2026 Community Grant Program

• Application form prescribed by the Town of New Tecumseth
• Financial and bank statements from the previous 2 years
• Proposed budget for the current operating year
• Description of the organization, including statement of purpose, and list of volunteer Board of Directors/Executive including names and addresses
• Purpose for which grant funding will be used, other sources of funding applied for or obtained within the past 2 years, and reporting on how previous year’s approved grant funds were used

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations and groups
• Registered charities

Who is not eligible

• Commercial businesses, for-profit organizations, or individuals
• Organizations that act as a funding body or make grants to another organization
• Organizations that are the responsibility of a higher level of government, education, or precluded under the Municipal Act
• Universities, colleges, schools and their associated or auxiliary groups or agencies
• Organizations whose purpose is related to political or religious activity

Eligible expenses

• Town-established user fees to rent space, equipment or provide supplies
• Space rental, signs, equipment, and in-kind services such as staff set up and take down or re-locating picnic tables
• Initial start-up funding, equipment, materials and supplies purchased
• Operation of significant cultural facilities that provide core services to the community

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Services which are clearly within the mandate of other levels of government
• Services which are primarily educational, in particular academic or technical training
• Transportation expenses and legal expenses
• Loans or previous deficits
• Attendance at or fees for conferences, workshops or other forms of training; expenses funded by other organizations or government grants; discriminatory activities; activities whose purpose is to promote religious doctrines; political and/or advocacy activities; fundraising activities or flow-through funding where the proceeds do not remain for use within the Town of New Tecumseth

• Alignment with municipal strategic goals and priorities
• Community impact, including the number of people who benefit, the significance of the benefits, and how the service addresses specific community needs
• Contribution to the enrichment of community life
• Feasibility and sustainability, including proposed timelines, budgets, resources, experience, and measurable, identifiable outcomes
• Innovation and creativity, collaboration and partnerships, marketing and community participation, and the amount of funding requested compared with financial need and reserves

• Review the Community Grant Program Policy before filling out an application
• Complete the prescribed web application form and all mandatory fields at once
• Upload attachments directly within the form and sign the Organization Agreement to proceed
• Email any additional documents after submitting the online application, then confirm your email address when prompted

• Completed applications received by the October 31 deadline are forwarded to Council as part of annual budget deliberations
• Applications are reviewed by municipal staff, the Deputy Mayor and Council Coordinator, and then at the Council budget meeting
• Special Events grant applications received after the deadline are forwarded directly to Council for consideration
• Applications for in-kind non-financial assistance are forwarded to the respective department for review, with a report presented to Council for consideration and approval
• Groups submitting applications determined to be ineligible for funding are notified in writing after approval of the Town’s annual operating budget

• All information submitted is public and will be published on the Town website in a Council Meeting Agenda