Application typically begins from September to mid October every year and Decision Notifications will generally be sent out in early December.
The Community Grants funding stream provides dollars to registered charities (or organizations partnered with a registered charity) operating community based programs in Guelph or Wellington County. To best provide for those serving our community, applications may be for operational funds, capital projects or programming funds at a maximum of $5,000.
Charitable organizations seeking funding will create and submit an application that meets both of the following:
1) Fits within the framework of one or more of the Toward Common Ground wellbeing concepts:
- Belonging and Participation
- Economic and Household Resources
- Education
- Environment
- Health
- Leisure and Culture
- Safety
- Transportation
2) Connects to one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are ranked in order of importance, according to this international framework for local responsibility. Some SDGs we would highlight are:
- SDG 1 – No poverty
- SDG 2 – Zero hunger
- SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being
- SDG 5 – Gender Equality
- SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
If you have questions about your application, please contact us at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We are happy to help grant writers fully understand the questions and write better grants.
To better understand the requirements and expectations for this grant the application form of the previous granting cycle has been provided below. Please note that these forms are subject to change and may be different from the application form used for this year.