TSCF FAQ
- What is the main objective of the True Sport Community Fund?
- How can I apply to the True Sport Community Fund?
- Who is eligible to apply for a True Sport Community Fund grant?
- What are the evaluation criteria for the True Sport Community Fund?
- What types of projects/programs are eligible to receive a True Sport Community Fund grant?
- How many grants are available?
- Where does the money for the grants come from?
- Can I get a grant to help implement True Sport in my community?
- Do I have to declare to the True Sport Movement to be eligible for a True Sport Community Fund grant?
- What sports are eligible for a True Sport Community Fund grant?
- Can our group apply for a True Sport Community Fund grant if we live in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario or Quebec?
- What is the deadline for applications?
- How can we track the status/result of our grant application?
- If our group receives a grant, how long will it take to receive the cheque?
- If our group receives a grant, what do we need to do?
- If our grant application is unsuccessful, will it be carried forward to the next review or can we reapply at a later date?
- Are there any restrictions on how the grant money can be used?
- What is the True Sport Foundation? How is it affiliated with the True Sport Community Fund?
What is the main objective of the True Sport Community Fund?
The main objective of the True Sport Community Fund is to unite and build stronger communities through sport by supporting projects / programs that promote access and inclusion in community-based sport programs for children and youth, ages four to seventeen, from low income, Aboriginal and new Canadian families.
How can I apply to the True Sport Community Fund?
Complete a True Sport Community Fund expression of interest form online. To discuss your proposal, your eligibility or for support in completing the application form, please contact Christina Parsons – cparsons@truesport.ca or 613-526-6043.
Who is eligible to apply for a True Sport Community Fund grant?
Eligible groups must be a not-for-profit, or a registered charity, or an amateur athletic organization or a community program dedicated to sport. Eligible groups may include but are not limited to: sports associations and leagues, parks and recreation departments, community centres, community associations, schools or school boards, sports clubs, sports councils, city/community run sports programs, Boys and Girls clubs or any group that organizes community-based sport/ recreation.
Eligible groups must be located in any Canadian province or territory, however, greater priority will be given to applications from Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
What are the evaluation criteria for the True Sport Community Fund?
Applicants will be asked to demonstrate a need for support in their community and describe how the funding will make the community better. Priority will be given to proposals that reduce barriers to participation and improve accessibility for children and youth from low income, Aboriginal and new Canadian families. Successful proposals will also increase participation, demonstrate innovation, embrace the True Sport values of fairness, excellence, inclusion and fun, rally community support, be community managed under good governance and demonstrate legacy potential or sustainability as well as financial responsibility on the part of the applicant. For complete details on the criteria and eligibility of the True Sport Community Fund please see the True Sport Community Fund Guidelines.
What types of projects/programs are eligible to receive a True Sport Community Fund grant?
There are countless ways that a True Sport Community Fund grant could positively impact your community and provide a lasting legacy for your children and youth. Projects that create or enhance the sport experience targeted at low income, Aboriginal and/or new Canadian families as well as projects that integrate low income, Aboriginal and new Canadian families into existing sport programs are eligible.
Examples of possible initiatives include, but are not limited to, creating new or expanding existing sport programs that address common barriers to participation for low income, Aboriginal and new Canadian families such as accessibility to equipment, facilities, and transportation or language and financial issues; creating a sport program that offers a safe and welcoming environment and alternative to poor lifestyle choices such as inactivity, poor nutritional choices, gang-related activity or alcohol and drug abuse; creating non-traditional sport opportunities that may have a broader appeal to Aboriginal or new Canadian children and youth such as soccer, cricket, rugby, wrestling, archery, etc.; providing volunteer, coach and official training and certification to engage parents and adults within the community; improving and creating new playing surfaces in communities that may not otherwise have such facilities or where children and youth traditionally have to travel extensively to access sport.
For examples of how the grant could be used, see the True Sport Community Fund Sample Grant Application Scenarios.
How many grants are available?
In the 2010 calendar year, grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 will be awarded to a maximum of $265,000.
Where does the money for the grants come from?
True Sport Community Fund grants are made possible by the generous support of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. They believe in the positive impact of strong communities, and in connecting communities through sport.
Can I get a grant to help implement True Sport in my community?
The main objective of the True Sport Community Fund is to promote access and inclusion in community-based sport programs for children and youth, ages four to seventeen, from low income, Aboriginal and new Canadian families. While the grants are not intended to be used to implement True Sport initiatives, applications that demonstrate that values-based sport programs will be introduced or expanded will be given priority.
Do I have to declare to the True Sport Movement to be eligible for a True Sport Community Fund grant?
No, however, the True Sport Movement celebrates the sport Canadians want: a sport built on values that bring out the best in people. True Sport is about athletes, parents, coaches and officials across the country giving voice to the great good that sport can do not only for individuals and their teams but also for the neighbourhoods, the cities, or the towns they live in. If your community or organization believes that values-based sport has the power to shape your community, you can make a positive and deliberate commitment to the Movement by declaring your community, organization, school, team, league, facility or as an individual to the True Sport Movement.
To declare, please visit www.truesport.ca.
What sports are eligible for a True Sport Community Fund grant?
All sports as defined herein are eligible for funding. The True Sport Community Fund uses the definition of sport that has been adopted by Sport Canada:
A regulated form of physical activity organized as a contest between two or more participants for the purpose of determining a winner by fair and ethical means; such contest may be in the form of a game, match, race or other form of competitive event.
Traditional native sports will also be considered for funding.
Activities that use controlled motorized vehicles or apparatus and games such as billiards, darts, board games and electronic games or the professional or commercial use of sport are NOT eligible for funding.
The True Sport Foundation, in consultation with the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, reserves the right to determine whether any activity or any application falls outside the definition of sport intended by this document and the True Sport Community Fund.
Can our group apply for a True Sport Community Fund grant if we live in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario or Quebec?
Yes. However, only exceptional proposals will be awarded grants in these provinces.
What is the deadline for applications?
The deadline to complete an expression of interest form is April 12th 2010.
How can we track the status/result of our grant application?
The True Sport Community Fund Manager will contact each group that submits an expression of interest form to discuss the suitability of your project. Suitable projects will then be invited to complete a full proposal by completing an application form. The contact person for the sport group will receive an email once the grant application has been received. Following the selection committee review of the application, the contact person will be notified of their decision. You can refer to the Dates and Deadlines in the True Sport Community Fund Guidelines for approximate dates of this process.
If our group receives a grant, how long will it take to receive the cheque?
The initial cheque for 75% of the grant total will be issued approximately eight to ten weeks from the application deadline. The remaining 25% of the grant will be issued upon receipt and approval of your project report.
If our group receives a grant, what do we need to do?
All grant recipients will be required to review and sign an agreement as well as provide an project report through the online template.
If our grant application is unsuccessful, will it be carried forward to the next review or can we reapply at a later date?
Applications will NOT be carried forward. However, we encourage you to contact us for feedback on your original application or for support in revising the application and resubmitting for the following selection period.
Are there any restrictions on how the grant money can be used?
The grant must be used in accordance with the True Sport Community Fund Guidelines to promote access and inclusion for children and youth in sports. The grant must also be used in support of the project, program or activity as outlined and approved in the application.
For examples of the kinds of values-driven sport programs eligible for the True Sport Community Fund please see True Sport Community Fund Sample Grant Application Scenarios.
What is the True Sport Foundation? How is it affiliated with the True Sport Community Fund?
The True Sport Foundation is a charitable organization committed to the belief that values-driven sport makes a powerful, positive contribution to the development of individuals, communities and Canadian society. True Sport is a Canadian movement that celebrates the sport Canadians want: a sport built on values that bring out the best in people. True Sport is about athletes, parents, coaches and officials across the country giving voice to the great good that sport can do not only for individuals and their teams but also for the neighbourhoods, the cities, the towns they live in. The True Sport Foundation manages all aspects of the grant application, selection and distribution process on behalf of the True Sport Community Fund and in accordance with the True Sport Community Fund Guidelines.
