Deadline: 1-Dec-21
The City of Waterloo has announced the applications for the Community Cash Grants to encourage recreation, sports, arts, culture, festivals, and neighborhood participation.
The Community Cash Grant is available for not-for-profit and community organizations that play important roles in providing programs and services to their community.
The Community Cash Grants Policy provides a framework for distribution of available program funds. This includes identifying eligibility criteria, funding use parameters, assessment processes, and accountability measures.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of funding a group can receive for either an operating or a project grant is $5000 for this grant cycle.
- Requests in excess of $5000 for either an operating or a project grant will not be considered. It is possible to apply for both an operating and a project grant. The total maximum amount any one organization can request is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- the organization must benefit the community through recreation and sports, arts and culture, festivals and events or neighbourhoods
- be organized for a minimum of 1 year and be in compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations and bylaws for all levels of government
- must submit a complete application form providing all documents by required deadline
- To be eligible for a Community Cash Grant, organizations must also:
- Be organized for a minimum of one (1) year;
- Operate as a not-for-profit or community organization under the leadership of a volunteer board of directors or executive committee, elected by the general membership, or as a registered charity;
- Demonstrate a benefit to residents of Waterloo;
- Hold regular board or committee meetings with recorded minutes;
- Carry public liability insurance;
- Keep accurate volunteer and participant records;
- Carry out volunteer screening and other risk management measures to help ensure volunteer and public safety;
- Demonstrate funding or revenue from at least one source other than the City of Waterloo;
- Have less than two years equivalent operating budget in unreserved cash;
- Submit a status report for any project grant received in the previous year within the required timelines.
For more information, visit https://www.waterloo.ca/en/living/community-cash-grants.aspx#Documentation-and-information-required-in-the-Community-Cash-Grant-application
