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National Funding Opportunities
Grants Enhance STEM Education in Secondary Schools
Sanofi Biogenius Canada: Biogenius Grant
Sanofi Biogenius Canada, a national science initiative for youth founded by Sanofi Canada, seeks to encourage students from coast-to-coast and any background to break barriers and explore real-life science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research ideas that can change lives, all before leaving high school. The Biogenius Grant program aims to provide better access to hands-on STEM learning by supporting Canadian public high schools with financial grants to update lab equipment, launch new science programs, and take science education to the next level. Grants of $50,000 are provided to renovate existing school laboratory facilities, purchase new scientific equipment, implement programs to maximize impact of the lab, or any combination of the above. Canadian public secondary schools with any grade range from Grade 9 up to and including Grade 12 are eligible to apply. In Quebec, eligible schools must include Secondaries 3, 4, or 5, or Cégep. The deadline to apply is May 12, 2023. Applications may be submitted online on the Sanofi Biogenius Canada website.
Initiatives Targeting Military and Veteran Families Funded
True Patriot Love Foundation
The mission of the True Patriot Love Foundation is to inspire every Canadian to contribute to the resilience and well-being of military and veteran families. The Foundation offers grants through the following programs: The Bell True Patriot Love Fund provides grants from $5,000 to $75,000 to support and improve the mental health and well-being of Canadian Armed Forces families impacted by stressors due to military service and training. The deadline to apply for this program is May 4, 2023. The Local Community Fund provides grants of $5,000 to $50,000 to enhance service/program delivery, capacity building, and systems change that directly supports and enhances the lives of serving members, veterans, and their families. Targeted areas include programs supporting well-being or veteran transition and employment as well as camps for children from military or veteran families. The Captain Nichola Goddard Fund provides national funding to directly benefit community programs that support servicewomen, female veterans, and their families, which help address the unique challenges related to military life. The upcoming application deadlines for the Local Community Fund and the Captain Nichola Goddard Fund are August 14 and October 30, 2023. The Military Creative Arts Initiative is aimed at improving the health and well-being of the military through creative arts. Applications for this program will open on July 3, 2023. Learn more about all four programs by visiting the True Patriot Love website.
Support Available for Efforts to Improve Community Life in Canada
Olive Tree Foundation
The mission of the Olive Tree Foundation is to promote and perpetuate philanthropy and enhance community life through responsible grantmaking in Canada. The Foundation’s current funding priorities consist of anti-racism and Islamophobia, climate action, Indigenous and interfaith issues, and youth. The Foundation also supports community-based groups working within the fields of arts, culture, and heritage; education and library services; and social, health, and community services. Funding also targets policy institutes and think tanks. Registered charities are eligible to apply. Project introduction forms must be submitted by May 31, 2023; the deadline for invited applications is July 31, 2023. Grant guidelines and details on the granting process are available on the Foundation’s website.
Funding Benefits the Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ Community
Pride and Remembrance Foundation
The Pride and Remembrance Foundation provides financial support to registered charities that benefit the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada. Grants are awarded for projects, services, or activities that provide health, educational, legal, social, athletic, cultural, or other charitable benefits to the 2SLGBTQ+ community. These may include, but are not limited to, initiatives that reduce financial barriers to individual participation in community groups, help to build sustainable organizational capacity through new projects, recognize and enable community leadership, and enhance community health and well-being. Projects that reflect the founding themes of pride and remembrance or support sports and recreation are also supported. Priority is given to projects that may, directly or indirectly, support the Pride and Remembrance Run. Applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed May 31 and November 30 each calendar year. Visit the Pride and Remembrance Run website to access the granting guidelines and application form.
Regional Funding Opportunities
Program Revitalizes Indigenous Culture and Mitigates Climate Change in BC
First Peoples’ Cultural Council: Heritage Stewardship Program
The mission of the First Peoples’ Cultural Council is to provide leadership to strengthen and rebuild First Nations knowledge systems disrupted by cultural genocide by supporting the revitalization of First Nations languages, arts, cultures, and heritage. The Heritage Stewardship Program provides heritage funding to First Nations organizations in BC to address climate change, safeguard cultural sites, digitize cultural resources, and record oral histories. The program offers four program streams: Sense of Place, Climate Change, Oral Histories and Protocols, and Digitization and Archiving. Applicants can apply for up to three streams of heritage funding in one application, with a maximum of $25,000 for each stream. Applications must be submitted by May 16, 2023. Visit the First Peoples’ Cultural Council website to learn more about this and other open grant programs.
Giving Supports Agriculture and Local Needs in Company Communities
Peavey Mart Corporate Giving Program
Peavey Mart provides support in the communities and regions served by the company in Canada through three programs. The Community Agricultural Grant program awards grants of $3,000 to $100,000 to innovative community-building or agriculturally focused initiatives that help strengthen local areas, towns, or cities. Eligible applicants include registered charities and registered nonprofit organizations operating within 350 miles of a Peavey Industries location (Ace Canada, Main Street Hardware, Peavey Mart). The deadline to apply is May 31, 2023. The Rooted in Communities Endowment Program invests in small projects, initiatives, and ideas that are recognized as an emerging opportunity or need. Sponsorships and donations are provided. Requests of $150 or less may be made to a local Peavey Industries store; applications for $150 or more (but less than $3,000) may be submitted online at any time. The Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies Grant of $2,500 supports one registered agricultural society in Alberta per year to implement needs enhancements, upgrades, and programs to create a meaningful impact for the community. Applications must be submitted by October 1, 2023. Visit the Peavey Mart website to learn more about each program and to research company communities by using the store locator.
Grants Enhance Food Security and Company Community Development
Lineage Foundation for Good
The mission of the Lineage Foundation for Good, the philanthropic arm of Lineage Logistics, is to reduce food waste and fight food insecurity around the world in the communities in which company employees live and work by developing a link between those who commercially produce food and the individuals, families, and communities who need it most. In Canada, company communities include locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, and Quebec. Grants support programs and initiatives in the areas of hunger, reduction of food waste, and community development, including workforce development, educational success, financial literacy, and housing stabilization programs, and other efforts focused on the social determinants of health related to hunger and poverty. Grant size varies depending on the needs, program proposed, and available funding, including the following ranges: $10,000 for projects benefiting a city or community; $5,000 to $25,000 for regional programs; $20,000 to $200,000 for national programs; and $2,500 to $100,000 for sponsorships for events. In Canada, non-governmental organizations are eligible to apply. The application deadline is May 25, 2023. Visit the Lineage website to access the online application.
Programs Aiding At-Risk Youth in Saskatchewan Funded
Access Communications Children's Fund
The Access Communications Children's Fund contributes support to schools as well as youth-based nonprofit organizations and charities in communities served by the company in Saskatchewan. The Fund considers requests for funding in the following focus areas: health and wellness of children and youth, education and literacy, and social inclusion. The focus is on programs that are directed to children under the age of 18 who are at risk or in need, rather than the general youth population. Applicants must be a registered nonprofit organization, which includes schools, or a charitable organization. The remaining 2023 application deadlines are May 15, September 1, and December 1. Visit the Access Communications Co-operative website to review the funding criteria and guidelines and apply online.
Government Funding Opportunities
Activities Celebrating Canadian History Supported
Canadian Heritage
The Commemorate Canada program provides funding to initiatives that commemorate and celebrate historical figures, places, events, and accomplishments of national significance. The program favors commemorations and celebrations marking 25th, 50th, 75th, and 100th anniversaries, and subsequent anniversaries in increments of 25 years. Applications for this program may be submitted at any time.
Funding Fosters Career Development for Arts Professionals
Canada Council for the Arts
The Professional Development for Arts Professionals component of Supporting Artistic Practice supports the career growth of Canadian arts professionals by encouraging knowledge sharing and participation in a wide range of development opportunities. Grants ranging up to $10,000 fund activities that contribute to the advancement of Canadian arts professionals. The remaining 2023 application deadlines are May 17 and October 11.
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Building a Grantseeking Calendar for 2023-2024
There are two distinct paths you can take when trying to secure grant support for your organization. You can either apply for opportunities that come across your desk, or you can develop a strategic approach for each project or program (even general operating) that needs funding. Join GrantStation's Founder and Corporate Advisor, Cynthia Adams, in this information-packed, fast-paced training focused on a step-by-step process to help you develop your grantseeking calendar for 2023-24. With so many unknowns when it comes to fundraising, having a strong grantseeking plan in place is essential to keeping your organization financially healthy. The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
How to Secure Matching Funds
It’s always a good idea to have matching funds for your projects or programs—even if a funder doesn’t require it. When you include matching funds, it demonstrates to funders that they are not the only one with “skin in the game.” It shows you already have support from other stakeholders. Fortunately, with the right documentation all nonprofit organizations should be able to identify in-kind support. During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to secure matching funds to increase your success in securing grant awards. This session will help you understand the definition of matching funds, identify ways to secure matches from cash or in-kind sources, and find ways to demonstrate matching funds in your budget and budget narratives. You’ll walk away ready to build credibility with funders by demonstrating the diverse support your programs have in your community. The webinar will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023.
The Future of Nonprofit Compensation: Are You Ready?
If you’re like many nonprofit organizations, you may struggle to offer competitive raises in the face of historic inflation. Perhaps your employees believe they can’t ask for raises so they hope for a small bump after performance evaluations. Or maybe you’re working hard on a wage increase policy but your board will not agree. These challenges can lead to massive turnover in your organization, which will make it difficult to serve your community. During this webinar, Stephanie Sample will address how the role of compensation packages and salaries has changed in recent years. You will explore tools and strategies for executive and board leadership to increase nonprofit staff compensation along with ways to address pay equity and design growth budgets. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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