Together CK (originally called the Community Partnership Fund) was established by Council in 2000, as a grant program using matching funding to promote community events within Chatham-Kent. Since its inception, the municipal grant program has leveraged municipal investment into millions of dollars worth of community development projects and events. It has encouraged widespread civic engagement and community improvement.
Funding Limits
Applicants can request 50% of a community project up to a maximum of $10,000. Or 50% of a community event expenses up to a maximum of $5,000 and a maximum for a significant event based on the event budget to a maximum of $25,000.
All applications will be reviewed by administration. Eligible applications will be forwarded to the Together CK Review Committee. The committee is composed of public and municipal representatives, and evaluates each application against various metrics, including Council Priorities.
*Please note that the timeline for approvals has been updated below.
Application Timeline:
Application is available to the public: September 17, 2024
Application deadline: November 1, 2024 at 4:30pm
Review of applications by grant administrator: November 2024
Applications shared with Review Committee: January 2025
Together CK (originally called the Community Partnership Fund) was established by Council in 2000, as a grant program using matching funding to promote community events within Chatham-Kent. Since its inception, the municipal grant program has leveraged municipal investment into millions of dollars worth of community development projects and events. It has encouraged widespread civic engagement and community improvement.
Funding Limits
Applicants can request 50% of a community project up to a maximum of $10,000. Or 50% of a community event expenses up to a maximum of $5,000 and a maximum for a significant event based on the event budget to a maximum of $25,000.
All applications will be reviewed by administration. Eligible applications will be forwarded to the Together CK Review Committee. The committee is composed of public and municipal representatives, and evaluates each application against various metrics, including Council Priorities.
*Please note that the timeline for approvals has been updated below.
Application Timeline:
Application is available to the public: September 17, 2024
Application deadline: November 1, 2024 at 4:30pm
Review of applications by grant administrator: November 2024
Applications shared with Review Committee: January 2025
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If you are signed up and logged in, the responses of completed application pages (not the current page) will be saved locally until the final submission of the survey.
This allows participants the ability to complete several pages of a survey and return to the survey at a later stage to complete the activity.
Note: Anonymous participants will always have to start afresh.
Please note:
Personal information, as defined by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), on this form is collected under the authority of MFIPPA, the Municipal Act, and all other relevant legislation. Personal information will be used to assist municipal staff and the Together CK Review Committee in making a decision on this project. Names, addresses and comments may be included in the material available to the public. Questions regarding this collection should be forwarded to Partnership Department.
