Securing Facility and Employment Grants to Augment Existing Programs

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Securing Facility and Employment Grants to
Augment Existing Programs

• Or, How to Look a Grant Source in the Mouth!

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Agenda

• 1.0 Welcome Introductions
• 2.0 Some Thoughts on Successful Grant
  Applications
• 3.0 Sources of Funding
• 4.0 Alternatives to Grants
• 5.0 Wrap Up

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Preparing your Submission

• Review in detail the application
• Review any additional background information you
  can about the funder and the program (seek out
  other similar projects that have been funded in
  the past and use this as a template steal
  ideas!)
• Complete the application or submission exactly as
  outlined and meet the deadline!

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Tips to Getting your Submission Read

• Make sure you include a cover page, and do a
  rough draft then have your submission typed
• Be concise with your wording ensure there are
  no spelling errors
• Use headings provided by the Funder (taken from
  outline)
• Use words found in the application and guidelines
  as key words in your submission
• Keep your submission to the specified number of
  words/pages
• Do a follow-up call to confirm receipt of your
  submission
• Provide additional materials as requested
  promptly
• Attach letters of support from partners

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Remember, funders have their own mandateif you
fit within it, you are more likely to be
successful
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You Are Likely to be Unsuccessful If -

• you have applied for the same grant for the past
  17 years, and simply change the dates
• you are paying minimum or low wages
• you are applying for employees to perform menial
  or unskilled tasks
• you use the buckshot approach apply for every
  job in the facility/program, and hope you get
  money
• you didnt do your paperwork last year
• your application is poorly put together, or has
  numerous unidentifiable stains on it
• you lied like a cheap rug on the application form

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Some Traditional Funding Sources for Students
Seasonal
Federal
Provincial
NS Employment Program for Students
Summer Career Placements
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NS Employment Program for Students

• creation of career-related summer positions
  providing measurable employability skills for
  post-secondary students
• employer must be an active society, registered or
  can provide a charitable number
• provides a wage subsidy of 5.00 per hour and
  must provide 8 consecutive weeks of work, and
  averaging at least 28 hours week over the course
  of employment
• deadline was April 9th this year
• employer must pay minimum wage, 4 vacation, and
  benefits/travel

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Summer Career Placements

• is designed to assist students in preparing for
  their future entry into the labour
  market...focuses on providing career-related work
  experience
• provide 6 16 week placements, minimum of 30
  hours
• deadline was April 2nd last year
• national program priorities are
• supporting special needs clients, including
  students with disabilities and youth-at-risk
• projects dealing with homeless and at-risk youth
• key growth sectors in local and regional
  economies
• local priorities as determined by district HRCCC
• wage contributions are 50 of minimum wage for
  public sector, and 100 (plus overhead costs
  plus mandatory costs) for not-for-profits

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Some Non-Traditional Funding Sources
Seasonal
Student Loan Employment Program
Summer Youth Initiatives
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Student Loan Employment Program

• - is designed to help Nova Scotia post
  secondary students to
• develop initiative and job search skills
• gain career-related experience to help find a job
  in their field upon graduation
• save money to continue their education
• employer can be a not-for-profit, government
  funded organization, or municipal government unit
  
• pays minimum wage plus benefits!
• eligible students
• have less then 5 years post-secondary studies
• are receiving a student loan
• continuing their education full-time
• have little or no work experience
• once in program, students must attend career
  counseling workshops and job search workshops,
  and find a placement that will provide experience
  relevant to their career goals
• at least 60 of earnings will be withheld until
  the end of program, and paid in the form of a
  cheque made jointly payable to the student and
  their educational institution in September

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Summer Youth Initiatives

• - to assist youth in gaining exposure to
  employability enhancing experiences and
  understanding of the world of work
• - part and full-time placements are
  permitted
• - the Department of Community Services offers
  a partial wage subsidy towards the salary of
  eligible youth, and may offer 100 wages plus
  mandatory employer costs in some instances
• - eligible employers are public, private and
  non-profit sectors
• - eligible employees are youth between 16 and
  20, with no other summer employment, are
  dependants of Income Assistance recipients,
  direct recipients of Income Assistance, or
  Youth-In-Care

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Funding Programs for Facilities and Programs

• Recreation Facility Development
• assists groups in the planning, construction,
  renovation, conservation, or acquisition of
  facilities for public recreation purposes.
• provides up to 1/3 of capital costs wage.
• deadline is the first Monday in February yearly
• Community Recreation Capital Program
• assists with the development of small scale
  indoor and outdoor capital recreation projects.
• can apply for up to 1/3 of total capital costs up
  to a maximum of 3,000.00
• application are received at any time
• applicants are only eligible for one of the
  preceding programs once in any four-year period.
  

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Funding Programs for Facilities and Programs
(cont.)

• Planning Assistance Program
• assists groups to obtain professional
  assistance in planning, designing, and
  researching proposed and existing recreational
  facilities.
• provides up to 50 of consultant fees to a
  maximum of 5000.00.
• Community Development Grant Program
• local organizations that initiate sport,
  recreation and fitness projects to achieve
  certain results.
• priorities are projects that aim to increase
  participation of inactive or traditionally
  underserved populations, by youth at risk in
  prevention oriented activities, in fair and safe
  activities, and in environmentally sound outdoor
  recreation activities.
• normally, 50 of costs up to a maximum of
  5,000.00 can be cost-shared.

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Grants Panacea or Placebo?

• The amount of grants (dollar-wise) seems to be
  shrinking, need a much greater focus and higher
  purpose, and effort expended doesnt always mean
  success
• Are they a short-term cure for a long-term need?
• Are their other ways to deliver?
• Volunteers?
• dedicated funding?
• a more diverse fund-raising strategy?
• Sustainability

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So you have questions

• I will answer them according to the following
  fee structure
• 1. Answers - 1.00
• 2. Answers Requiring Thought - 2.00
• 3. Answers Requiring Research - 3.00
• 3. Correct answers - 4.00
• 4. Dumb looks/blank stare - FREE!