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GSCIP Professional Study Grant Program

by City of Greater Sudbury

Also known as: Greater Sudbury Feasibility Study Grant

Greater Sudbury's Professional Study Grant funds up to $7,500 toward feasibility studies, renovation designs, heritage assessments, and business plans for redevelopment of buildings or vacant land in Schedule A areas, and up to $15,000 (or 50% of costs, whichever is less) for Phase II Environmental Site Assessment evaluations. Half is paid when the finished study and paid invoice are submitted; the other half only when the building reaches occupancy.

Amount
Up to $7,500 Up to $7,500 for properties in Schedule A (feasibility studies, renovation design, cultural heritage evaluations, heritage impact assessments/architects, business plans). Phase II Environmental Site Assessment evaluations: up to $15,000 or 50% of actual costs, whichever is lesser (Schedule A only). Schedule B: only heritage-conservation or affordable-housing proposals eligible. This award range, $7,500, against every tracked amount from $1,000 to $500,000,000, on a logarithmic scale.

Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $500,000,000, logarithmic.

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A grant up to a maximum of $7,500 can be applied for properties located in Schedule A ... In the case of an evaluation for a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, a grant up to a maximum of $15,000, or 50 per cent of the actual costs, whichever is lesser

Instrument
Grant (non-repayable)
Status
Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
Who qualifies
Property owners and developers Businesses Nonprofits and charities
  • property-owner
  • developer
  • business
  • nonprofit
  • Property in Schedule A (general), or Schedule B only for heritage conservation or affordable housing proposals
  • One copy of the completed study goes to the City, which may share findings with subsequent proponents/agencies

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Where
Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division)This program is limited to one district.1 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program.Algoma District: not eligibleCochrane District: not eligibleGreater Sudbury (single-tier census division): eligibleKenora District: not eligibleManitoulin District: not eligibleNipissing District: not eligibleParry Sound District: not eligibleRainy River District: not eligibleSudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury): not eligibleThunder Bay District: not eligibleTimiskaming District: not eligible

1 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.

Built for
Small business, expansion Nonprofits & charities

How do you apply?

Call first. This funder expects contact with a program officer before you apply.

  1. Apply via the GSCIP application form
  2. Approval
  3. Complete study, 50% of grant paid on submitting the final study with paid-in-full consultant invoice
  4. Remaining 50% paid when the building is available for occupancy

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Can you combine this with other funding?

Common questions

What studies qualify?

Feasibility studies, building renovation design, cultural heritage evaluations, heritage impact assessments, hiring heritage architects, and business plans tied to adaptive re-use or redevelopment within the project area.

Why is only half paid up front?

By design: 50% is paid on delivering the completed study with proof consultants were paid in full; the remaining 50% is withheld until the building is available for occupancy, tying the grant to actual redevelopment.

Does the city keep my study?

Yes, one copy goes to the City, and applicants must permit the City to share findings with subsequent project proponents or related government agencies.

Other streams of Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan (GSCIP)

Funders publish these as one program with several streams. The terms differ by stream.

Where else could this money come from?

Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.

Notes on this record

Contact: cip@greatersudbury.ca, 705-674-4455 ext 4295.

Facts on this page were read from the funder's PDF documentation rather than a web page, so they can lag a mid-cycle change.

Apply

Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there:

www.greatersudbury.ca