Program Guidelines

What is the Goal of the Peace Projects Funding Program?

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Is my Program Eligible for Funding?

The programs we fund must...

• Be coordinated and delivered by groups/ organizations/ collectives where leadership positions and decision-making responsibilities are held by young people ages 13-29 from the Jane & Finch and Rexdale community.

• Be offered to youth participants aged 13-29 from the Jane & Finch and Rexdale Community who face systematic barriers that contribute to gun violence in these communities.

• Be delivered in Jane & Finch or Rexdale, by a Jane & Finch or Rexdale applicant, for participants in the Jane & Finch or Rexdale community

• Be free for participants to participate

• Be first and foremost focused on violence prevention and anti-gun violence advocacy.

• Be registration-based and serve the same group of participants throughout its duration

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We don’t fund...
Peace Projects are not intended to fund the following:

• Projects and activities outside of Toronto

• Individuals or individual artists

• Ongoing multi-year program funding

  • This means you may only receive this funding ONCE.​

• Projects led by a majority of youth who live outside of Toronto

• Political and religious activities

• Purchase of equipment (i.e. computers, tablets, e-readers, cell phones, etc.)

• Registered business or other for-profit groups (e.g. social enterprises)

• The process to become a not-for-profit, including audit costs

  • Unincorporated groups/ organizations/ collectives, or incorporated non-profit organizations/ registered charities led by youth 13-29

  • Youth groups that are housed within a larger not-for-profit or charitable organizations*

 

Who Does Peace Projects Fund?

• Peace Project’s funding mandate is to support programs being carried out by youth-led groups/ organizations/ collectives. The applicant name and primary applicant on your application must be a youth or youth-led group/ organization/ collective, and cannot be an adult individual or an adult-led organization.

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We recognize that there are many models for youth-led programming. Peace Project will fund:

*If you are an organization that is not youth-led but are seeking funding for a program that is led by youth 13-29, please have the youth leaders apply for a grant directly. 

**Proposals from applicants that are not youth/ youth-led will only be considered where the barriers being faced by the participants are severe. In these cases, there must be a strong youth engagement model in place to allow for young people to still carry meaningful leadership roles in the program.

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What Rules Should I be aware of?

General Rules

• Implement your project in accordance with the purposes and plans approved by Youth Peace Ambassador (YPA) grantees are expected to have great time management & communication.

All grant participants are expected to complete programmatic reports monthly (monthly includes a plan of action, where you are at the moment if there are any resources you need ect.) All grant participants are accepted to main records, documents that reflect all the direct and indirect cost

• *Maintaining open and consistent communication.

• Timely invoices to release funds*

Fundraising is considered an option but it is subject to YPA approval

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Applying to Peace Project:

What project forms does Peace Project Support?

• Peace Projects supports skill-building programs in emerging, popular, and traditional program forms. This includes but is not limited to

  • Workshops​

  • Public events

  • Creative spaces

  • Educational Spaces

 

How Much am I applying for?

• Each accepted project will be granted $10,000 in funding

 

What can I spend grant funds on?

Only expenses directly related to the program you’re applying for can be included in your funding request. If there are other expenses not included in the above list that are critical to the success of your program, please discuss this with Youth Peace Ambassadors Richelle Nelson (Jane and Finch) richelle.nelson@bcchc.com and Stephanie Lynch (Rexdale) stephanie.lynch@rexdalechc.com

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ELIGIBLE EXPENSES (Included but not limited to):

● Salaries and/or honoraria for staff, facilitators, and guest artists (Can be up to Max 20% of funding)

• Art supplies

• Equipment rental costs

• Transportation costs

• Program planning, development, and evaluation-related costs**

• Staff and volunteer training costs

• Promotion and outreach costs

• Liability insurance

• Rental and permit fees

• Participant honoraria (Included in the MAX 20% of Honoraria/ Salary)

• Capital costs, such as equipment purchase (can be up to 20% of your total request amount)

• Web design and printing costs

• Translation, interpretation services, or any accommodation services/ supports

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INELIGIBLE EXPENSES

• General operating expenses unrelated to the program

• Retroactive expense coverage

• Deficit/ debt reduction

• Fundraising campaigns

• Capital costs that exceed 20% of your total request amount

• Capital costs not directly related to the program being applied for

• Substantial capital or infrastructure costs (e.g. real estate purchase, major renovations)

• Donations (you cannot donate your grant funds to another organization)

• Bursaries, scholarships, sponsorships, or individual requests

• Prizes

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NOTE: Please be mindful that cost and spending approval will have to go through your designated YPA. They may approve or deny anything under their discretion.

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How are Funding decisions made?

• If your application is eligible, the peace project team will review your application and funding request. You will receive an email with the results on the success of your application within approximately 2 weeks days of the deadline. All funding decisions are final.

• If your program is not approved for funding, you will be provided with feedback via email on why your application was declined, and if applicable, a recommendation for the next steps

 

What are my responsibilities as a grantee?

• Mandatory Training 

• Minimum weekly check-ins

• Monthly written report

• Budget breakdown

• Final report/ Presentation (Activity report)

 

How do I apply?

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