Application Guidelines for Funding for your
Organization or Event
Bruce Power believes in being an active partner within our
community and supports initiatives that focus on environmental
stewardship, health and wellness, youth development, minimizing
environmental impacts and engaging our employees more fully in the
important mission of social responsiblity.
We set a priority to fund projects and programs that operate
and/or benefit the communities in Grey, Bruce, and Huron
counties.
Key Funding Objectives
Bruce Power's community investments and sponsorships are
focused on funding key objectives with several specific focus
areas.
Health and Wellness - To promote safety awareness,
safety programs, health issues and concerns. Focus areas include
community and workplace safety initiatives, injury prevention,
family shelters, and health and human service organizations near
the Bruce Power site.
Youth Development - To promote programs that
broaden opportunities and strengthen skills in areas such as
engineering, science and technology as well as education and
training.
Community & Employee Engagement - To support
organizations and causes in the communities where staff live and
work. Helping employees become personally involved in community
projects and events like food banks, health organizations, arts and
cultural groups.
Special Focus Areas
In addition to our key objectives, we also look for
opportunities that have areas of focus that are important and
impactful to our community and our operations.
Environment - Projects and initiatives related to
environmental conservation and restoration; energy efficiency and
carbon emission reduction; climate change mitigation; and
environmental education, awareness and research.
Indigenous Initiatives - Programs that support
community, training, youth development, cultural, recreational and
educational initiatives, and the health and wellness of Indigenous
people.
Military Families & Veterans - Causes that
celebrate and support the sacrifices of veterans and the members of
Canada's military and their families.
In each of these focus areas, there are organizations and
individuals doing amazing things in our community. We choose to
support them by using a clear selection process. Groups submit a
thorough application outlining their needs and our Sponsorship
Committee provides grants based on a set of approved criteria.
Funding Exceptions
Funding is not generally provided for the following:
- Political parties, ridings, associations and candidates
- Staff wages
- Religious organizations
- Professional sports organizations, sports clubs and local
teams/individuals
- Individuals, except for the recipients of scholarships,
fellowships, grants, awards and internships
- Third-party fundraising initiatives
- Trips or tours
- Conferences, except for those that fall within the primary
guidelines and are open to the public
- Any profit-driven organization
- Core funding for any organization
- Organizations that discriminate in any way against any race,
gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation
Sponsorship Application
