Special Government of Canada Project Funding

1. The Government of Canada will make available $ 1.2 million CAD annually for 5 years, to support for matching funds for qualifying projects when Canadian Clubs and Districts apply for TRF Global Grants. 
2. Rotary Club cash contributions and District Designated Funds will be matched 1:1 by the Government of Canada funds.  The TRF will match the funds coming from the GOC at the same rate  as “cash contributions”.  TRF operates in $USD.
3. Five of the 6 area of focus of TRF will be covered, the exception being Peace and Conflict resolution. Child and maternal health is the preferred area of focus of the GOC. 
4. The Government of Canada has identified countries that are a priority for Canadian development programming. While projects targeted at those countries will not receive preferential treatment, there will be an expectation that most Global Grant projects do occur in these countries.  
5. TRF Canada rather than the Rotary Club(s) will be responsible for forwarding the appropriate amount to TRF with respect to the GOC funding contribution.
6. All of the Global Grant requirements with respect to administration, reporting and stewardship are applicable to this program.

Duncan Conrad and Betty Screpnek the Rotary Regional Foundation Coordinators for Zone 24  will be holding training webinars on the GOC funding and the application process and will be advising  club presidents when these will take place.

 

The full announcement letter to Club Presidents follows.

 

15 Oct 15

 

Dear Club Presidents,

 

As you may be aware, the Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) is completing its final projects after almost 30 years of serving Canadian Rotary clubs and districts. CRCID has been very successful but in consultation with the Government of Canada it was felt that a new model reflecting the current status of international humanitarian aid was needed. I wish to congratulate CRCID on its excellent service to ensuring Canadian Rotarians had the support they needed.

 

You may have seen the News Release by Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) on the 1 Aug that outlined two new plans – one for the matching of funds donated by Canadian Rotarians to the Polio Eradication Initiative. The other was a new funding model from the Canadian Government to Rotarian international projects.

 

The Rotary Foundation (Canada) has entered into a new agreement with DFATD. The senior staff at DFATD have reviewed the Global Grant model of TRF and are impressed by the needs assessments, evaluations, reporting mechanisms, stewardship and sustainability of our structure. The new agreement will use the Global Grant (GG) structure as its basis and allow clubs and districts access to Canadian Government funds for their projects. These funds will qualify for a World Fund match from TRF.

 

The agreement is for 5 years and the Canadian Government is contributing CDN $1.2 million/year to Canadian Rotary projects.

 

The application process for accessing Government of Canada funds is now available through the Rotary Foundation Canada website at trfcanada.org . If you click on the tab “GOC Program” all of the details and forms will be listed including a document entitled Program Overview.

 

The funds will be available on a first come basis until they are expended for the year. Please read the information carefully. The funds are available to all Rotary clubs & districts in Canada that meet the criteria.

 

We are still working through some of the logistics but are eager to receive your grant applications.

 

Yours in Rotary Service,

 

 

The Rotary Foundation Canada,

Grants Committee