible for keeping expense receipts to account for all project costs.
Project Criteria
Applications must also meet the following criteria:
- Projects must be deliverable without bringing people together face-to-face.
- Projects must take place from/close to your own home in order to accommodate the self-isolation public health requirements
- Projects can be carried out by individuals and/or family members from the same household with proper social distancing practices.
- Two applicants living in the neighbourhood but from different households are required on every application. Both applicants are responsible for managing the grant money.
- An applicant can apply for one Neighbourhood Small Grants project per year. Co-applicants can only be used on two applications.
- Project must be free, accessible and welcoming to all. Applicant may not charge entrance fees, request donations, or fundraise for other projects and/or organizations.
- Applicant must begin their project after the grant decision is made. Projects are not supported retroactively.
- Preference will be given to new projects or those that have been funded for fewer than three years in a row.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants program is open to anyone living in the Greater Victoria area. There are two places to apply:
- Residents of Quadra Village, Oaklands, Burnside Gorge and North Park neighbourhoods.
- Residents of all other neighbourhoods in Greater Victoria.
- Youth-led projects are encouraged.
For more information, visit https://victoriafoundation.bc.ca/grants-funding/grants/nsg/