Community Initiatives
Application Package
2017 Intake

The Community Initiatives (CI) program supports projects that have a broad effect on Winnipeg's inner city or target specific groups across the inner city. It funds activities that enhance economic development, increase safety and prevent crime, reduce at risk behaviour, contribute to better health practices, strengthen tenant-landlord relations and improve coordination and cooperation.

Please note, priority consideration will be given to projects that focus on the following areas:

  • Accessibility: Addressing and reducing barriers to participation for Manitobans regardless of where they live, their age, gender, cultural background, sexual identity, physical or mental ability or income.
  • Green Spaces & Active Transportation: Maximizing the use of parks, playgrounds, trails and pathways through planning and program opportunities.
  • Newcomers: Addressing the unique needs of immigrants and refugees, building on and encouraging involvement in the community.

Projects that involve partnerships with two or more stakeholders or demonstrate broad community support will receive additional priority consideration.

Eligible initiatives must involve more than one designated Neighbourhoods Alive! neighbourhood in Winnipeg (Spence, West Broadway, Central (Central Park, Centennial, West Alexander), Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews, North End (William Whyte, Lord Selkirk Park, North Point Douglas, Dufferin, St. John’s), and the Chalmers area in Elmwood. Projects may also include inner city neighbourhoods not currently designated by Neighbourhoods Alive! For more information on Community Initiatives, please visit the CI program webpage.

You are encouraged to become familiar with the Application Package for the 2017 Intake including the application form(s), requirements, and deadlines and information available through the Neighbourhoods Alive! website.

Community Initiatives
Application Tips

Review the Community Initiative (CI) application form and project budget worksheet including the helpful tips in each section:

  1. Complete Section 1 “Applicant Information and Project Details” using the CI application form. The applicant must assign a project contact and organizational contact. A project contact is the person Neighbourhoods Alive! will contact to discuss project activities. An organizational contact is the person within the organization who NA! will send official correspondence, should your application be approved. Projects must have an end date of March 31, 2018 or earlier.

If your project involves youth under the age of 18 years old, NA! requires organizations to confirm that a Criminal Record Check for the Vulnerable Sector and a Child Abuse Registry Check will be conducted prior to any contact. You will be asked to certify that you have read and understood that this will be a condition of any funding support provided to the project.

  1. Complete Section 2 “Project Budget” using the CI Project Budget Worksheet. The worksheet contains a sample completed budget with instructions and the budget template. Project budgets submitted to Neighbourhoods Alive! using another format will not be accepted.
  1. Section 3 “Capital Projects”, If your project is capital in nature, please contact Neighbourhoods Alive! at (204) 945-3379 or 1-855-644-0401 (toll free).

Review the completed CIapplication, CI budget worksheet including all attachments and revise information as needed:

  1. Complete Section 4 “Application Checklist”.
  1. Complete Section 5 “Authorization”. The application in its entirety must be authorized by the legal signing authority of your organization and by the Board of Directors.

If you have any other questions:

  1. Please visit theNeighbourhoods Alive! Program FAQs page on the Neighbourhoods Alive! website for commonly asked questions and answers.

Submit application package by email only to before the intake deadline:
4:30pm on Sept 11, 2017
Incomplete applications, including missing information will render your application
ineligible for consideration.
Neighbourhoods Alive!:
Phone: (204) 945-3379 or 1-855-644-0401 (toll free); Fax: (204) 948-1065
Email:;
Community Initiatives
Application Form
Section 1 - Applicant Information and Project Details
Read page two of the application package for helpful tips. Provide answers to the questions below in the specified fields within the table (shaded). Please be concise when answering questions with word limits.Projects must have an end date of March 31, 2018.
Note: if you have a pop up banner at the top of your screen with a “Security Warning” you must click on the banner and “enable macros” in order to fill out this form.
Organization name:
Legal name of organization (if different from organization name):
Does your organization currently hold active incorporation status?Choose an item.
Project contact person :
Salutation: Choose an item.
Name:
Title:
Phone:
Alt. phone:
Fax:
Email:
Mailing address (include postal code): / Organization contact person :
Salutation: Choose an item.
Name:
Title:
Phone:
Alt. phone:
Fax:
Email:
Mailing address (include postal code):
Board Chair Name:
Salutation: Choose an item.
What is your organizations mandate, purpose, or vision?
Describe the services and/or activities your organization/group currently provides [limit: 600 words] (include target population, geographic area and number of people served)
Project Title:
Total project cost: / Amount being requested by NA!:
Project start date: / Project end date:
(Note: end date must be on or before March 31, 2018)
Briefly describe the project [limit: 600 words].
Please select the neighbourhoods that will be served by this project.
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Determine the target population that will be served by this project Choose an item.
Explain how the project need was determined in your community.
Examples include -local plans, strategic plans, statistics, consultations result[limit: 600 words].
Optional: provide documentation as an attachment.
Describe how your project will incorporate participation from (as applicable): [limit: 600 words].
a)Local residents
b)Local stakeholders (e.g. school, residents associations, organizations)
c)Volunteers
d)Municipality (if applicable)
Describe project objective, activities and your measurements
Objective 1: (One per section)[limit: 600 words].
What is the outcome you hope to achieve? (Example: To reduce barriers for newcomers to enter the workforce)
Objective 1:
Activities: (Maximum of three)[limit: 600 words].
What actions will you undertake to achieve the objective above. (Example: Provide an 8 week job readiness skill training program for up to16newcomers)
Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Activity 3:
Measurement(s):(Maximum of two)[limit: 600 words].
How will you measure the success of the activity? (Example: Number of newcomer participants)
Measurement 1:
Measurement 2:
Objective 2[limit: 600 words]:
Activities [limit: 600 words]:
Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Activity 3:
Measurement(s)[limit: 600 words]:
Measurement 1:
Measurement 2:
Objective 3[limit: 600 words]:
Activities [limit: 600 words]:
Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Activity 3:
Measurement(s) [limit: 600 words]:
Measurement 1:
Measurement 2:
Select any applicable government departmental priorities your project may address and describe how.Review descriptions of the three government priority areas
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Select up to three CI categories your project addresses and describe how and describe how in no more than two sentences.
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Select up to three Community Economic Development (CED) categories your project addresses and describe how in no more than two sentences. Review descriptions of the nine CED categories
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If you received letters of support for this project, please identify the organizations and include the letters as separate attachments along with your application package.
If applicable, provide results achieved by this project to-date [limit: 600 words]. Optional: provide additional documentation as an attachment.
Section 2 – Project Budget
Complete the project budget using a separate, downloadableCI Project Budget template. Budgets received in any other format will not be accepted.
Guidelines:
  • The project budget must identify the total revenue and total costs of the project. The revenue amounts may include projections of what you intend to raise from other sources.
  • Your project budget should identify both the cash and in-kind contributions to your project. Examples of in-kind support include volunteer labour, donations of materials and other resources.
  • You will be asked to select whether or not the cash or in-kind contributions listed in your budget have been confirmed at time of applying.
  • For each confirmed cash contributions of over $5,000, written confirmation from the funding source must be included in your application package as a separate document.
  • Access the budget template (xlsx) including instructions and a sample completed budget.
  • Double check that your budget balances and is consistent with your stated objectives and activities.

Section 3 – Capital Project Requirements
Please readONLY if you have a capital project.
There is limited funding for capital projects available. Please contact a staff member of Neighbourhoods Alive! at 204-945-3379 or toll free at 1-855-644-0401 to discuss eligibility prior to submitting application.
Section 4 – Application Checklist
Review and complete this checklist to ensure you have included all required documents and information.
All applicants are required to submit the following:
Completed Section 1 “Applicant Information and Project Details” using the CI application form.
Completed Section 2 “Project Budget” using the CI Project Budget template available for download from the Neighbourhoods Alive!website.
Written confirmation from funders of cash contributions over $5,000.
Completed Section 4 “Application Checklist”.
Completed Section 5 “Authorization”.
A complete list of yourorganization's currentboard of directors.
Letter from the School division confirming that the Division will act as the official proponent of the project (if applicable).
Incomplete applications, including missing information will result in your project being ineligible for consideration.
Applicants may provide optional documentation to support their application:
Evidence of community support such as letters of support.
Evidence of community need such as consultation or survey results.
Evidence of project results achieved to date.
Any other documentationyou feel would support your application.
If you are worried about the size of your email, send the attachments in more than one email. Label each email (e.g. 1 of 2, 2 of 2) and include an explanation per email.
Submit the entire application package by email to before the intake deadline (4:30 pm on Sept 11, 2017). You will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application within 48 hours after the intake deadline. Contact Neighborhoods Alive! if you do not receive this confirmation email.
Section 5 - Authorization
Ensure that this section is completeprior to submitting your application.
This application mustbe reviewed and authorized by a legal signing authority of your organization, acknowledging that the information provided is accurate, complete. Your application will not be considered as eligible if it has not been authorized by a legal signing authority of your organization.
If your project involves youth under the age of 18 years old, please complete the following:
I certify that a clear Criminal Record Check for the Vulnerable Sector and a Child Abuse Registry Check will be conducted on any employees or volunteers involved in coordinating and supervising activities for children/youth under the age of 18 prior to contact.
Name:
Title (e.g. Board Chairperson, President, Executive Director):
Date:
All projects must complete the following:
I certify that I am legally authorized to complete thisapplication on behalf of the organization and that all information contained in this application is accurate.
Name:
Title (e.g. Chairperson, President, Executive Director):
Date:
I certify that The Board of Directors of this organization have authorized this application.
Name:
Title (e.g. Chairperson, President):
Date:

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