Deadline: 1-Oct-22
The Cold Lake and District and Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is pleased to launch the Special Project Grant Program.
Funding Information
The Special Project Grant is intended for organizations planning for project funding less than $2000.00.
Eligible Projects
Projects funded by the Special Project Grant Program must:
- Be of a preventative nature that enhances the social well-being of individuals and
- Families through promotion or intervention strategies provided at the earliest opportunity;
- Do one or more of the following:
- Help people develop independence and strengthen coping skills;
- Help people develop an awareness of social needs;
- Help people develop interpersonal and group skills;
- Help people and communities assume responsibility for decisions and actions which affect them; and/or
- Provide supports that help sustain people as active participants in the community (volunteerism or inclusion work)
Eligibility Criteria
All funding applications for the Special Project Grant must:
- Meet all the Special Project Grant Program Eligibility requirements
- Meet an identified community need;
- Be preventative in nature;
- Be from a not-for-profit organization operating in the City of Cold Lake or Wards 5 and 6 of the M.D. of Bonnyville;
- Encourage the use of volunteers or community agency partnerships;
- Show the organization will expend all funds by December 31 or return unexpended funds;
- Indicate the organization will complete an outcome based evaluation and financial summary upon completion of project or calendar year. It remains the discretion of the
- FCSS Advisory Committee to require more frequent reporting.
For more information, visit City of Cold Lake.
For more information, visit https://coldlake.com/en/city-hall/special-project-grant-program.aspx