KENWOOD CARES Overview
Please consider the following:
- The KENWOOD CARES initiative provides radio communications equipment to volunteer based organizations only
- KENWOOD will only award one communications system grant* per organization; up to a maximum of $15,000 MSRP
- KENWOOD will not carry over applications for future grants; should your organization not be awarded for its submission, the organization will be required to submit additional applications and documents for concurrent grants
- To ensure your organization receives the highest level of consideration complete your application in full addressing all the areas of eligibility noted below. A detailed listing of equipment requested along with supporting material outlining the community benefit is recommended.
Submissions will be weighed on
- Overall organizational need for communications equipment
- Established track record of service or potential for success within the community
- Overall benefit to the community via public safety, education and community service
Eligibility
To be eligible and considered for a communications grant from the KENWOOD CARES program, organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must be a Canadian non-profit organization or a Canadian charitable organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Be operating in Canada
- Fill out formal application and provide additional documentation / essay as required
- Have an established track record of service or potential for success within the community
- Address a specific community need / service and provide direct impact to the community
- Provide official financial statements (i.e. balance sheet, income statement and/or cash flow statement)
Focused on volunteer based organizations and departments
- Volunteer Fire Departments
- Search & Rescue
- Highway Rescue
- Red Cross
- Other organizations with community service mandate
Restrictions
Although there is significant need in many different fields we do not provide communications equipment to the following types of requests or organizations:
- Individuals
- Athletics
- For-profit organizations
- Organizations that discriminate by race, creed, gender, age or national origin
- Political activities and organizations
- Religious or sectarian organizations
*The KENWOOD CARES community grant applies to provision of KENWOOD supplied equipment only. No cash value or cash substitute will be considered.
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