Grant Information

Information for 2010 Grant will be posted: AUGUST 01, 2010.

YOUTH GRANT 2010

For 2010, we have set aside one $2500 grant specifically for YOUTH. If you know any younger leaders that are looking for extra money to help celebrate a week of “LIVING THE GOOD LIFE”, the please do not hesitate to send them to THIS link, enabling them to chance to win $2500 for their community events!

Alternatively, you can print the PDF for them.

COMMUNITY GRANT 2010

Last year (2009), the NAAAW campaign office received 165 applications for 30 community event grants! The NAAAW team had the extremely difficult task of reading and rating the these applications for community grants. If we could – we would have funded almost everyone one. It was awe-inspiring to witness all of the creativity and enthusiasm that these communities have for NAAAW week. One immediate rule that eliminated a few applications were the dates chosen to celebrate the events. We ONLY fund those events during the week of NAAAW! And now, setting this obvious rule aside, we would like to share with you the criteria that we used to rate the applications:

CRITERIA

Creativity – of the types of activities and events that were planned.
Long Term Impact – How might the activities planned for NAAAW week have an impact in the community that will continue after NAAAW is over?
Awareness – How did the events planned incorporate addictions awareness and the ongoing projects in the communities that address addictions? Did the awareness activities include a variety of types of addictions?
Partnerships – How did the organization/office planning the event include other offices/organizations in the community to ensure participation in the NAAAW event?

Once the first round of application rating was completed, there were still over 60 applications that received top marks! We then put those applications through a second rating process that considered the following criteria:

Duration of event – How many days of the NAAAW week did the community have celebrations planned? Did any communities have NAAAW events that would take place outside of the NAAAW week?
Cost Effectiveness – did the communities stretch the event dollars as far as possible?
Leadership Support – did the communities have the support of the leaderships and even the participation of leaders planned in the events?
National Representation – the NAAAW team ensured that grants were distributed across Canada (provincial and tribal representation) and included First Nation and Inuit communities.

Keep this process in mind when writing your proposal for 2010′s grants.

Community Grant Winners 2009

Community Grant Winners 2008

$2500 Community Grant Form

This year NAAAW is also offering 29 grants of $2500 across the country to fund events during our week. If your events are NOT during NAAAW, November 14-21, your submission will not be considered. We are looking for communities hosting exceptional events across the country; we hope that this funding will inspire you to host a NAAAWsome event!

(* Every section must be filled. )

Also note the DEADLINE DATE : SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

BASIC INFORMATION

Name of Organization/Group:

Brief Description of Organization/Group:

How many years have you been involved with NAAAW?
0 to 5 years 6 to 10 years 10 to 20 years

First Nation or Inuit Affiliation:

Event Coordinator’s Name:

Event Coordinator’s E-mail:

Supervisor’s Name:

Complete Address: (include City, Province, Postal Code)

Telephone:

Fax: (not required)

Make Cheque payable to:

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Provide a detailed description of the NAAAW event planned:

How will your event promote addictions awareness in your community?

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Tell us anything you would like about your community: addictions programs; health programs; treatment centres; special school porgrams; etc. Really lay it on thick!!

Who will attend the event? Please estimate the number of participants and provide breakdown of age groups

How will the youth be involved in the events?

How will Addictions Awareness continue after NAAAW?

How does your community demonstrate “Living the Good Life”?

Are there unique ways that Addictions Awareness is celebrated in your community?

ROLE MODEL

Grant winners will honor a role model (individual or group or family) during their NAAAW event.

Name of Role Model Nominee or individual or group or family:

How does your role model nominee inspire healthy choices in your community?

BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Tell us why you need the money:

Are you seeking funding elsewhere? What percentage does this additional funding make up of your total?

Please use our detailed Budget Breakdown page to explain the costs for your planned NAAAW event, including possible financial contributors for the planned event.

The grant does not cover capital costs such as purchasing of equipment, furniture etc. The grant is not intended for wages. Cheques will not be payable to an individual.

Download our One Week Budget Sheet (PDF) and remeber to email it back to us along with two letters of support.

You may fax them to 780-428-0187 or Email to: Gaston-Gabarro@ncsa.ca

LETTER OF PARTNERSHIP

Provide 2 letters of support for the proposed NAAAW event from community partners involved with the planning. Letters from partners should be on letterhead and clearly indicate what type of support will be contributed to the coordinators of the NAAAW event. Partnership letters of support must be received on or before the deadline date.
You may fax them to 780-428-0187 or Email to: Gaston-Gabarro@ncsa.ca

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