Thank you for your interest in applying for a Wawanesa Climate Champions: Local Grant. We’re excited to read your submission!

This application form will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Please ensure you have completed the Budget Template before filling in the application.

If you have any questions about the application, please contact communityimpact@wawanesa.com.

Let’s get started.
Organization Information
Mandatory fields, unless stated optional

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* 1. Organization name

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* 2. Organization legal name

Organization address

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* 3. Street address

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* 4. City

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* 5. Province or Territory

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* 6. Postal Code

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* 7. Type of Organization
(check all that apply)

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* 8. If you’re a charity, you must provide your Charitable Registration Number (CRN)

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* 9. Description of your Organization
(max 200 words)

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* 10. Is your local organization part of a larger governing national or international organization?

Optional fields/If available:

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* 11. Link to your organization or project website

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* 12. Social media handles
(Please list the platform name and your @ handle)

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* 13. Upload logo/wordmark file

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.
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* 14. Link to impact report

Contact Information

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* 15. Contact Person 1: Name

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* 16. Contact Person 1: Title

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* 17. Contact Person 1: Phone number

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* 18. Contact Person 1: Email

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* 19. Contact Person 2: Name

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* 20. Contact Person 2: Title

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* 21. Contact Person 2: Phone number

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* 22. Contact Person 2: Email

Project Information

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* 23. Project Name
(max 20 words)

The Need:

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* 24. Tell us about the climate change related challenge in your area that your organization is facing; include data or statistics where available.
(max 200 words)

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* 25. Has your organization undertaken climate mitigation/adaptation projects before? If so, briefly describe the project and impact.
(max 200 words)

Your Climate Action Solution:

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* 26. Describe your climate change mitigation/adaptation project
(max 400 words)

Definitions:
  • Climate Mitigation: Avoiding and reducing emissions
  • Climate Adaptation: Changes to better navigate a changing climate

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* 27. How will your project increase climate resilience in your broader community? Please provide examples where possible.
(max 200 words)

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* 28. What makes your project unique or innovative?
(optional, max 200 words)

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* 29. Who will do the project work?
(max 200 words)

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* 30. Are there partners/other organizations involved in delivering this project?

Project Outcomes:

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* 31. What are your expected project outcomes?
(max 200 words)

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* 32. How do these outcomes benefit the broader community? Who will benefit?
(max 200 words)

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* 33. How will you measure them?
(max 200 words)

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* 34. Who will be positively impacted by the project outcomes?
(max 200 words)

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* 35. What are the long-term impacts of this project work?
(max 200 words)

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* 36. Is there potential to duplicate your project and its outcomes across a larger community or geographic area in the future? Please describe.
(max 100 words)

Location:

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* 37. Where is the city/town/community your project will take place?
(max 50 words)

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* 38. Is the broader community impacted by the project urban, rural or remote?
(max 50 words)

Strategic Alignment:

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* 39. Which of the three Wawanesa Climate Champions pillars does your project align to?
(check all that apply)

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* 40. How does your project align to one or more of Wawanesa’s climate impact pillars?
(max 200 words)

Timeline:

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* 41. Project dates: Projects must be completed by December 1, 2025

Date
Date

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* 42. Please provide a high-level timeline for your project.
(max 200 words)

Budget:

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* 43. Confirm:

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* 44. What is the total cost of your project?

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* 45. What is the funding amount that you are requesting? Grants are limited to a maximum of $25,000.

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* 46. Please upload a completed "Budget Template" to provide detailed budget information about your project

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* 47. Has your organization received funding through Wawanesa’s Community Wildfire Prevention Grants initiative?

Recognition opportunities:

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* 48. Are there any opportunities to recognize Wawanesa as a funder?
(optional, max 200 words)

Consent
(required to complete the application)

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* 49. I agree to provide a written 1000-word report describing project success with photo or video of project implementation and completion.

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* 50. I agree to Wawanesa following up for requests for photos/videos/stories/outcomes related to the funded project.

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* 51. I give Wawanesa permission to use my organization’s name, project description, and documents related to the Wawanesa Climate Champions: Local Grants initiative for the purposes of marketing and promotions.

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