For Residents

Community Investment Operating Grant

The City of Edmonton Community Investment Operating Grant program provides operating assistance to Edmonton's non-profit organizations whose activities benefit citizens of Edmonton.

Eligibility

Your organization must be:

Edmonton-based
Primarily serving Edmontonians
Registered under appropriate provincial or federal legislation as a non-profit for at least 1 year, and have an open membership

Your organization's programs, services, and activities:

Must have a primary mandate to deliver in the social, multicultural or recreation/amateur sport not-for-profit sector
Should not substantially duplicate the activities of other applicants or other government-supported organizations

Allocation

Your organization may apply for up to 25% of its total operating expenditures for the previous fiscal year.

Maximum grant award: $20,000

Minimum grant award: $650

Priorities

Social Service is the provision of programs and activities that help the city's residents strengthen personal or community life.

Multiculturalism is the practice of promotion of relations among individuals and groups in which ethnic, racial, religious, and linguistic attributes are prized and respected.

Recreation/Amateur Sport is an activity in which individuals choose to participate in their leisure time, whether that activity is physical, social or intellectual.

2011-2013 CIOG Priorities and Guidelines - Important Changes to CIOG Priorities and Guidelines.

Application Deadline

The Application deadline for 2011 CIOG funding is Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 4:30pm. You will recieve an email shortly after the deadline confirming that we have recieved your application.

Any applications we receive after that date will not be considered for the 2012 Community Investment Operating Grant.

No extensions will be granted.

Application Guide

This guide provides general information to assist in the completion of the application form. Please note the new Priorities and Guidelines for 2011-2013.

Community Investment Operating Grant Application Guide

Application Form

There are two parts to complete for the 2012 CIOG application form.

Complete Part A MS Word File and Part B MS Excel File.

Past Community Investment Operating Grant Recipients

2011 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

2010 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

2009 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

2008 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

2007 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

2006 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

2005 Community Investment Operating Grant recipients

Call for Volunteers for Grant Review Sub-Committee

2012 Call for Volunteers for Grant Review Sub-Committee

For more information:

Contact your Community Recreation Coordinator

Title	Community Grants Office
Telephone	780-496-4933
Fax	780-577-3525
Email	grants@edmonton.ca