Apply for funding
The TELUS Friendly Future Foundation is an independent registered charity dedicated to funding health, education and technology focused charitable programs for at-risk youth in communities across Canada.
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How to get funding for a National, Territorial and Provincial Grant
We fund national, territorial and provincial initiatives from $20,000 up to $200,000 that enable at-risk youth to reach their full potential through education, health and technology initiatives. Our goal is to support as many registered charities as possible; as such, please review all the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation funding channels available and apply to only one funding channel per calendar year.
Funding criteria
In order to receive funding, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Your organization must have charitable status (registered by the Canada Revenue Agency) and be directly involved in the delivery of the program
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Eligible programs must be national, territorial or province-wide in scope, or be part of a coalition of organizations that will jointly undertake activities
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Programs should offer innovative approaches to addressing the needs of those being served, preferably through the use of technology
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Your organization has not applied to any TELUS Friendly Future Foundation funding channel more than once per calendar year and your organization has not received a grant from any TELUS Friendly Future Foundation funding channel within the past 24 months
Requests considered ineligible for National/Territorial/Provincial grants include:
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Fiduciary intermediary relationships, where a non-profit organization leverages the charitable status of another registered charity
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Community-based programs of religious organizations that are unable to show a history of non-denominational participation by the broader community
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Programs with an active grant application to any other funding channel of the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
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Requests for TELUS products and services or laptops, tablets and mobile phones
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Requests for sponsorships, retroactive funding and international programs
Application deadlines
Applications are reviewed three times per year. Please allow 12 weeks following the application deadline to receive a response regarding your application status. Applications are due by midnight (your local time) on the following dates:
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February 28, 2021
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May 1, 2021
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September 1, 2021
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How to get funding for a Community Grant
The TELUS Community Boards provide a collaborative and unique funding model enabling local community leaders to make recommendations on grants supporting at-risk youth across Canada. Canadian registered charities that offer community-based health, education or technology programs for at-risk youth are eligible to apply.
Our goal is to support as many registered charities as possible; as such, please review all the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation funding channels available and apply to only one funding channel per calendar year.
Funding criteria
To qualify for funding, your organization meets the following criteria:
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You are a Canada Revenue Agency registered charity located and operating within a TELUS Community Board region with a stated focus on serving at-risk youth
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Your program will achieve success with a single-year grant of up to $20,000, with the exception of the TELUS Barrie & Simcoe County Community Board whose maximum grant is $10,000
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Your programs create measurable community health and technology outcomes
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Your organization has not applied to any TELUS Friendly Future Foundation funding channel more than once per calendar year and your organization has not received a grant from any TELUS Friendly Future Foundation funding channel within the past 24 months
Requests considered ineligible for TELUS Community Board grants include:
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Fiduciary intermediary relationships, where a non-profit organization leverages the charitable status of another registered charity
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Community-based programs of religious organizations that are unable to show a history of non-denominational participation by the broader community
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Programs with an active grant application to any other funding channel of the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
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Requests for TELUS products and services or laptops, tablets and mobile phones
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Requests for sponsorships, retroactive funding and international programs
Application deadlines
Please note: The application deadline time on the dates listed is midnight in the local time zone.