An attached proposal with the standard content sections as outlined in the textbook $(20$

pts$)$

$$ You are encouraged to add more than what is listed as long as it is relevant to

your project and to the audience $($proposal reviewing committee$)$

$$ All content should be $(20$ pts$)$:

$$ Focused $($not too broad$)$

$$ Relevant to the grant guidelines

$$ Persuasive

$$ Professional

Persuasive $(10$ pts$)$

$$ Demonstrates rhetorical appeals appropriate to the audience and subject matter $(5$ pts$)$

$$ The overall message is convincing and persuasiveProgram Overview

Women$$s Economic Recovery Challenge Grant funds initiatives led by Alberta non$-$profit organizations to support Alberta

women and girls in their economic recovery from COVID$-19.$ The Challenge Grant supports Alberta$$s non$-$profit ecosystem

and will increase economic opportunities for Albertan women and girls who have been negatively impacted by COVID$-19$ in

four specific program outcomes outlined below.

For a project to be eligible, it must create a measurable impact and align with one or more of the following Challenge Grant

program outcomes:

$1.$ Increase women and girls representation in STEM.

$2.$ Increase women and girls representation in entrepreneurship.

$3.$ Decrease barriers women face in the workplace.

$4.$ Foster ease of women$$s career transitions, employment skills and labour entry or re$-$entry.

Challenge Grant funding for economic development initiatives will range from $$25,000$ to $$250,000$ per approved project.

Eligible applicants can apply for projects that support Alberta women and girls in any of the four Challenge Grant program

outcomes. Funding can be used for the creation of a brand new project or used to expand an existing project$/$program$.$ All

projects should be complete within two years of award. Successful applicants will receive the grant funding up$-$front so that

their projects can commence immediately.

Projects or initiatives that have a positive impact beyond an individual community or organization, target Indigenous

communities and$/$or leverage financial supports beyond the Challenge Grant may be given higher consideration during the

evaluation process. Please see pages $56$ for more information on application requirements and the evaluation process.

Eligible Entities

To be eligible for funding, an organization must:

$$ be a recognized legal entity in Alberta for a minimum of two years;

$$ have the ability, including financial management, to implement a grant agreement;

$$ demonstrate at least two years of relevant experience in delivering community$-$based supports for economic growth.

Eligible non$-$profits include, but are not limited to

$$ community organizations;

$$ municipalities, including municipal districts,

$$ First Nations or Metis Settlements;

$$ industry associations;

$$ Economic Development organizations.

Funding

The funding parameters for Challenge Grant are as follows:

$$ Minimum Funding: Minimum of $$25,000$ must be requested per application.

$$ Maximum Funding: Maximum of $$250,000$ can be requested per application.

Justification for all eligible costs must be included alongside each budget line item in the comments$/$explanation column on the

budget sheet.

Archived

Women$$s Economic Recovery Challenge Grant $|$ Program Guidelines $5$

Classification: Public

Eligible costs include:

$$ travel expenses $($meals$,$ accommodation, parking, essential travel in Alberta for the purpose implementing the

project$)*1$

$$ materials, printing of materials, and project supplies $($items directly needed to carry out the proposed project$)$

$$ communication costs $($advertising$,$ marketing and communication expenses$)$

$$ project planning, administration and overhead costs

$$ other expenses $($any other costs will be approved if deemed to be direct and necessary for the successful

implementation of the proposed project $$ see Budget Template Attachment for more information$).$

Ineligible costs include:

$$ core education, health and wellness, and advancement of specific faith or political based activities

$$ gifts, gift cards, contests, prizes, awards, trophies, plaques

$$ contingency and miscellaneous costs

$$ legal and accounting fees, goods and service taxes $($GST$),$ insurance

$$ membership fees

$$ sponsorship

$$ re$-$granting

$$ non$-$arm$$s length transactions $($payments to an affiliated organization, payments to Directors$/$Board Members or their

families$)$

$$ debt reduction

$$ lobbying or advocacy activities

$$ expenses related to preparation of funding applications, committee planning meetings

$$ fundraising and similar activities not related directly to the project

$$ retroactive funding for costs that have already been incurred prior to application submission

$$ operating costs and day$-$to$-$day expenses of business

$$ capital$-$related purchases $($e$.$g$.$ printers, office equipment etc.$)$

The list of eligible and ineligible project costs is subject to change and$/$or expand in response to priorities of the Government of

Alberta and the Ministry of Jobs, Economy, and In