𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲:
Not-for-Profit Member Clubs (affiliated as a not-for-profit member owned club) with the Ontario Cycling Association for the 2021 season (as of May 28, 2021).

𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞:
Funding will support clubs and teams across the province in sustaining their organization, as well as help them prepare for when sport is able to return safely.

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: Clubs will be able to apply for funding under the below criteria:


𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗


𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
a) Must be an Affiliated Cycling Club as per OCA Affiliation process in 2021
b)    Must have reported club member activities in 2020 or 2021
c) Must be able to explain* expenses related to:

1. Those COVID-19 related expenses that were incurred between May 01, 2020 and May 28, 2021 in order to provide member services/programming

2. Those COVID-19 related expenses to be incurred between May 29, 2021 and August 31, 2021 to be able to provide member services/programming.


𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:

- Cost of Extra Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
EXAMPLE - PPE purchased for Ride Leaders, volunteers, etc.

- Cost of additional technology requirements to meet COVID-19 restrictions
EXAMPLE - Apps for participant registration/sign-up or screening, Zoom Accounts (Max 1 per club), Virtual Training Accounts (Max 1 per club), etc.

- Cost of hiring and/or training additional coaches, Ride Leaders, etc. to support smaller group training
EXAMPLE - Club paid to have three (3) additional Community Initiation Coaches trained to be able to offer youth programming in smaller, more manageable groups.

- Cost to bring in an expert for member webinar opportunities
EXAMPLE - Club paid to have an expert come in to deliver a Mental Heath Webinar for members

* 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩. 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 $1000 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 $1000, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙.  
𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨.

To report expenses, please use the Itemized Expense Form which can be downloaded at the link below.
 https://ontariocycling.org/forms/2021-comm-club-grant-expense-list/

Expense lists and any receipts must be emailed to support@ontariocycling.org to be considered.


𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.


𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞:
All applications must be complete and submitted (with Itemized Expense Form) no later than midnight on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. Any applications received after this date (or received before but incomplete) will not be considered.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞:
The OCA will reach out to each applicant to notify them of the status of their request and amount prior to July 02.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: As part of the reporting requirements to the Government for this grant, the following information regarding recipient clubs will be provided:

1. List of sport clubs that received funding
2. Amount each sport club received
3. Location of the sport club
4. Contact Email address for sport club recipient


𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌
https://ontariocycling.org/forms/2021-comm-club-grant-expense-list/