Microgrant Frequently Asked Questions

Participants will learn how to do the following:   

1. Include social justice in decision making
2. Conduct oneself in a professional manner  
3. Create, plan, and design a project plan .  This will include how to develop strategies to mitigate risk . How to identify and communicate with community partners. Why and how to develop a marketing strategy. 
4. Evaluate project effectiveness using data analysis   

The objective is to develop your leadership and project management skills.  Therefore you do not need to have any experience. However, we are looking for applicants that are passionate about the difference that they can make in their community and developing their skills. 

1. Review program requirements. You may wish to attend an information session.

2. Review the  initial application  and apply for the program by the intended application due date. 

3. After acceptance to the program,  work through the online micro-credential, and complete  required assignments. Certain assignments, including a project plan, a budget, and a risk management plan, must be approved by project coordinators before your grant is issued.

4. Communicate with your project coordinator and community partners/mentors(s) as needed. 

5. Receive your Impact Microgrant funding and run your project.

6. Evaluate the project's success and complete all modules of the micro-credential course. This will include, submitting your receipts/invoices to confirm completion of your project and completing a final evaluation reflection for the program.

7. Attend an in-person end-of-year celebration where your project and end results will be featured at the event.

Your individual project plan will be reviewed and approved through the assignments that you will submit in the micro credential course.

Eligible microgrant projects: 

• Must be created and led by youth (ages 15 -30) 
• Must not be done on behalf of, or for an organization, other than a volunteer-led youth organization, other than a volunteer-led youth organization or club; and 
• Should not be the continuation of an existing program offered by an organization or club. 

However, generally, the funds can be spent on a variety of things including:

• Advertising – Paper or social media advertising 
• Community outreach 
• Food and refreshments for group events 
• Payment to presenters or trainers (This cannot be made to the applicant) 
• Equipment 
• Project Implementation 
• Monitoring or evaluation 

Activities that would not be supported include those that: 

1. Involve partisan political activity such as supporting a candidate or political party. 
2. Do not respect existing individual human rights in Canada, including the values underlying the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as other rights. These include reproductive rights and the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, colour, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. 
3. Are primarily intended to support sponsorship/fundraising events or other forms of financial assistance; and 
4. Take place outside Canada. 

Ineligible expenses include, but are not limited to: financial payments for volunteers, international travel costs, gift cards, living expenses and rent not related to domestic travel costs,  debts, membership fees, credit card payments, fines, penalties, mortgage payments, primary accommodations of participants, purchase of alcohol or cannabis, depreciation of capital assets, the portion of the cost of any good/services purchased by the participant for which the participant may claim a tax credit or reimbursement.

• Reconciliation 
• Building an inclusive Canada 
• Preserving the environment 
• Promoting civic and democratic engagement 
• Strengthening youth resilience