BEFORE YOU APPLY
Know What We’re Looking For
The Trust supports competitive, self-sustaining amateur sports organizations within Hamilton. Review the eligibility criteria below to make sure your club, team, or committee is a fit before starting your application.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Grants for Volunteer Organizing Committees
While most grants are advanced to participating teams or their affiliate, the Trustees recognize the importance of also aiding volunteer Organizing Committees that do the important work of attracting, promoting and organizing Special Athletic Events such as the International Children’s Games, or maintaining ongoing traditional events like the CANUSA Games.
Normally, such a grant would be considered and applied to help defray a specific budgetary “line item” such as Communications,
or Delegate Travel.
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Jurisdiction
Trustees have interpreted the “community of Hamilton” to include athletic-based groups anywhere within the City of Hamilton as being eligible to apply. Outside and neighboring organizations may apply if they can demonstrate an operating presence through their membership or service-affiliation that invites and/or includes City of Hamilton residents/participants.
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Self-supporting
Organizations that are “self-supporting” will be given greater consideration for funding than those organizations that receive public funding, as is the case with school-sports or provincial/nationally sponsored sports teams/athletes. Where sponsored funding coming from the above stated public and/or private sources becomes scarce or highly restrictive, the Trustees, in their discretion, may find cause to make exceptions.
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Competitively Based
Grants are meant to apply for the most part to teams and organizations that are more directly involved in organized competitive events and/or leagues. This criterion rules out related activities such as health/fitness programs, dance, recreational/outdoor pursuits, unless connected to a competitive end or event. Considerable weight to the grant application is added if an organization runs a “Club – style” program involving; in-house league play, sport learning/instruction, and opportunities for advanced competition.
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Affiliation
Unattached grant requests from individuals or groups will not be considered. To be official, grant applications must be signed and supported by a supervising official of a registered team, club, organization, or affiliate.
Grant Submission
Don’t Miss the Next Deadline
Applications are accepted twice per year. Submit your completed application by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date.
SPRING
APRIL
30
by 5:00 p.m.
★ NEXT DEADLINE
OCTOBER
31
by 5:00 p.m.