Program Guidelines and Grant Application Form

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Pre-proposal Summary

Applicants are invited to submit a pre-proposal summary of their project to the Rural Economic Development Program to obtain information on the eligibility of their project for funding and feedback from staff on the fit of their project with published project criteria.

Language preferred for correspondence (please select one):
check box  English      check box  French

A. Contact Information

Title of Project:  _______________________________

Name of Lead Applicant (for contacting purposes only):  ___________

Position:  _________________________________________________________

Organization or Business (full legal name):  _____________________________

Mailing Address (street):  ____________________________________________

P.O. Box:  _________________________  

City/Town:  ___________________________________

Region/County:  _____________________      

Province:  ____________________________________

Postal Code:  _______________________

Tel:  ___________________     Fax:  ___________________    

E-mail:  ___________________________________________

Names of all co-applicants (List additional co-applicants on a separate sheet):
  1. Names of all Co-applicants:  ________________________________________  

    Organization Name:  ______________________________________________

  2. Names of all Co-applicants:  ________________________________________

    Organization Name:  ______________________________________________

  3. Names of all Co-applicants:  _______________________________________   

    Organization Name:  ______________________________________________

  4. Names of all Co-applicants:  ________________________________________   

    Organization Name:  ______________________________________________

Name of ministry contacts who you have consulted regarding the project:
  1. Names of contact:  _________________________________________________

    Ministry Name:  ___________________________________________________

  2. Names of contact:  _________________________________________________

    Ministry Name:  ___________________________________________________

  3. Names of contact:  ________________________________________________ 

    Ministry Name:  ___________________________________________________

  4. Names of contact:  _________________________________________________  

    Ministry Name:  ____________________________________________________

B. Description of Proposed Project

Type of Project:

check box  Community Revitalization

check box  Food Processing

check box  Skills Training

Summary of Proposed Project

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What are the objectives of your project?

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What are your expected results? What will your project achieve?

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How will you know you achieved your objectives? How will you measure your progress?

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Proposed Project Start Date  ______________________________

Proposed Project End Date  _______________________________

C. Uses and Sources of Funding

Uses and Sources of Funding

Projected Budget

Description of Projected Expenditures/Budget (over_____months)

Eligible
Costs
($)
Ineligible/
In-kind
($)
Total
Costs
($)
1.   
2.   
3.   
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10.   
Total
   



Sources of Funding
Sources of Funding
Contribution Amount
$
Contribution % of
Total
Applicant/Co-applicants contributions  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Other private sources including supporters  
1.  
2.  
Other public (government) programs  
1.  
2.  
RED Funding Requested  
Total
  

 

D. Certification

As the Lead Applicant, I hereby certify to the Province of Ontario that the information contained in this pre-proposal are true and complete in all respects to the best of my knowledge. If the Province of Ontario discovers that this pre-proposal contains a material misrepresentation, it shall be deemed to be ineligible for funding and withdrawn immediately by the Applicants.

I agree to provide any additional information that the Province of Ontario or its authorized administrator may reasonably require for purpose of assessing this pre-proposal and administering the Program.

Lead Applicant Name (print):  ___________________________________

Title:  __________________________________________________________

Organization:  __________________________________________________

Signature:  _____________________________________________________

Date:  __________________________________________________________

 

Please submit your pre-proposal in writing or by fax/email to:

Rural Economic Development Program
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Road West, 4 NW
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Tel: 1-888-588-4111
Fax: (519) 826-4336
Email: red.omafra@ontario.ca
Website: www.ontario.ca/rural




For more information:
Toll Free: 1-888-588-4111
Fax:1-519-826-4336
E-mail: rural.omafra@ontario.ca


Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 31 January 2007
Last Reviewed: 16 May 2008