Deadline: 7-Sep-22
The Application Period for the 2023 Community Impact Grant is now open to provide funding to registered non-profit organizations to support community needs and contribute to achieving the goals identified by the Municipality in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
The Strategic Plan through one or more of the following streams:
- Community Programs and Projects
- Community Events
- New Events
Funding & Duration Information
Grant funding may be requested up to a maximum amount that varies depending on the stream:
- Community Programs and Projects – maximum $80,000
- Community Events – maximum $20,000
- New Events – maximum $50,000, with declining proportion of funding, for a maximum of 3 years (following which, applicants may qualify for the Community Events stream).
Administrative Expenses of up to 15% of the total program, project or event costs are eligible, up to the grant stream maximum.
Multi-Year Funding
- Multi-Year Funding is defined as grant funding provided to an organization with specific conditions where funding is approved for more than one fiscal year, providing longer term financial stability to the recipient. Organizations recommended for multi-year funding are identified and chosen based on a combination of past and current application/reporting history.
- Organizations recommended for multi-year funding are expected to practice multi-year budgeting and long-term planning, however, financial statements and projected budget are required only for the fiscal year pertaining to the current grant cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Applicant must:
- Be a registered non-profit organization or a community group in partnership with a registered non-profit organization
- Have resided or have documented history of operating within the Regional Boundary for at least one year prior to applying
- Have less than one year’s worth of operating expenses in their unrestricted net assets, as reflected in the financial statements of the most recent fiscal period prior to application or the total unrestricted net assets held by the Applicant is less than $50,000
- Submit only one application per grant stream
- Offer programs/services within the Regional Boundary
- Have the program, project or event and the majority of its participants residing in the Regional Boundary
- Have submitted all required reports, financial statements, or uncommitted grant proceeds from any previous Community Investment Program Grant.
- Programs, projects or events must:
- Have a positive overall impact and benefit the community-at-large (not only primarily serving the community group or organization’s membership)
- Be delivered or hosted within the Regional Boundary
- Have additional financial and non-financial resources being leveraged from other sources (e.g., registration fees, other grants, ticket sales, partner contributions, etc.)
- Be either no cost or low-cost for individuals to participate
- Be non-political and non-religious in nature
- Community Events and New Events must be:
- Open and accessible to the public
- In relation to a national or provincial holiday or what may reasonably be seen as a community celebration
- Sport focused (e.g., sports tournament) and show evidence that the event draws participants from outside the community and utilizes local facilities and businesses
- Cultural focused (e.g., performing arts event, Treaty Day festivals)
For more information, visit The Community Impact Grant.
For more information, visit https://www.rmwb.ca/en/community-services-and-social-support/community-impact-grants.aspx#Key-Dates