Local Initiatives Program: (L.I.P.)
Industry Canada/FedNor makes available a $50,000 contribution through the Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) organizations in Northern Ontario. These monies are available to not-for-profit agencies within the Parry Sound Area and are intended to support the “Community Economic Development” mandate of the Parry Sound Area CB&DC.
Grants are made available to a maximum of $5,000 per project upon completion and submission of the attached application form, review by Industry Canada/FedNor and decisioning by the Board of the Parry Sound CB&DC.
Applications are to be forwarded electronically, by mail or delivered to the Parry Sound Area CB&DC offices at:
1A Church Street
Parry Sound, ON
P2A 1Y2
Projects considered eligible could include:
- Pre-feasibility studies
- Research projects
- Community ICT strategies and projects
- Projects to promote innovations and new technology
- E-Commerce promotion
- Development of on-line business services
- Environmental assessment reports
- Small-scale capital projects
- Seminars/Workshops
- Marketing and promotion activities
- Community tourism events
- Other community-based economic development projects
AND
- Projects must contribute to an integral part of the CFDC’s strategic plan
- Projects must be supported by the CFDC as an active partner
- Funding will not create ongoing dependencies on external partners
- The CFDC will encourage private and public sector partnerships
- Whenever possible, projects will be cost-shared
LIP FUNDING CANNOT BE USED FOR
- Ongoing operation activities, normally funded as par to the CF operations argreement
- For-profit activities
- Activities that create financial dependencies on Industry Canada/FedNor
- Activities that require additional Industry Canada/FedNor contributions for other
programs, in order to be completed successfully
CLICK HERE FOR LIP APPLICATION FORM
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