Grants Committee

That the Grants Committee Agenda and Addendum for February 24, 2022 be approved.

That the following direction be provided to staff with respect to the "Ongoing Pre- Approved", "Emergency" and "Travel" grant application categories: 1. That the three requests for ongoing / pre-approved funding be received as information and considered as additional one-time Operational Grant Requests for 2022; 2. That the Emergency Grant application from the Grand River Council on Aging, which was intended to maintain their historic funding levels, be received as information and considered as an additional one-time Operational Grant Request for 2022; 3. That the request for a Travel Grant for staff professional development be denied; And that staff be directed to review the criteria for the above-mentioned Community Grant applications for further clarification in 2023.

That the Agriculture Societies be treated at parity in their operating grant applications; And that each Society receive the amount of $5000 for 2022; Grants Committee Minutes Page 5 Thursday, February 24, 2022 And that the operating grant applications for the Paris Agriculture Society and Burford Agriculture Society be Forwarded for consideration as an ongoing grant for future years.

That the 2022 Community Grants be allocated as follows: Paris Port Dover Pipe Band - Capital Grant - $10,000 St. George Lawn Bowling Club - Capital Grant - $1,500 Brant Historical Society - Capital Grant - $5,000 Organized Chaos Life and Trade - Capital Grant - $10,000 Paris Agricultural Society- Capital Grant- $10,000 Middleport Heritage Society- Capital Grant - $10,000 Paris Presbyterian Church - Capital Grant - $10,000 St. George Minor Hockey- Capital Grant- $5,000 Ayr-Paris Band- Captial Grant- $5,500 Lions Club of Paris- Capital Grant- $7,313 South Dumfries Historical Society- Capital Grant- $7,500 Federated Women's Institutes of Canada- Capital Grant- $7,500 Paris FC- Capital Grant-$7,500 Salt Springs Church Heritage Society- Capital Grant- $3,750 The Paris Museum & Historical Society- Capital Grant- $7,500 St. George Business Association - Capital Grant- $3,748 St. George Minor Hockey Association - Emergency Grant- $5,000 104 Starfighter Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets- Emergency Grant- $3,750 Federated Women's Institutes of Canada- Emergency Grant- $3,750 Brantford Symphony Orchestra- Events Grant- $5,000 St. George Apple Fest- Events Grant- $5,000 Paris Agricultural Society- Events Grant- $5,000 Federated Women's Institutes of Canada- Events Grant- $5,000 Brant County Agricultural Awareness Committee- Events Grant- $1,000 Count Roots Music Festival- Events Grant- $5,000 Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant Haldimand Norfolk- Events Grant- $5,000 The Paris Mus