Through various sponsorship partners, 4-H Ontario is able to offer several grants to support 4-H’ers across the province.
Check out these tips for writing grant applications:
- READ the application form and guidelines completely and identify both your priorities and the application’s priorities.
- Review grant requirements thoroughly to ensure your applications follows the correct guidelines (word count, submission deadline, etc.)
- Do a preliminary guidelines check to ensure you are eligible for the grant.
- Be concise – keep words, sentences and paragraphs short.
- Develop a budget and use it as a planning tool in the narrative (it helps you outline activities involved in your project).
- Remember to ‘spell-check’.
- Always keep a copy of the final proposal package for reference (including all required attachments).
We are excited that 4-H Ontario can once again provide our Local Associations with additional funding through the 2022 Ontario Mutuals Grant Program! Through this program, your 4-H Association will have the opportunity to apply for a grant of $250.00 to support a local project or initiative. Our hope is that this financial support from Ontario Mutuals will enable you to provide a new project innovation and/or enhance an existing program.
Eligibility
- Agency/Funding Agreement form must be completed and submitted to 4-H Ontario
- Association must be in good standing
Application Process
- Please complete the application form no later than November 30, 2022.
- Portion of funds dispersed upon completion and submission of Agency/Funding Agreement
- Remaining Funds dispersed upon completion of final report along with receipts
- Final report should contain
- Receipts
- Photos
- Updated budget showing actual costs
- Any other relevant information such as meeting minutes
- Indicate how Ontario Mutual was recognized
Examples of activities eligible for funding:
- Purchasing of virtual platforms
- Development of new and existing activity/initiative
- Costs associated with events
- Fabric banner and other portable signage to promote clubs
- Achievement program for livestock clubs
- Club secretary book program
- Member costs to attend 4-H provincial opportunities/camps/memberships
Please note: If you ordered a second banner through 4-H Ontario’s banner program in May 2022, you are still eligible to apply for funding up to a maximum of $80.00
For further inquiries, please contact Dale at 1.877.410.6748 x 4670. Thank you for your continued service to our 4-H youth!
