Grant Opportunities – The Village Collective Impact Project

The Village Collective Impact Project is launching the final grant opportunity!

Description: The Village Project is looking to award up to two collaboration grants of $20,000 each, and two seed grants of $5,000 each. Organizations that support Seniors and Indigenous Seniors and Elders are eligible to become a partner. We are looking for organizations that want to pilot ideas that help remove barriers for Seniors specifically in the areas of transportation and reaching unreached Seniors in our region. These are small grants support small-scale initiatives or actions that can improve inclusion efforts for Seniors. Grant partner organizations support the project for the length of the project.

Timelines



Grant Application Portal open for Applications – October 2, 2023

• Application deadline is October 20, 2023

Successful grant recipients notified by November 1, 2023

• All grant recipients to sign Transfer Payment Agreement (TPA) contracts by November 15, 2023

Transfer Funds – November 30 – Fourth and Final Round Funds Distributed to Grant Organizations

• Cheques or EFT sent to grant recipients by November 30, 2023

Below is the link to the application portal. The application, TPA agreement and framework for your reference but please keep in mind, you must apply through the portal here.

Once you are into the portal, you will also see the TPA (transfer payment agreement). Both the application and the TPA must be uploaded to the portal. If you are the successful candidate the TPA will need to be signed to release your funds, so please review and have your legal department or leadership team approve in advance. The money will be e-transferred by the end of November.

When you support the Village Project, you are agreeing to use the funds you receive to support seniors in one of the following ways:

• Increase and promote social participation & inclusion for Seniors and Indigenous Seniors 60+, their caregivers and families
• Find new or better ways of doing things to improve the experience of seniors and Indigenous seniors and their families and caregivers
• Respond to emerging issues for the older adults you support in the community
• Try out innovative approaches to creating and promoting age friendly or dementia friendly spaces
• Remove barriers faced seniors and Indigenous seniors and their families and caregivers

If you have any questions, please contact Micheline Demers, Project Lead, The Villager Collective Impact Project.
Canadore College
100 College Drive
PO Box 5001
North Bay, ON P1B 8K9
(705) 358-2829 (work cell)
www.canadorecollege.ca
micheline.demers@canadorecollege.ca
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