Wolfville Community Oven Grant Applications A grant is a portion of money given by an organization to complete a task. Many grants require one to fill out a form with certain information about the company or project. The grants found in this area that would work for the WCO are: The Legacy Fund, The Town of Wolfville Grant and the Culture and innovation fund. The money for this project would be put toward building the oven and maintaining it into the future. Below are specific details and requirements for the relevant grants that were found. Culture Innovation Fund https://novascotia.ca/programs/culture-innovation-fund/innovation-fund-proposal-application.pdf This grant is through the province of Nova Scotia and is called the Culture Innovation Fund. This grant is for initiatives and projects that use culture to create social or economic value. The fund supports partnerships and collaborations that use the full range of our broad and diverse culture to address social issues and opportunities in communities. There is a lot of information needed for this grant including all of the following: ❏ Summarize your proposal, providing the most pertinent information. ❏ Provide a brief description of your business/organization and its history. ❏ Provide details, outlining all activities. Include a list and short description of any partners and their involvement in the project. ❏ Identify project start and end date(s). Provide details on any key milestones within the project(s). ❏ This program will only fund part of the project(s) in this application. How will your business/organization finance the project(s)? ❏ Provide any additional documentation that may be helpful to better understand the project(s). ie : Business Plan and/or Strategic Plan. ❏ Detailed financial information for your proposal must be provided Legacy Fund https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/building-communities/legacy-fund.html This grant is with the Government of Canada and is called the Legacy Fund- Building the community through arts and heritage. To apply you must be an organization that has been in existence for at least two years and plan to continue operating after the project’s completion. Can be either: ❏ local incorporated non-profit organizations ❏ municipal administrations and their agencies, boards and commissions that demonstrate an active partnership with at least one community-based group for the purposes of the proposed project. The WCO would meet the requirements because it involves the restoration, renovation, or transformation of existing buildings or exterior spaces with local community significance that are intended for community use and also encourage arts and heritage activities in the local community that are intended for and accessible to the general public. This grant can give you 50% of eligible project expenses up to a maximum of $500 000. There is no due date for this grant. Town of Wolfville Grant https://www.wolfville.ca/component/com_docman/Itemid,354/alias,1837-2016-03-29-grants-to-organizations 7 40
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