One-time Grant Requests - Operational and Capital

Applications may be submitted throughout the year. Council reserves the right to refer the request to the following year’s budget process if they deem so appropriate. Budget deliberations begin in November of each year.

One-time Operational Requests

One-time requests to support extraordinary operational events and initiatives may be considered by Council using the following criteria:

• The request is greater than $2000;
• Only one application per organization may be approved every four years;
• The request is aligned with Council’s Strategic Plan;
• All criteria outlined in application is met;
• The financial capacity/local economy of the day is considered;
• The funding of the request would be in addition to the grants to organization budget allowance; and
• Funding will be provided either in one lump sum amount and expensed in the year it is approved or through multi-year payments. Funding provided over multiple years will be subject to annual budget approval by Council and may be subject to change.
• Download a copy of the application form by clicking the link on the right side of this page.

One-time Capital Requests

The deadline for submissions of One-Time Capital Requests is November 1st of each year for the following fiscal year. One-time requests to support capital campaigns and projects may be considered by Council using the following criteria:

• The request is greater than $5,000;
• Only one application per organization may be approved every eight years;
• The request is aligned with Council’s Strategic Plan;
• All criteria outlined in application is met;
• The financial capacity/local economy of the day is considered;
• The funding of the request would be in addition to the grants to organization budget allowance; and
• Funding will be provided either in one lump sum amount and expensed in the year it is approved or through multi-year payments. Funding provided over multiple years will be subject to annual budget approval by Council and may be subject to change.

For more information on these and other grant programs, please refer to the Grants to Organizations Policy (710-003) by searching our Bylaws and Policies database here: https://wolfville.ca/town-hall/bylaws-and-policies