Community Investment Program - Circular Economy Initiatives Fund

• Ontario Business Number
• Registered Charity Number
• List of board members
• Articles of incorporation
• Certificate of insurance and financial statements

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations.
• Community-based organizations.
• Organizations operating in Peel Region or serving Peel residents.

Who is not eligible

• Individuals.
• For-profit organizations.
• Organizations acting as a funding body.
• Organizations affiliated with a political party or with a political mandate.
• Programs where the federal or provincial government has primary responsibility for funding.

Eligible expenses

• Staff salaries for time directly spent on the project.
• Contractor or consultant fees for delivery, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Workshop, meeting, and event costs directly related to the project.
• Supplies, materials, and communication or IT items used for the project.
• Travel costs for employees and volunteers, plus repairs and renovations.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Purchase of property.
• Religious or political activities, including proselytizing.
• Event sponsorship and fundraising activities.
• Overhead and administration costs such as rent, utilities, accounting, and legal fees.
• Capital expenses such as office furniture.

Eligible geographic areas

• Peel Region.
• Projects primarily serving Peel residents.

• Innovation in the project approach.
• Demonstrated need for the initiative.
• Alignment with fund objectives.
• Alignment with Peel Region directives.
• Financial sustainability and organizational health.

• Step 1: Preliminary application
  • Submit the preliminary application through Survey Monkey on the Community Investment Program website.
  • Provide basic organization and project information.
• Step 2: Invitation to Stage 2
  • Wait for review of the preliminary application.
  • Eligible applicants are invited to continue.
• Step 3: Submit mandatory information and documents
  • Email the required organizational and financial documents to the fund coordinator.
  • Submit the items requested by Peel Region.
• Step 4: Detailed application
  • Complete the detailed application form and email it to the fund coordinator.

• Applications are reviewed in two stages: preliminary application, then detailed application if invited.
• Eligible applications are assessed by Peel Region staff and a Fund Review Committee.
• Applicants are notified whether they are approved or declined.
• Approved applicants must sign a written funding agreement.
• Funding is conditional on reporting requirements being met.

• Limited funding is available each year.
• Collaborative applications are encouraged.
• Successful applicants must enter into a written agreement with Peel Region.
• Funding recipients must submit midterm and final reports.