HSBC Bank Community Rugby Fund

The HSBC Bank Community Rugby Fund is a program that offers a wide breadth of grants aimed to benefit the sustainability and growth of rugby across Canada. The Fund, presented in partnership by Rugby Canada and HSBC Bank Canada, allows all registered rugby clubs, as well as schools and community organizations in Canada, to submit an application for funding based on the guidelines and criteria provided by the program. All submissions will be given equal consideration and recipients of the grants will be announced later this year.

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HOW IT WORKS

The Idea
A community organization identifies an opportunity to grow, develop or protect rugby within their local community.

The Application
A project lead completes the electronic application and submits to Rugby Canada.

The Project
Successful community organizations receive funding to support projects. Rugby Canada will work in partnership with successful projects to promote the great work that is being done to cultivate community rugby.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Eligible projects include those that cultivate, develop, and protect community rugby.

Priority will be given to those Rugby Club, School or Community Organizations that applies for grant funding that focuses on cultivating the community game with special consideration given to projects that:
- Create or develop a school to club pathway to increase the number of registered rugby players participating in club rugby.
- Creating new programs or the development of existing programs that aim introduce women and/or girls to the game rugby.
- Build program delivery capacity through the development of Coaches and/or Match Officials within the rugby community.
APPLY

The application process for the 2023 Community Rugby Fund will open March 15th, 2023. Applications must be submitted by April 10th, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be considered.

CLICK HERE to view the Community Rugby Fund Application

CLICK HERE to view the Community Rugby Fund Overview

If you have any questions, email communityfund@rugby.ca.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

CLICK HERE to view the Terms and Conditions of the Community Rugby Fund

CLICK HERE to download the Community Rugby Fund Budget Template - PLEASE DOWNLOAD BY CLICKING "FILE -> DOWNLOAD -> MICROSOFT EXCEL"
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS

2022 HSBC Bank Community Rugby Fund Recipient List

Club: BC Grassroots Rugby Foundation
Location: British Columbia
Focus: New Youth Programming and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility)

Club: Charlottetown RFC
Location: Prince Edward Island
Focus: New Youth Programming and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility)

Club: Chilliwack Crusaders Rugby Club
Location: British Columbia
Focus: New Youth Programming and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility)

Club: Club de rugby Rabaska
Location: Quebec
Focus: Coach and Match Official Development and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility)

Club: Halifax Rugby Club
Location: Nova Scotia
Focus: IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility)

Club: Nanaimo Hornets Rugby Club
Location: British Columbia
Focus: New Youth Programming, Coach and Match Official Development and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility)

Club: Niagara Wasps Rugby Club
Location: Ontario
Focus: New Youth Programming

Club: Sarnia Rugby Club
Location: Ontario
Focus: New Youth Programming

2021 HSBC Bank Community Rugby Fund Recipient List

Comox Valley Rapids Rugby Association
Province/Territory: British Columbia
Focus Area: Youth Indigenous Programming

Town of Mount Royal Rugby Football Club
Province/Territory: Quebec
Focus Area: Women and Girls Rugby

Moose Jaw Rugby Club
Province/Territory: Saskatchewan
Focus Area: New Programming

Baymen Rugby Club
Province/Territory: Newfoundland & Labrador
Focus Area: New Programming

Rainbow Griffins Rugby Football Club
Province/Territory: Ontario
Focus Area: New Inclusive Programming

St. Albert Rugby Football Club
Province/Territory: Alberta
Focus Area: Programming for Women & Girls

Axemen Rugby Club
Province/Territory: British Columbia
Focus Area: Indigenous programming

John Arnalukjuak High School
Province/Territory: Nunavut
Focus Area: New rugby programming