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Thank you for your commitment to rural Canada. Before you complete your application, please review the eligibility guidelines below.
2012 FCC AgriSpirit Fund Eligibility Guidelines
What qualifies?
For your project to be considered for funding, your organization must be at least one of the following:
- a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency
- a registered non-profit organization
- a municipal body (a municipal body can include a town, city under 100,000 people, a rural municipality or a First Nations band)
- a non-profit organization that will partner with a municipal body who agrees to receive the money contributed and issue a receipt in their name
and your project must:
- enhance the vitality of rural Canada
- be completed between December 1,2012 and December 31, 2014
- be accessible to all members of the community
- be a capital project (equipment, building funds, etc.)
- be located in rural Canada
- benefit a rural community with a population less than 100,000 people
- recognize FCC’s contribution and allow FCC to put up a permanent sign
FCC will not support organizations or projects that:
- take place outside of Canada or do not benefit residents of Canada
- have received financial support from the FCC AgriSpirit Fund in the past four years (2008 through 2011)
- contribute to operating costs or debt reduction
- raise funds for a charity through private foundations or third parties (Lion's Club, Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus, etc.)
- are taking place in support of individual endeavors
- only provide benefits to members of a particular religion, political party or social organization
- are undertaken by organizations whose primary focus is advocating a particular religious, social, moral, political or economic point of view
- are likely to adversely impact the environment
Additional information
- FCC employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to complete the application for AgriSpirit funding
- only online applications will be evaluated
- the completion of an environmental assessment may be required as part of the evaluation process
- selected projects must sign a letter of agreement with FCC and show documentation of project completion
- FCC Funds can not be used to cover expenses that have been incurred prior to being notified of receiving AgriSpirit Funding.
Application
By clicking the Continue button I acknowledge that I’ve read the eligibility guidelines and that my organization and project is eligible to apply for the FCC AgriSpirit Fund.
