Deadline: 10-Feb-25
The Town of Lincoln has launched the Grow Prosper Belong Fund to provide financial assistance to not-for-profit, community organizations in Lincoln for events, projects, and/or programs with an identified start-up and completion date.
Funding Information
- No community organization shall receive more than 25% ($5,000) of the Town’s overall annual approved grant funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant organization must meet the following criteria to be considered to receive funds:
- Not-for-profit, community organizations.
- Be located & conduct the majority of activities within geographic boundaries of Lincoln.
- Only one application per organization is permitted.
- Demonstrated sound financial management & good standing with the Town.
- Funding requests can be defined as events/projects/programs that support, sustain, promote, inform, educate, celebrate, preserve, and/or provide access to the arts, culture, environment, social, heritage, recreation and/or health activities.
- Demonstrate provision of services & programs in an effective, accessible, equitable and inclusive manner.
- Demonstrate active sustainability efforts to support the continuation of an event/project/ program.
- Municipal funding should not be considered as the primary source of funding.
- Demonstrate need for financial assistance.
- Must spend funding on the sole purpose for which it was awarded within the current fiscal year.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The Town will not fund:
- For-profit organizations/businesses or individuals
- Organizations and/or activities of a political nature
- Organizations where the service component is conditional upon participation in the religious activities or the organization
- Regional, provincial and national events outside of Lincoln
- Hospitals, clinic-based services or medical treatment programs
- Events where the proceeds do not benefit Lincoln residents
- Organizations that conduct the majority of their activities outside of Lincoln
- Costs for renovations and capital equipment not directly related to the project, program or event
- Financing of deficits
For more information, visit Town of Lincoln.