OTF — Seed Grant
- Open Date : May 29, 2024
- Closing date : June 26, 2024
Overview
The Seed Grant program provides funding to help organizations build resilience and enhance their ability to deliver programs and services that benefit community members in Ontario. Eligible activities include organizational planning, piloting a new program, and capacity building for future programs, with funding ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for 6 to 12 months. Applicants must be non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, or certain municipalities and collaboratives, focusing on sectors like sports and recreation, arts and culture, the environment, and human and social services.
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop a new product or service
- Develop workforce skills
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Open Date : May 29, 2024
- Closing date : June 26, 2024
Eligible candidates
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
- Ontario
- Ontario
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Indigenous Peoples
- Rural or Northern Residents
- Culture and Arts
- Sports
- Other Recreation and Social Clubs
- Social Services
- Environment
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Children and Youth Organizations
- General public
- Children & youth
- Seniors
- Indigenous peoples
- People with disabilities
- Women & girls
- Rural / Remote communities
- Artists / creatives
- Nonprofits / charities
- Low-income individuals / families
- Minority groups
- All structures
- Local
- Municipal
- Regional
- Provincial
Next Steps
Activities funded
This grant supports projects that focus on building organizational capacity and resilience to enhance service delivery in communities. The eligible activities align with strategic planning, new program piloting, and skill development to address community needs.
- Create or adapt organizational strategy to build resilience and capacity to deliver programs and services.
- Prepare for the future by developing or adapting digital technology to deliver programs and services.
- Enhance staff and/or volunteer skills to deliver programs and services.
- Design and/or pilot an innovative program or service to address a community need.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
Eligible applicants for the Seed Grant include non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, municipalities (under 20,000 population), libraries, local services boards, collaboratives, and religious entities in Ontario delivering community-based programs in sports and recreation, arts and culture, environment, and human and social services. They should have a reputation for delivering such programs with direct community benefits and demonstrate the capacity to manage funds effectively.
Who is not eligible
There are specific restrictions on the types of companies and industries eligible for this grant. The guidelines focus on ensuring that only organizations aligned with the community-focused objectives of the grant can apply.
- Municipalities with populations over 20,000.
- Organizations that do not operate as non-profit entities.
- Companies primarily engaged in religious activities that require participation in dimensions of faith.
Eligible expenses
The Seed Grant provides funding to help organizations build resilience and enhance their program delivery capacity. Eligible projects are focused on planning, innovation, and capacity-building to benefit Ontario communities.
- Creation or adaptation of organizational strategies to strengthen resilience and capacity for delivering services.
- Development or adaptation of digital technology to support future program and service delivery.
- Enhancement of staff and volunteer skills to improve program delivery.
- Designing and piloting innovative programs or services that address community needs.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant supports the work of eligible non-profit organizations delivering community-based programs in specific areas of Ontario. The following geographical areas are eligible for companies to apply for this grant.
- Organizations operating within one of Ontario Trillium Foundation's 16 geographic catchment areas.
- Non-profit groups with a primary presence in the specified regions of Ontario.
- Municipalities with a population of 20,000 or less within Ontario.
Additional information
There are a few other miscellaneous details about the grant.
- Grant application period is closed, and decisions will be communicated to applicants.
- OTF reserves the right to ask successful applicants for updated organization information at any time throughout the life of the grant.