For many years now, the Canterbury Community Association has provided both grants and contributions to either volunteer groups or individuals providing a service or facility of lasting value that will significantly benefit a large number of people in Canterbury Ward, and for which there are generally no alternative sources of funding.

More specifically, as guidelines for grants and contributions, the CCA will give preference to proposals and projects which are:
  • located in local Ward
  • beneficiaries shall live in the local Ward, or southeast Ottawa
  • supportive of the programs and activities of the Canterbury Community Association and the Canterbury Community Centre
  • supportive of volunteer or community service group in the local Ward, the CCA catchment's area (where the Program Flyer is delivered), and more broadly, southeast Ottawa
  • providing "seed" money which levers additional money or labour in a shared-cost program
  • supportive of organisations that do not have ready access to other sources of outside funding and are not party to a major annual fundraising drive of the community, or the parent organization
  • supportive of an organisation that raises part of the funds itself for a one-time project through fundraising tied to the particular project
  • benefiting a large number of people significantly
  • providing lasting value to the local area (e.g. a permanent facility)
  • clearly assists a target/disadvantaged group that the CCA has specifically chosen to support through its programming
  • the contribution of the CCA will be widely and/or permanently publicized through a newsletter/sign, etc.
  • significantly speed up the process of providing a service or facility through for example, the City of Ottawa Self Help Program.
The types of grant proposals or contribution requests that the CCA will not give preference to involve those which:
  • request funding continually to support normal operational activities and expenditures
  • do not provide the necessary budgetary information
  • are part of major annual fund raising drives (e.g. United Way, CHEO) to which CCA members can donate funds individually if they so choose.
Any external organization seeking either a grant or contribution must submit a written application to the President, CCA, for the grant or contribution. Applications for grants or contributions must be made using the attached application form and must be mailed in duplicate to the President of the Association.

The review process for any application includes an initial review by the Association's Finance Committee which brings forward its recommendation to the Association's Executive Board to either accept, reject or modify the submitted application. The decision of the CCA Executive is final. An applicant may be requested to make a presentation to the Executive Board, if further clarification is required.

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