Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security

Role in the food security funding ecosystem

The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security operates as a funder and convenor focused on reducing food insecurity in Canada. Its website shows active grantmaking through scholarships, a Leadership Fund, and investments in partner-led initiatives that test and scale solutions addressing food insecurity.

Funding priorities and portfolio

The Centre supports research, learning, policy advocacy, and community-based programming connected to food insecurity. Its focus includes food prescriptions, food subsidy models, Indigenous-led food sovereignty initiatives, wrap-around supports, and other scalable approaches that may reduce barriers to food access.

Programs and support offered

• Scholarships in food insecurity for graduate research
• A Leadership Fund for staff of small and medium non-profits working in food insecurity
• Project support through its Feed Opportunity Fund and partner network

Governance and context

The Centre states that it was created in 2016 and is governed by a board of directors. It works with non-profit and charitable organizations, the private sector, and governments, and it aims to reduce food insecurity in Canada by 50% by 2030.

Publics supported

Its funding supports students, emerging and experienced leaders, and organizations working on food insecurity and related systems change. The site also highlights partner organizations whose work is being supported or scaled through the Centre’s funding activities.