Township of North Dumfries: 2023 Community Grant Program (Canada)

Deadline: 31-Dec-22

The Township of North Dumfries invites applicants for the 2023 Community Grant offered by the Township.

The Township of North Dumfries has a Community Grant Program which provides some funding to community groups and organizations, within the Township, for projects that enhance and enrich the community.

Categories

• Community Grants are intended to support the following categories, such as:
  • Youth/Senior Events
  • Community Betterment
  • Community Special Events
  • Community Service
  • Tourism and Economic Development
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage
  • Donation to disaster relief
• All applications will be assessed in terms of:
  • The need for and merit of the project or cause.
  • The benefit to the Township of North Dumfries.
  • The funding status of and the funding activity for the proposed project.

Eligibility Criteria

• All grant applications are submitted either online or using the Community Grant Request Application Form and forwarded to the Treasurer/Director of Corporate Services.
• Incomplete application forms will not be considered.
• Community grant applications will not automatically be considered in subsequent years. Application must be submitted for each year in which a grant is requested.
• The grant shall not be the primary source of funding for the project or organization. Grants will be supplementary to main sources of funding.
• The Township of North Dumfries, through its grant process, will not contribute to outstanding deficits.
• All applications will be supported by financial information sufficient to indicate, at a minimum, the following:
  • Financial position including all assets and Liabilities of the applicant relative to the intended project or for the organization. Financial statements showing financial history are requested.
  • All sources of revenue including details of other fundraising efforts including specifically a breakdown of funding and the percentage share that the township assistance would represent of the total project.
  • Expenditures for the project.
• Only submit one application per organization, even if multiple events are being requested.
• Funding approvals may be subject to additional conditions as imposed by Council.
• Unspent funding cannot be carried forward to another year without express permission of Council.

For more information, visit Township of North Dumfries.