Funding Opportunities eNewsletter
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Funding Opportunities Update
for Not-for-Profits
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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
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Important Tip!
Register your organization online at the
Grants Ontario website
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Grants Ontario provides information about available grants, how to apply for grants and how to check the status of your application.
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Granting Opportunities by Deadline
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Catherine Donnelly Foundation
Letter of Inquiry Deadline:
August 1, 2019
In supporting the mission of the Foundation, we are primarily interested in the following areas:
Adult Education Advancement Initiatives: The Foundation will consider applications that focus on the adult education and learning needs of new Canadians and marginalized populations and in particular, those that seek to address the most pressing contemporary problems and concerns of these groups.
Housing Initiatives: The Foundation will consider applications for projects that address homelessness and the scandalous lack of affordable housing through research, policy development, capacity building and advocacy within the sector. We want to hear from groups engaged in collective efforts to examine and craft solutions for the root causes of Canada's housing crisis. We particularly want to support innovative and cutting edge projects that give priority to Indigenous Peoples and to newcomer/refugee/immigrant communities.
Applicants seeking a grant will submit a Letter of Inquiry via our on-line application process. The inquiry letter should include a short overview of the project and purpose for which assistance is required; a brief description of how the project achieves the goals of the Foundation; briefly, your philosophy of adult education and the role it plays in your organization; the mission and/or vision of your organization; along with a brief budget and time-line of activities. For further details on the Letter of Inquiry process see the
Application Guidelines.
Those organizations invited to submit full proposals will receive notification via our on-line application process.
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Laidlaw Foundation - Youth CI Conversation Starter Grant
Application Deadline:
August 23, 2019
The Conversation Starter Grant supports youth-led and youth- serving groups across Ontario to get conversations started that can help identify a common issue affecting young people that needs to be addressed, and/or identify who needs to be involved in a collective effort to improve the conditions of young people in their community.
Eligibility:
- You are a youth-led or youth-serving group looking to build a collaborative to work in a community in Ontario
- You are a new or informal group
- You are convening to identify specific youth priorities for your community that needs to be addressed
- You are looking for funding/resources to help you get your youth collective impact conversation going in your community
Funding:
Grants are up to $1,000
Application Requirements:
Applications are to be submitted to the Foundation’s grant management portal only. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Program Manager, Tamer Ibrahim, to discuss their initiative in advance of applying: tibrahim@laidlawfdn.org or 647-968-5713
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TD Ready Challenge
Application Deadline:
August 23, 2019
Introduced in 2018, the TD Ready Challenge is an annual North American initiative that has ten $1 million (CAD) grants available to catalyze innovative solutions for a changing world.
Each year, the TD Ready Challenge will invite eligible organizations to submit applications that offer solutions for a problem statement that is connected to one of the four drivers of change of the Ready Commitment: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health. The 2019 TD Ready Challenge Problem Statement focuses on Better Health.
The 2019 TD Ready Challenge seeks to provide financial support to organizations that have designed innovative solutions to help improve access to early detection and intervention for diseases, with the goal of helping to increase equitable health outcomes for more people.
Up to 10 one-time (CAD) $1 million grants are available.
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Government of Ontario: Rural Economic Development Program (RED)
Application Deadline: September 9, 2019
Ontario’s Rural Economic Development (RED) program is cost-share funding which supports activities that create strong rural communities in Ontario, and opens doors to rural economic development by:
- Providing funding assistance to address barriers to economic development, to better position rural communities to attract and retain jobs, and investment, and enhance economic growth;
- Providing funding to build community capacity and support for economic development in Ontario’s rural communities; and
- Investing in rural communities to help diversify and grow local economies – making economic growth more inclusive so Rural Ontario continues to share in the province’s economic prosperity.
Funding amounts:
Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream:
Up to 50% of eligible project costs to a maximum of $150,000. Economic diversification and competitiveness Projects remove barriers to business and job growth, attract investment, attract or retain a skilled workforce or strengthen sector and regional partnerships and diversify regional economies in Rural Ontario.
Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream:
Up to 30% of eligible project costs to a maximum of $250,000. Strategic economic infrastructure Projects advance economic development and investment opportunities in Rural Ontario (e.g. rehabilitation of cultural, heritage or tourism attractions; redevelopment of vacant or under-used properties; main street minor capital improvements). Applications for strategic economic infrastructure Projects should include previously completed work (e.g. plans, strategies, research, data) that identifies the Project as an economic development priority.
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Application Period: August 15 to September 27, 2019
Ontario's government is helping to grow the province's agri-food and agri-products sectors by launching the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative - a program which will help drive innovation, reduce red tape, and address industry priorities.
Under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, this initiative will provide new cost-share funding opportunities to agriculture and food value-chain partners, while encouraging greater collaboration to identify opportunities and address challenges in the sector.
The new Place to Grow program will allow organizations to apply for projects in key priority areas, including:
- Labour supply and training challenges, which is a new category added for this program
- Economic development in the agri-food and agri-products sectors
- Environmental stewardship to enhance water quality and soil health
- Protection and assurance to reinforce the foundation for public trust in the sector through improved assurance systems in food safety and plant and animal health
In addition, there is a new category for bold, high-impact projects that are expected to create a sector-wide benefit.
The first application intake for the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative will open on Aug. 15, 2019 and remain open through Sept. 27, 2019. The second intake will open on Jan. 6, 2020. The program will include planned, predictable future intakes each year of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
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Mississaugas
of Scugog Island First Nation - Donation Committee
Meeting Date: September 12, 2019
Presentation Request Deadline: September 6, 2019
Meeting Date: October 17, 2019
Presentation Request Deadline: October 11, 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
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Application Deadline: September 27, 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
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New call for proposals launching September 3, 2019
The Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program supports the mandate of the Department of Canadian Heritage by building on Canada's strength as a diverse and inclusive society.
The Program's objective is to build an integrated, socially cohesive society by:
- building bridges to promote intercultural understanding;
- promoting equal opportunity for individuals of all origins; and
- promoting citizenship, civic engagement and a healthy democracy.
Following the launch of Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy, a new call for proposals will be launched on September 3, 2019. Please check website on that date for full details on this new funding opportunity.
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IMPACT Ajax Community Support Program opens September 9, 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:
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Application Period: September 16 to 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.
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Application Period: May 29 to 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.
This process is intended to encourage experimentation of innovative approaches to improving the financial security of working-age Canadians with disabilities living in or near poverty. Funding will be provided to organizations to test new approaches, to assess what works and what does not and to share those findings with others who may be able to learn.
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
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Organization Registration Deadline: November 6, 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
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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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