School’s Out Summer

Who is eligible?

• Community organizations serving marginalized children and families.
• Indigenous-led organizations and Land-based Nations.
• Non-profit agencies involved in youth development and community services.

Who is not eligible

• For-profit organizations not involved in community or Indigenous initiatives.
• Organizations without a focus on children or family services.
• Entities without sufficient capacity to deliver summer programs.

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Activities unrelated to summer programming or not targeting the specified children.
• Expenses outside of approved project activities and timeline.
• Infrastructure or maintenance costs unrelated to program delivery.
• Activities not aligning with the core outcome domains such as business operations or administrative costs.
• Funding for activities already supported by other public grants.

Eligible geographic areas

• Alignment with the program goals and targeted population needs.
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver summer activities effectively.
• Clarity of the program proposal including objectives and outcomes.
• Potential impact on children and families facing barriers.
• Feasibility and sustainability of the planned activities.

• Review of applications by the funding organization within a set timeframe.
• Notification of approval or rejection to applicants.
• Signatures of funding agreement to formalize the grant.
• Disbursement of funds according to the agreed schedule.
• Ongoing reporting and monitoring to ensure compliance with program requirements.