[All] FW: Community Renewal Fund Awards First Round of Funding

Fri Feb 26 11:08:52 EST 2016

HI Everyone,
I know that often groups are looking for grant opportunities. I received the below email yesterday and thought it might be helpful to forward on to GREN members.
Hopefully someone can make use of this grant opportunity.

Kind Regards,
Yvonne Fernandes

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From: Claudia Hawkins <chawkins at rethinktires.ca>
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:40 PM
To: Yvonne Fernandes
Subject: Community Renewal Fund Awards First Round of Funding
SENT ON BEHALF OF ANDREW HORSMAN

Hello Councillor Fernandes,

I hope you’re well. Last spring I reached out on behalf of Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) to share that we were re-launching our grant program, the Community Renewal Fund (CRF), which provides up to $50,000 in funding to help communities incorporate sustainable recycled rubber materials (made with old Ontario tires) into public spaces – think playground surfacing, sidewalk tiles and rubber mulch.

We’re pleased to announce our first round of funding (yes, there is more to come!) where nine projects across eight communities have been awarded funding to Rethink, Rebuild and Renew their community spaces in 2016.

The first wave of CRF funding has been awarded to the following communities and projects:

• City of Vaughan – York Hill District Park – accessible playground rubber surfacing 
• Township of Greater Madawaska – surfacing for portable pickle ball court at Calabogie Outdoor Arena  
• Township of King – King Heritage and Cultural Museum recycled rubber parking lot  
• Riverdale Immigrant Women Enterprises – Sustainable rooftop garden & patio
• Town of Erin – Lion’s Park playground rubber surfacing and mulch
• Town of Richmond Hill – Pattern Park playground rubber surfacing
• Norfolk County – Lakeview Park playground rubber surfacing
• Township of McMurrich/Monteith – Recycled rubber sidewalks
• Harbourfront Centre – Rubber surfacing around Natrel Rink (Demonstration Project)

If you’d like to see how one special community space was brought to life, check-out this video of recycled rubber floor being installed at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre.

Will your community be next? 
The 2016 Community Renewal Fund will begin accepting applications in spring 2016 so stay tuned for the official announcement. In the meantime, you can visit RethinkTires.ca to learn more about the program or see the attached document. 

OTS successfully diverts about 12 million tires every year from landfill and has recently surpassed the 85 million mark since the program’s inception in 2009! Ontario-based recycled tire manufacturers have invested and innovated to transform old tires into a variety of eco-friendly products.

You can also visit RethinkTires.ca or reach us at info at rethinktires.ca / 1-888-687-2202. 

Regards,

Andrew Horsman, Executive Director
Ontario Tire Stewardship

Your community is your home. It’s where you get together with friends, play with your children, and cheer-on your local sports team. You depend on your community spaces to be clean, safe and durable – as do your fellow neighbours.  
The Community Renewal Fund offered by Ontario Tire Stewardship gives communities the opportunity to build spaces using sustainable materials made with recycled rubber from Ontario tires. The Fund is a great way to build memorable spaces while supporting the local economy – and the environment.  
What is the Community Renewal Fund? 
The Community Renewal Fund is a grant program that awards eligible Ontario-based communities and organizations up to $50,000 towards the purchase and installation of Ontario-manufactured recycled rubber products such as rubber mulch, athletic and arena flooring, roof shakes, sidewalk pavers, and even playground surfacing. Using recycled materials helps the environment while supporting Ontario’s economy.  
The Fund is designed to encourage communities to: 
• Rethink the way they approach new projects and consider sustainable options. 
• Support Ontario’s economy by choosing to Rebuild old or inefficiently used spaces using products made from locally produced recycled materials. 
• Renew public areas so they reach their full potential and can be enjoyed by the entire community.

What funding is available?
Grants of up to $50,000 are available to help fund building projects that use products made by Ontario Recycled Product Manufacturers using Ontario recycled rubber. Eligible projects can receive the following funding:
• An amount equal to 50% of the rubber product cost for manufactured products such as patio tiles, sidewalks, playground tiles, athletic surfacing, roof shingles, flooring underlayment; or pour-in-place rubber surfacing
• An amount equal to 25% of the cost of recycled rubber for granular products such as rubber mulch for landscaping or playgrounds, or crumb rubber infill
• An additional amount up to $5,000 to help offset the cost of delivery and installation of the products.

The approved grant may only be used towards the purchase, freight and installation of recycled tire products. Please note that funding for installation will be provided if the supplier/installer provides a written warranty that includes base preparation, where applicable, and the installation of the recycled rubber products. HST (PST&GST) is not included in the funding and will not be paid on the amount granted.

Who is eligible? 
The grant is open to municipalities, registered non-profit community groups or organizations, schools/colleges/universities, and First Nations communities throughout Ontario. To qualify, projects must utilize products made from Ontario recycled rubber and be completed within 12 months of approval. The space must be publicly accessible and wheelchair accessible.

Project selection will be based on a number of criteria, including:
-          Geographic location and the innovativeness of project
-          Type of project / tire-derived product(s) used
-          Project completion date

What kind of projects qualify?
Eligible projects will fall under two categories: 
    1) Granular products such as mulch for landscaping or playgrounds; and, 
2) Manufactured products such as patio tiles, sidewalks, athletic surfacing, roof shingles, underlayment, subflooring and others, and pour-in-place surfacing.

How do I apply and learn more?
Visit Rethinktires.ca to apply online and learn more about the Community Renewal Fund. The 2016 Community Renewal Fund will begin accepting applications in spring 2016.

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