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Community Investment Operating Grant (CIOG) | City of Edmonton

March 13, 2024

Value

Varies.

Description

The City of Edmonton Community Investment Operating Grant (CIOG) program provides operating assistance to Edmonton’s not-for-profit organizations working towards increasing social inclusion and equitable access to participation in social services and active recreation/amateur sport.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the Grant, the applicant must:

  • Be a not-for-profit organization registered for at least 1 year and in good standing with the incorporating body (Alberta Society, Non-profit Private Company, Non-Profit Public Company, Extra-Provincial Non-profit Company)
  • Demonstrate alignment to the CIOG priorities through their programs and services
  • Have eligible operating expenses under $500,000
  • Have a minimum of 75% of its participants living in Edmonton
  • Demonstrate sound board and financial governance practices
  • Demonstrate initiative and success in generating diverse sources of funding
  • Have an open membership except for valid program factors (for example – age)
  • Be in good standing with the City in terms of reporting requirements and outstanding payments
  • Be a member of the Edmonton Sport Council, if your mandate is active recreation and amateur sport

Eligible Expenses

The organizations’ primary mandate must be 1 of the following:

  • Social Services
    • Social programs and activities that help Edmontonians to strengthen personal or community life
  • Active Recreation/Amateur Sport
    • Active Recreation: all physical activities that an individual chooses to do for fun, social interaction, fitness and relaxation
    • Amateur Sport: organized physical activities that result in a contest between 2 or more people participating individually or as a team, governed by rules, regulations and officiating

Deadline Date

The 2024 CIOG application intake is closed. Applications for the year 2025 will open in November 2024.

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Industry:

Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta

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