COVID-19 Community Funding Opportunities

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is now accepting proposals for Community Needs grants. We will select approximately 23 grants up to a maximum of $20,000 each. In response to pressure the COVID-19 pandemic has been putting on gender justice and women’s organizations, the Foundation is launching a new annual grant stream designed to provide one year of flexible funding to organizations to meet a range of needs. Applicants may apply for funds to cover program costs and/or operational expenses, such as covering staff salaries or relief staff, adapting services for an online environment, piloting a new approach, etc. Proposals will be expected to demonstrate how the funds will be used and how that spending will contribute to efforts to serve women, girls, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary people in their communities.

Deadline: August 6, 2021

Clarington's Community Funding Program provides opportunities to Clarington's not-for-profit and volunteer-based organizations to grow and make a difference in our community. Our three-streamed approach provides options for start-up funding, growth and in-kind contributions. 

Start-Up Funding: Provides one-time start-up funding related to the development of a new group or initiative.

• Apply for this stream if you are starting a new project or initiative that you haven’t tried before. Pilot projects or initiatives where the outcomes are unknown would qualify for this funding. The potential or expected results should achieve a significant impact in the community.
• We are accepting applications from anyone with a new idea. Organizations that have been operational for less than a year are also eligible to apply.

Growth Funding: Is available on an annual basis to organizations and event organizers committed to sustainable expansion or growth.

• This stream supports projects or initiatives that take an organization or event to the next level. It can be used to increase your reach in the community, increase attendance, or diversify your participants’ demographics. An effort to increase cultural diversity is also a focus of this stream.
• For applicants who have been operational for one or more years.

In-Kind Contributions: Include space or services that would typically have a fee associated with it at no cost to you or your organization.

• For eligible applicants interested in using Municipal services and support, this stream would offset that cost.

Special Intake for 2021: July 1 to August 31, 2021

There is a total of $93,250 available to grant in the following key areas:

Unlike previous years, funding is not tied to seed or support a specific program or service.

As a registered charity that also relies on core funding to remain strong and resilient, Durham Community Foundation is opening up the grantstream this year to operational funding grants.

We value your work in the community and we hope this will provide you with the opportunity to allocate funds to where it is needed the most within your organization.

Deadline: August 6, 2021

The Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) is a 5 year, $60 million initiative ending March 31, 2024. It was created as part of the Government of Canada's Food Policy for a healthier and more sustainable food system in Canada. The LFIF is aimed at community-based, not-for-profit organizations with a mission to reduce food insecurity by establishing and strengthening their local food system.

This intake of LFIF mobilizes an additional $10 million announced in Budget 2021, to provide rapid-response grants to help prevent hunger through investments in infrastructure needs. The impact must be targeted and immediate, and must be directly related to addressing food insecurities and increasing the accessibility of healthy, nutritious and ideally local foods within their community(ies).

Eligible Projects: Projects must be infrastructure specific, community-driven and dedicated to improving access to safe and healthy foods for Canadians at risk of food insecurity. For the purpose of this fund, Canadians at risk of food insecurity may include, but are not limited to:

• Indigenous Peoples
• persons who are homeless or street-involved
• low income households
• persons living in isolated or rural communities
• persons with disabilities

Eligible projects must be for simple infrastructure requests such as purchasing a walk-in refrigerator for a food bank, or installing a greenhouse in a remote community. Complex projects, including major renovations, and multi-year projects will not be considered under this funding intake, as impacts must be targeted and immediate. Project activities must be completed by March 31, 2022.

Applications will be accepted until August 13, 2021 (depending on funding availability). Applicants may submit a proposal at any time before the deadline for a minimum ask of $15,000 to a maximum ask of $100,000.

Deadline: August 13, 2021

The Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO) and the Government of Ontario are proud to jointly launch the Covid-19 Relief Fund for Francophone Non-Profit Organizations.

The AFO is aware of a large number of Francophone non-profit organizations that are struggling as a result of significant revenue reductions related to covid-19 restrictions.

The AFO has been mandated by the government to manage the redistribution of the one million dollar fund to provide non-repayable contributions of up to $50$000 to directly support the one-time costs associated with the economic consequences of the pandemic.

The AFO will focus on not-for-profit organizations, including existing Francophone social enterprises and co-operatives. The AFO has a strong network in Francophone communities across Ontario to reach as many organizations as possible that have been affected by COVID-19.

Admissibility:

• Are you a non-profit organization (NPO) (including charities, social enterprises and cooperatives)?
• Does your organization operate in French and serve Francophone communities in Ontario?
• Is your head office located in Ontario?
• Was your organization registered before January 1, 2020, and was active during the 2019-2020 fiscal year?
• Has your organization been negatively affected, and is able to demonstrate a loss of its self-generated revenue and/or an interruption of its services and/or an increased demand for services since the beginning of the COVID-19 health crisis?

Deadline: September 30, 2021

The Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund (IPRF) is an Indigenous-led effort to respond to urgent community needs while taking a long-term view on building community resilience. 

With the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities across Canada and around the world are facing an unprecedented moment; one that is challenging our collective ability to deliver services that communities depend on. For Indigenous communities and Indigenous-led organizations working to respond to COVID-19 in the context of pre-existing economic and health disparities, the impacts are even more pronounced.

Any Indigenous-led organization or Indigenous-serving organization working to foster resilience in Inuit, Metis and First Nations communities anywhere in Canada can apply for resiliency funds ranging from $5,000 to $30,000. 

Open Deadline