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Granting Criteria

Funding support focuses on charitable, registered healthcare service providers who receive little or no government funding. Foundation funding is provided to develop new programs or to expand existing programs/services to deliver out-of-hospital care to a larger portion of the community.

Click here to download the application for funding

The following criteria must be satisfied before an application for funding receives serious consideration:

  • Funding will only be awarded to organizations/services within the City of Ottawa and Eastern Ontario who are recognized by Revenue Canada as a registered charity
  • The financial need of the organization must be demonstrated
  • The healthcare service provider must meet the needs of the patient or family population being served
  • The applicant organization must be proven fiscally responsible
  • The organization must demonstrate its willingness and ability (in a written plan) to independently raise funds to ensure the continuum of the program
  • The organization must agree to partner with or assist the OutCare Foundation to create awareness for the Foundation within the population it serves and the community as a whole; and
  • Programs/services delivered by the organization must benefit the residents of Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley

Funding will not be granted if it is requested for one of the following purposes:

  • deficit reduction
  • capital or building campaigns
  • purchase of capital equipment
  • research and development
  • individuals
  • administrative costs

When preparing an application for funding, please include the following information:

  • a list of the organization’s Board of Directors
  • the current operating budget
  • the most recent financial statement
  • a written plan for future fundraising activities

Requests for funding are reviewed on a quarterly basis by a committee of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Applications for funding are accepted on an ongoing basis; grants are awarded within the parameters of available funds.

For more information, please email gail@outcarefoundation.org or call (613) 232-2273.