BRUCE COUNTY – Bruce County recognizes the role philanthropy plays in strengthening the community and that the benefits of such acts ultimately improve the quality of life for all residents. To support this recognition, the county has a community grant program that provides a mechanism for groups or organizations to make financial requests to county council.
Not-for-profit corporations, non-profit organizations or groups, a registered charity, volunteer groups, or an affiliate of Bruce County or lower tier, such as a community club, are eligible to be considered for grant assistance. Eligible applicants must be located in Bruce County or serve Bruce County in its catchment area.
Interested organizations looking for grant consideration for 2024 will need to apply by the June 1, 2023 deadline. Requests are to be submitted online via the community grant application forms found on the county website. Note that there is a “short form” for requests up to $5,000 and a “long form” for requests over $5,000.
Bruce County seeks opportunities to provide support in the following streams:
– Economic Prosperity and Innovation: Assisting organizations or groups develop initiatives, programs, events, or activities that impact the county’s economy positively and that recognizes advancements across the region through innovation or creative thinking.
– Cultural Enhancement and Diversity: Assisting organizations or groups develop exemplary arts, culture, and heritage-based capacity building projects including the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and the appreciation of arts, culture, and the county’s heritage.
– General Social Enrichment Programs or Events: Assisting registered charitable or other community organizations or groups that serve county residents with their fundraising or charitable events and activities. This includes organizations that support a better quality of life for all.
Community grants issued by Bruce County are designed to be supplemental to the overall requirements necessary to carry out a project for which an applicant is seeking grant assistance. Community-based grants should not be considered a primary source of assistance for a project or initiative.
Approved grants can only be used for a project or initiative that is open and accessible to all community members and satisfies all requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code and/or the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
