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Run Ottawa Community Sport Fund Application Form

The Run Ottawa Community Sport Fund provides financial support to local not-for-profit sport organizations to help them acquire essential equipment that enhances program delivery, safety, and participant opportunities.


Committed to strengthening community sport and expanding equitable access to participation, the Run Ottawa Community Sport Fund prioritizes organizations that deliver endurance sport programming. 


Funding may support the purchase of a single piece of equipment or multiple equipment items that collectively strengthen programming and improve the participant experience.


BEFORE YOU BEGIN


Before completing this application, please ensure that your organization meets the eligibility requirements.


You will need to upload:

At least one quote for each piece of equipment you are requesting this grant for

A copy of your organizational by-laws

Audited financial statements (last two fiscal years)

Current operating budget


Application deadline: September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT


Please review other important dates.


The information you provide will be used solely for the administration and evaluation of this grant program. By submitting this application, you certify that the information provided is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge.


If you have questions, or require any accommodation, please contact Suzanne Fisher suzanne.fisher@runottawa.ca

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Organization Name:

Mailing address:

Website:

Primary contact name:

Email address:

Phone number:

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Sports offered:

Key programs and services:

Approximate number of participants annually:

Geographic area served:

Approximately what percentage of your organization's activities are focused on endurance sports?

A
B
C
D
E

EQUIPMENT INFORMATION

Description of equipment to be purchased:

(include equipment name, quantity, supplier/vendor, cost per item)

Explain why this equipment is needed:

(describe current situation, condition of existing equipment, participant demand, potential for program growth, service gaps)

What evidence supports this need?

(examples may include equipment condition reports, waitlists, program demand, safety concerns, potential for growth)

Explain how this equipment will be used:

TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED:

Upload at least one quote for each piece of equipment included in your total funding request:

COMMUNITY IMPACT AND PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCE

How many participants will directly benefit from the requested equipment annually?

A
B
C
D
E

Describe who will benefit from this equipment (include how and why they will benefit):

Describe the long-term benefits this equipment will provide to participants and to your community:

GOVERNANCE

Number of board members:

Board positions held:

Frequency of board meetings:

Upload organizational by-laws:

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Annual operating budget:

Primary revenue sources:

Summary of financial position:

Upload audited financial statements (past two years):

Upload current operating budget:

OVERVIEW OF RECOGNITION PLAN

Please provide a brief overview of how you will acknowledge support from us if your application is successful. This may include signage, social media posts, website acknowledgements, media releases, or other forms of recognition, including a plan to acknowledge that the equipment purchase was made possible through grant funds received through the Run Ottawa Community Sport Fund.

DECLARATION

By submitting this application, I certify that the organization has no outstanding debts or financial obligations that would impair the use of grant funds received through the Run Ottawa Community Sport Fund.