The Guelph Community Foundation has been allocated $60,000 from Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) and the Government of Canada, and will dollar match grant dollars awarded, which will double the impact that successful applicants are able to have within the Guelph community.
CFC is collaborating with the Government of Canada to provide new local grant dollars for programs that bring people and places together to build community and encourag local initiatives, activities and events around Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
With dollar-match funding from CFC’s Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, that makes $120,000 in granting dollars available to successful applicants.
Eligible criteria includes any charitable activity or project that helps build community, inspire and encourage community participation. A wide range of projects will be considered and are outlined on the Guelph Community Foundation website under “community initiatives”.
All qualified projects must demonstrate an ability to match (in cash or in-kind) the value of the grant they are applying for.
“If you include the value that all of our selected applicants will bring to the table when they apply, we will have a collective impact of $180,000 in total value injected into the Guelph Community as a result of this initiative,” said Chris Willard, executive director of the Guelph Community Foundation in a press release. “The collaborative effort will spark initiatives that bring out the best that Guelph has to offer, in a way that fosters a greater sense of belonging, inclusion and reconciliation – leaving a lasting impact for our communities and our country.”
The application timing for the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th Dollar Match Program in Guelph will coincide with the timing for GCF’s yearly community grant application cycle.
The application portal will open June 1 and close July 22.
For more details, visit the Guelph Community Foundation’s website http://www.guelphcf.ca or call 519-821-9216 for more information. Canadas150thCommunityFund.aspx
