Deadline: 18 September 2019
Applications are now open for RBC Future Launch Community Challenge that is a call to action for youth, aged 15 – 29, in more than 150 small and mid-sized communities across Canada.
As a national initiative, the challenge will shift power into the hands of young people as they lead projects connected including health, food security, education, the environment, reconciliation, and many other community priorities. It is an opportunity for youth to create positive change while also learning new skills, gaining experience, and building relationships across their community — all things that will help them prepare for the future of work.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $15,000 are available through the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge.
Eligibility Criteria
- Youth and organizations are invited to team up to submit an application to the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge. All eligible applications will be submitted by a partnership between youth, aged 15 – 29, and a partner organization that is a qualified donee*.
- Applications may be submitted by youth or by the partner organization. Each application will be required to demonstrate the role played by both youth and the partner organization. Each grant will be made to the partner organization, who would accept it on behalf of the partnership.
*A note on partner organizations (qualified donees): All partner organizations must be ‘qualified donees’, which is a specific category of registration with the Canada Revenue Agency. Qualified donees include registered charities, many municipalities and First Nations, and a range of other organizations.
What projects are eligible?
- The RBC Future Launch Community Challenge will consider funding requests from youth-led projects that respond to an urgent local need in a participating community.
- When developing project ideas, applicants are encouraged to experiment with new ideas and to build relationships between community members.
- ‘youth-led’ mean: To be considered eligible, youth, aged 15-29, will lead the creation, design, and/or implementation of the project. As a guide, eligible projects will see the majority of the decisions and activities for each project (60%+) led by youth.
- ‘urgent local need’: Canadian communities are as diverse as young people themselves — and community members have the best sense of what’s needed locally. Projects may focus on a wide diversity of local priorities, which could include:
- The environment
- Food security
- Employment
- Learning
- Health
- Wellness
- Inclusion
- Belonging
- Reconciliation and restoration
- Other community priorities
- Connect with your community foundation to learn more about local priorities in your community.
Ineligible Projects
Please note that the following projects are ineligible for funding:
- Infrastructure or capital-only projects (ie. construction, a building, buying a vehicle);
- Major capital purchases (over $2,000 per purchase);
- Ongoing programming or recurrent events (unless the proposed project is significantly different from regular programming);
- Advertising or promotional campaigns (exclusively);
- Travel-related events, including student trips or tours (exclusively); Events involving ticket-sales or fundraising;
- Awards or prizes;
- Projects that have already received funding from RBC or the RBC Foundation for the same activity*
*Organizations that have received funding from RBC and the RBC Foundation are eligible to apply, as long as the Challenge application is for activities that are distinct from previous funding.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.communityfoundations.ca/initiatives/rbc-future-launch/
