Kawartha Lakes 50/50 Community Project Capital Funding Application

The municipality has established this initiative to acknowledge the efforts of volunteer organizations through Capital Grant funding for the purchase of or enhancement of both, City facilities and parks, and facilities and parks in those communities where no such municipally owned amenities exist.

Application Deadline: Application deadline is 4:30pm on October 31 annually. Applications received after the deadline date will be considered during the second allocation process. The second allocation process only occurs if funding remains after the initial allocation. Applications will be reviewed after July 31 for the second allocation.

Applications must be submitted electronically using the Kawartha Lakes 50/50 Community Project Capital Funding Application Form. Applications submitted in any other form will not be accepted, unless previously approved by Staff.

Applicants should review the 50/50 Community Project Capital Funding Initiative Management Directive prior to completion of this Application.

For questions regarding completing the Kawartha Lakes 50/50 Community Project Capital Funding Application contact:

Kawartha Lakes Parks, Recreation and Culture Division

Community Partnerships and Programs Supervisor

Telephone: 705-324-9411 extension 1335

E-mail: communitydevelopment@kawarthalakes.ca

Section 1: General Information

1.0 Applicant contact information

1.2 If you are applying as a Registered Charity or a Not-for-profit corporation, please provide the following information:

1.4 How many active volunteers and staff are involved with your Organization?

Section 2: Organization Summary

Section 3: Proposal Details

3.0 Workplan

Project Activities

Please keep in mind the complexity of your project to guide you about the level of information to provide. This infomration is important during the review of your Application.

Note: Please be sure to consider and list all approvals, licenses, or permits that may be needed for your project. Also, please describe how you will address any insurance or liability issues.

Budget

Please list all revenues and expenses related to your project. Your total expenses should balance with your total revenues.

Revenue

In this section, please identify the source and amount of any cash, sponsorship. donation, grant, in-kind contribution required for the completion of the project.

Expenses

In this section, list how cash and in-kind resources will be expended to complete the project. For each expenses show how much you plan to spend.

4.1 Conditions

1. In the event that the funds are not used for the event, project or initiative as described in the Application, or there are misrepresentations in the Application, the full amount of the financial assistance may be payable forthwith to the municipality.
2. If there are any changes in the funding of the event, project or initiative from that contemplated in the Application, the municipality must be notified of such through the Community Services Division.
3. The Organization will make continue to make attempts to secure funding from other sources as indicated in the Application.
4. The Organization will keep proper books of accounts of all receipts and expenditures relating to the event, project or initiative. The Organization must submit a Final Report prior to December 31.
5. The Organization will make available for inspection by the municipality, or its auditors all records and books of accounts of the Organization upon request from the municipality. An audited statement may be required, and the Organization will be responsible for any costs associated with procuring an audited statement.
6. If the event, project or initiative proposed in the Organization's Application is not commenced, or not completed, and there remain municipal funds on hand; or the project or program is completed without requiring the full use of municipal funds; or Council directs that the funds be returned; such funds will be returned to the municipality through the Director of Finance.
7. The project or program may not be represented as a municipal project or program, and the Organization does not have the authority to hold itself out as an agency of the municipality in any way, the only relationship being that the municipality has approved and granted financial assistance to the Organization.
8. In all cases, the Organization will still be responsible to meet any requirements for permits, licenses and insurance.

I/we certify to the best of our knowledge that the information provided in this municipal grant request is accurate and complete and is endorsed by the Organization which I/we represent. If the Organization receives a municipal grant, I/we agree to the conditions set out above and to any other conditions approved by Council.

Personal information contained on this Form is collected in pursuant to the Municipal Act 2001 and will be used for the purpose of responding to your request. Questions about the collection of this information should be directed to the City Clerk or Deputy-Clerk at 705-324-9411 extension 1295 or 1322.