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Ontario Trillium Foundation - Youth Opportunities Fund
Last Update: March 6, 2026
Canada
Supports community-led youth and family innovation
Grant and Funding
Overview
Supports community-led youth and family innovation projects up to $250,000. Eligible activities include researching important issues, testing new ideas, scaling proven approaches, and strengthening systems for youth.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
Increasing community impact
Develop strategic partnerships
Research and experimental development
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Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
Timeline
- Closing date : March 11, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Children and Youth Organizations
- Diversity and Inclusion
Target groups
- Children & youth
- Young adults
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Activities funded
- Create and sustain safe community spaces for youth and families.
- Research important issues affecting youth or families.
- Explore approaches and test new ideas through innovation pilots.
- Scale or expand proven community projects to increase reach or impact.
- Collaborate to understand and strengthen systems so they work better for youth.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 245,000
Youth-led referral system to accelerate apprenticeships and first jobs
$ 148,500
Expand culturally safe after-school and caregiver support for families
Eligibility
- The project must be community-led and create safe spaces, empower youth and families, support career pathways, or address community challenges.
- The project must fit one of the program’s innovation streams (experimental, scaling, or systems innovation).
- For systems innovation projects, the project must involve a collaboration focused on understanding and strengthening systems for youth.
Who is eligible?
- Community groups leading projects for youth.
- Youth-led partnerships and youth–adult partnerships.
- Community groups led by parents, guardians, and people responsible for children/youth.
- Collaborations applying under the systems innovations stream.
Processing and Agreement
- For experimental and scaling streams, applicants are typically notified of the application status about six weeks after the submission deadline.
Additional information
- The fund prioritizes community groups addressing the experiences of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) and/or Black youth facing systemic barriers.
- For experimental and scaling streams, the funding decision notification is typically about six weeks after the submission deadline.
- For the Systems Innovations stream, a mandatory pre-application coaching call participation deadline applies for lead organizations (February 11, 2026).
- For the Systems Innovations stream, lead organizations must submit “Organization Information” by February 18, 2026.
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