Village of Hazelton: Community Enhancement Grant

Deadline: 4-Feb-21

The Village of Hazelton is now accepting applications from local non-profit organizations for its Community Enhancement Grants. The primary purpose of a community enhancement grant is to provide one-time financial assistance to an organization for a specific project or event that benefits the residents of the Village of Hazelton.

Funding Information

The Council desires to set an annual budget between $1,000 and $1,500 to provide limited discretionary funding upon request from local non-profit organizations for community support and enhancement.

Guiding Principles

Programs, Activities and events that may be supported by the Village must:
- Promote good will and be of benefit to the community and its residents;
- Encourage volunteerism;
- Be sponsored by a local not-for-profit organization;
- Be sensitive to the needs of the community;
- Promote recreational, cultural and social understanding;
- Be inclusive of all genders and ages;
- Encourage environmental awareness;
- Be well publicized in the community.
Programs, Activities and Events must not:
- Offer direct financial assistance to individuals or families except in the case of education bursary awards contained in this policy;
- Duplicate services that fall within the mandate of either a senior government agency or a local agency except where there is an established need; and
- Be for any other form or section of a taxing or local government authority, such as School Districts, Regional Districts, Hospital Districts, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

The organization should be registered as, or belong to a parent Society under the laws of British Columbia and/or Canada.
Community enhancement grants will not be made to individuals other than in the form of the awards and bursaries presented to the Hazelton Secondary School graduating class.
Preference will be given to organizations that are locally based and whose efforts benefit the Village.
The Village will not grant monies to a “for profit” organization.

Submission Criteria

An organization applying for a community enhancement grant must provide the following information in order for its application to be considered:

Name of the organization;
Name of the individual (if organization is representing an individual member);
Description of the project or event for which the funding is requested;
Indicate whether or not the project or event is already provided in the community or is supported by other organizations;
Identify the beneficiaries of the event;
Indicate the total cost of the event;
Indicate other sources of funding for the event;
Indicate whether applications to other local government have been made;
Indicate the volunteer labour and in-kind donations to be contributed toward the project or event by the members of the organization;
Specify the amount of financial assistance required; and
Provide the organization’s current annual budget and previous year’s financial statement as requested.