2022 Capacity-Building and Emerging Issues Fund (Canada) – Apply Now!
Deadline: 7-Mar-22
The City of Calgary has announced the applications for the Capacity-Building and Emerging Issues Fund to strengthen the capacity of the non-profit sector, organizations, and/or programs to effectively address the needs of Calgarians experiencing vulnerabilities.
Objectives
Emerging social issues
Funds are available to support initiatives to address an emerging social issue or trend.
Initiatives should be led by members of the community that are directly involved in or impacted by, a particular issue.
Organizational effectiveness
Funds are available to support an organization in increasing its effectiveness to support Calgarians experiencing vulnerabilities.
Funding Information
Emerging social issues: Grant amount: $15,000 to $50,000 for each project.
Organizational effectiveness: Grant amount: $10,000 to $30,000 for each project.
Eligibility Criteria
Emerging social issues
Organizational eligibility
All non-profit social service organizations (including community-based organizations) registered under the Societies Act or the Companies Act in Alberta, or the Federal Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and operating within Calgary’s city limits;
Organizations must have a track record of serving the community most impacted by the emerging social issue.
Initiative eligibility
One-time initiatives that address systems gaps or sector trends that may be impacting Calgarians experiencing vulnerabilities;
Initiatives that work with an impacted population to develop new strategies to address an emerging social issue affecting Calgarians experiencing vulnerabilities.
Organizational effectiveness
Organizational eligibility
Community-based organizations that are registered under the Societies Act or the Companies Act in Alberta, or the Federal Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and operating within Calgary’s city limits.
Organizations that are currently supported through the following funding programs administered by The City of Calgary:
Family & Community Support Services;
Crime Prevention Investment Plan;
Calgary’s Mental Health and Addiction Investment Framework;
Community Safety Investment Framework
Initiative eligibility
One-time initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness and/or enhance program design to meet the needs of Calgarians experiencing vulnerabilities.
Outcomes
Emerging social issues
New innovative strategies developed to address emerging social issues;
Individuals of a community are brought together to identify needs and solutions;
Innovative community-based initiatives are designed, developed, and implemented;
New partnerships among two or more non-profit organizations are established and sustainable;
A coordinated response to emerging social issues or trends;
Service gaps and strategies to address them are identified.
Organizational effectiveness
New strategies that enable an organization to prioritize, innovate, and respond to internal or external changes;
Redistribution or reallocation of organizational resources to better respond to emerging issues;
Increased ability to implement new organizational or programmatic functions.
Note
This year community-based organizations will be encouraged, and supported, to submit proposals within either funding stream, to implement initiatives that will lead to positive change for the Calgarians they serve. Community-based organizations are those that are:
A registered non-profit organization;
Led by members of the community they serve, and;
Have an annual operating budget of less than $250,000 a year, or
Have four or less fulltime-equivalent (FTE) staff positions.
For more information, visit https://www.calgary.ca/csps/cns/neighbourhood-services/call-for-funding-proposals.html