{"id":239840,"date":"2022-11-09T15:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/?p=239840"},"modified":"2022-11-09T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:21:53","slug":"october-2022-irp-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/october-2022-irp-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2022 IRP Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) activities at CMC continue to encourage and support co-ops to apply to the program to receive funding for their projects. In the past month, CMC held two informational webinars with the Newfoundland and Labrador Co-operative Association about the IRP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Co-op Week, CMC also presented a capacity building grant writing workshop followed by a Q&amp;A session with funders, allowing attendees to brush up on their grant writing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 4th, CMC will be co-hosting an information session with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.localfoodandfarm.coop\/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Food and Farm Co-ops<\/a>&nbsp;about the IRP.&nbsp;If you\u2019re a start-up farm business, a co-op, or food social enterprise you\u2019ll want to join this session to learn more about what funding options exist for you with the IRP. If you are interested in attending this event,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/canada-coop.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZIpde-urj8oGNcI03PbfxH41ut5MQ6Y3JNK\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;please register here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/communityfoundations.ca\/initiatives\/the-investment-readiness-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Community Foundations of Canada<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forblackcommunities.org\/grants\/irp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foundation for Black Communities<\/a>&nbsp;currently have their funding cycles open. Visit their websites to learn more about eligibility and application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding Cycle Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Quebec-based social purpose organizations, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chantier.qc.ca\/irp\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chantier de l\u2019\u00e9conomie sociale information<\/a>&nbsp;is available online, and their application cycle will open on November 7, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more updates on the IRP including events, funding cycles, and other opportunities visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CMC\u2019s website<\/a>&nbsp;and our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/irp-ppi.canada.coop\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRP microsite<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) activities at CMC continue to encourage and support co-ops to apply to the program to receive funding for their projects. In the past month, CMC held two informational webinars with the Newfoundland and Labrador Co-operative Association about the IRP. 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