Funding Opportunities eNewsletter
October 4, 2019
Funding Opportunities Update
for Not-for-Profits
Key objectives of the Local Diversity and Immigration Partnership Council (LDIPC) are to create a culture of inclusion and support the two-way integration of diverse populations. One way to achieve these is to support the work of the not-for-profit sector in Durham Region.

We know that funding is very important to not-for-profit organizations. As we find out about grants and funding opportunities we are committed to sharing that information with our community partners. We know that a strong, well-funded not-for-profit sector can better meet the needs of Durham’s diverse communities.
 
Please share this information with your own networks and contacts. If you would like to have additional email addresses added to this list or you would like to be removed from the list, please email us at ldipc@durham.ca .
 
Important Tip! Register your organization online at the Grants Ontario website . Grants Ontario provides information about available grants, how to apply for grants and how to check the status of your application.
Granting Opportunities by Deadline
Inspirit Foundation: ChangeUp Grants
Application Deadline: October 11, 2019

We’re excited to announce that ChangeUp has had a makeover. Previous Inspirit grantees and Learning Opportunities fellows are now eligible for increased funding and additional training to support projects and professional growth.

Inspirit will support young Indigenous, Muslim, and racialized people (18-34 years-old) working in media and arts to grow their potential as leaders, creative catalysts, and agents of social change.

Eight to twelve (8-12) grants are available, each worth up to $25,000. Funding can be used for a combination of media and arts-based projects and self-selected capacity-building activities. Projects must seek to challenge discrimination and advance engagement with ethnic, racial, or religious diversity to foster pluralism in Canada. Selected grantees will join a cohort that will receive additional leadership training and networking opportunities through 2020.

ChangeUp Goals:

  • Strengthen and amplify the leadership of young, Indigenous, Muslim, and racialized people who use media, or arts and culture, as tools for social change.
  • Grow compelling and creative projects that spark new narratives, build and shift power in communities, and foster pluralism in Canada
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation - Donation Committee
Meeting Date: October 17, 2019
Presentation Request Deadline: October 11, 2019

Meeting Date: November 5, 2019
Presentation Request Deadline: October 30, 2019

Meeting Date: November 28, 2019
Presentation Request Deadline: November 22, 2019

With the dissolution of the Baagwating Community Association (BCA), and the restructuring at the MSIFN complete, we are please to announce that the MSIFN Donations Committee is up and running!

Following in the footsteps of the BCA, the MSIFN Donations Committee hopes to continue to help organizations, communities and individuals with charitable giving.

In an attempt to streamline all requests from individuals and authorized representatives (Occupational Therapists, Physicians, Case/Social Works, etc.) we have created two application forms. These forms consist of a checklist with guidelines of what the MSIFN Donations Committee would like to review when considering a request for assistance.

For all organizations requesting funding, the MSIFN Donations Committee requires a description of your organization, budget details, fundraising goals and the other sources funding your project or program.

The MSIFN Donations Committee will meet once a month to review requests. The Meeting Schedule will be subject to change without notice. Please send in requests at least 4 working days prior to the next scheduled meeting for inclusion, or it may not be presented until the next month's meeting.

Please send your request by:
  • Fax to 1-905-985-8828 - Attn: MSIFN Donations Committee or
  • Email to donations@scugogfirstnation.com
Application Deadline: October 13, 2019

Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator is joining forces with some of the world's most innovative companies to work with startups that care about making people’s lives better. We’re looking for startups that want to proactively scale their businesses and test their products’ viability alongside leading corporations, industry professionals and experts around the world.

This collective program believes that by working together and strategically implementing solutions, we can create meaningful changes to urban environments. We invite innovative startups in verticals such as IoT, urban mobility, and the connectivity space to join us on a mission to test and implement solutions that can make cities safer and more connected one block at a time.

The Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator is a milestone-driven accelerator program for early-stage companies, with a mission to take on the chasm that every startup must cross: access to scale.

  • Milestone-driven program structured to accelerate the growth of cohort companies with support from enterprise and startup network partners.
  • Program takes place in Toronto across 2 stages lasting between 3 to 6 months (but presence in Toronto is not required full-time)
  • First Stage [3 months]: Tailored programming to help companies design a proof-of-concept (POC) with one of our corporate partners.
  • Second stage [3 months]: The successful proposals advance to the second milestone and get to launch and test the POC in market.
  • No equity investment upfront; opportunity for follow-on investment from Highline Beta and Founding Partners
Application Deadline: October 24, 2019

Since launching in 2013, the Town of Ajax's IMPACT Ajax Program has provided support to organizations, neighbourhood events and innovative community projects and initiatives. The funds help buld stronger, connected and inclusive communities.

Project Funding Support Streams:

Programs and Services - Request funding to run a free new program or service for Ajax residents. To learn more, check out our IMPACT Ajax Guidelines for Programs & Services Stream

Gathering and Events - Request funding and a room rental to host a free new gathering or event for the Ajax community. To learn more, check out our IMPACT Ajax Guidelines for Gatherings & Events Stream

Neighbourhoods - Request funding to host a free activity in your Ajax neighbourhood by becoming an Ajax neighbourhood team member. To learn more, check out our IMPACT Ajax Guidelines for Neighbourhood Engagement Social Team (NEST)


Government of Canada: Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability - Financial Security for Persons with Disabilities
Application Deadline: October 31, 2019

The Social Development Partnership Program – Disability (SDPP-D) component supports projects intended to improve the participation and integration of persons with disabilities in all aspects of their life.

We are accepting applications from organizations interested in receiving up to $150,000 per year in contribution funding from the SDPP-D for projects that are up to 36 months in duration.

We are funding projects that will identify and test innovative approaches aiming to improve the financial security of working-age Canadians with disabilities living in or near poverty. Specifically, the projects should work towards achieving, at minimum, one of the following objectives:

  • improving access to existing supports and services aimed at improving the financial security of persons with disabilities
  • addressing gaps in supports and services aimed at improving the financial security of persons with disabilities
  • reducing high disability-related out-of-pocket expenses
S'C ool Life Fund
Application Deadline: October 31, 2019

We fund D.R.E.A.M.S.

Since launching in 2005, the S’Cool Life Fund has provided grants for 910 D.R.E.A.M.S. (Drama, Recreation, Extra-Curricular, Arts, Music, or Sports) projects across the country worth almost $2.5 MILLION helping to make school life more enjoyable for thousands of public elementary school kids (K-8).

We will be accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year from September 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019.


       
Application Deadline: November 27, 2019

The Ontario Trillium Foundation distributes its funding to charities and not-for-profits based upon six different action areas:

  • Encouraging more active lifestyles
  • Building inclusive and engaged communities together
  • Encouraging people to support a healthy and sustainable environment
  • Enriching people's lives through arts, culture and heritage
  • Supporting the positive development of children and youth
  • Enhancing people's economic wellbeing.

Grow Grants are grants that support the evidence-based development of activities to achieve a Priority Outcome.

  • Term: two to three years
  • Amount: from $50,000 to $250,000

Activities funded include:

  • Replicating, adapting or scaling a proven model
  • Piloting or demonstrating a tested model
Application Deadline: November 30, 2019

Does your organization provide a physical activity program for kids with special needs? Does your program...

  • Serve kids with intellectual disabilities and/or autism?
  • Run multiple weeks throughout the year? (programs offered the entire school year or year-round will be given priority consideration)
  • Have a clear outcome related to increasing physical activity participation?

If you answered yes to these questions, your program may be eligible for up to $10,000 in funding through GoodLife Kids Foundation's Grant Program.


Application Period: December 17, 2019

The Anti-Racism Action Program (ARAP) is one important means by which the Government of Canada implements Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy.

The objectives of the program are to:

  • support communities confronting racism and discrimination, promote intercultural and interfaith understanding and foster equitable opportunities to participate fully in Canadian society;
  • promote and engage in discussions on multiculturalism, diversity, racism and religious discrimination at the domestic and international levels; and
  • strengthen research and evidence to build understanding of the disparities and challenges faced by racialized and religious minority communities, and Indigenous peoples.

The ARAP is intended to help address barriers to employment, justice and social participation among Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities and religious minorities. Initiatives funded under the ARAP are expected to:

  • increase the capacity of organizations to focus on systemic barriers to employment, justice and social participation;
  • increase the delivery of resources, programs, campaigns and services which address barriers to employment, justice and social participation;
  • increase participation by Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities and religious minorities in projects which address barriers to employment, justice and social participation; and/or
  • increase the availability and accessibility of data, evidence and community insights regarding the disparities experienced by Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities and religious minorities.
Other Funding Opportunities

Don't forget to check other funding opportunities! Many organizations offer ongoing opportunities for funding or operate as portals themselves with constantly changing granting opportunities listed. You can find a list of these other funding opportunities on the Durham Immigration Portal.
       
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