The Ottawa Sport Council is pleased to announce the launch of the Ottawa Sport Council Foundation: 2020 True Sport Community Grant.

The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation is a Charitable Endowment fund established in partnership with Ottawa Community Foundation and the True Sport Foundation with the goal of providing support to Ottawa Community Sporting Organizations.

The purpose of the grant is to support community sport programs in the city of Ottawa which increase inclusivity in sport for underrepresented populations and thus increase access to opportunities for participation in sport activities. The fund will support activities that are consistent with the True Sport Principles and serve to instill character, build community and increase opportunities for excellence.

The focus of the 2020 Fund will be to assist in COVID-19 recovery efforts to ensure an Ottawa community sport organization can continue to support inclusivity for underrepresented populations in their existing programs and to promote the seven True Sport Principles within their organization. (Go For It, Play Fair, Respect Others, Have Fun, Stay Healthy, Include Everyone, Give Back).       

Program Outcomes

Greater access to opportunities leveraging the many benefits of good sport from a platform of shared values and principles (True Sport)

Funding Available

• 2 projects, up to a maximum of $1500 per project
• Grant Duration: up to 1 year

Eligible Project Expenses

The Ottawa Sport Council Foundation: 2020 True Sport Community Grant will support eligible expenses for EXISTING programs which support inclusivity for underrepresented populations and which have been impacted by COVID-19. Eligible expenses include:

• Personnel Costs (instruction and training programs for coaches, officials, and other volunteers with the organization that focus on issues such as integration and inclusion of all participants)
• Facility costs to deliver program (ice time, field time, pool time)
• Project supplies and equipment required for project delivery
• Equipment Costs (both sporting equipment and health/safety equipment)

Who can apply?

Incorporated not-for-profit organizations that offer sport programs and have operated and been incorporated for at least one year in Ontario.

For more information, visit Ottawa Sport Council Foundation.