Title
Not-for-Profit Grant Review
Proposed Motions
1. That the 2016 Not-for-Profit Grant funding cycle remain as per the current Policy; and
2. That Administration be directed to revise the Policy to reflect a project based funding model as outlined in Option 3, in time for the 2017 funding cycle.
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports the motion as presented.
Purpose
During the 2015 budget process, Council identified a desire to review the Nonprofit Organization Funding program (Policy C-RP14) in terms of eligibility, scope and focus. The intention of this report is to review the initial intent behind the grant, the current funding parameters and process along with some options for consideration and to seek direction from Council for the 2016 funding cycle.
Summary
The Nonprofit Organization Funding program is an operational grant for nonprofit organizations who provide programs and activities for the benefit of Parkland County Residents in the areas of social services, arts, recreation, sport and culture. It was created in 2011 to provide a consistent process to handle the numerous requests coming from non-profit groups who were coming to Council at various times each year requesting assistance with their operational costs. As can be expected with any granting program, the number of requests and the value of requested funding increases annually. In the first four years of the grant program, the number of applications increased from 20 to 36, with the total funding requested increasing from $131,000 to $232,000. The total funding approved during this time has increased from $43,000 to $73,000.
During the 2015 budget process, Council expressed an interest to revisit the grant’s purpose and parameters for the 2016 funding cycle. Under the current policy the grant is an operating grant and not a project based grant. Because it is an operating grant a detailed analysis of the costs incurred by offering the programs and services ...
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