grant_single_labels|summary

grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|maxCount
  • grant_single|projectCostPercent
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|timelineUnspecified
grant_single|financingType
Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction
  • Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
grant_single|grantors
  • Government of Ontario
  • Ministry of Agriculture
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|closed

grant_single_labels|preview

Receive up to $250,000 to cover a maximum of 30% of eligible projects costs that improve and rehabilitate physical assets identified as strategically important to a community to preserve its unique character and quality of life and enhance it for future g

grant_single_labels|projects

There are eligible projects for this grant. The Rural Economic Development program supports various projects such as entrepreneurship/business succession, downtown revitalization, technology adoption/innovation initiatives, attraction and retention of workers/immigrants/youth, collaborative marketing and outreach, and sector/value chain development.
  • Entrepreneurship/Business succession
  • Downtown revitalization
  • Technology adoption/innovation initiatives
  • Attraction and retention of workers/immigrants/youth
  • Collaborative marketing and outreach
  • Sector/value chain development
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$66,000

Windsor
Technology adoption initiative to modernize local manufacturing processes.

$30,000

Ottawa
Attract and retain young professionals to boost local tech start-up scene.

$30,000

Vancouver
Collaborative marketing to promote local artisan crafts in Vancouver.

$75,000

Halifax
Rehabilitation of historic buildings for community use in Halifax.

$90,000

Toronto
Redevelopment of vacant building into a community co-working space in Toronto.

grant_single_labels|admissibility

The eligibility criteria for the Rural Economic Development (RED) program in Ontario are as follows:
  • Eligible entities include municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, Ontario Indigenous communities or organizations, and Local Services Boards.

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

Eligible types of companies for the Rural Economic Development program grant include municipalities, not-for-profit entities, Ontario Indigenous communities or organizations, and Local Services Boards.
  • Municipalities
  • Not-for-profit entities
  • Ontario Indigenous communities or organizations
  • Local Services Boards

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

Eligible expenses for this grant include costs related to entrepreneurship/business succession, downtown revitalization, technology adoption/innovation initiatives, attraction and retention of workers/immigrants/youth, collaborative marketing and outreach, sector/value chain development, rehabilitation of cultural, heritage or tourism attractions, redevelopment of vacant and/or underutilized buildings, and streetscaping and landscaping.
  • Entrepreneurship/Business succession
  • Downtown revitalization
  • Technology adoption/innovation initiatives
  • Attraction and retention of workers/immigrants/youth
  • Collaborative marketing and outreach
  • Sector/value chain development
  • Rehabilitation of cultural, heritage or tourism attractions
  • Redevelopment of vacant and/or underutilized buildings
  • Streetscaping and landscaping

grant_single_labels|criteria

The evaluation and selection criteria for this grant include:
  • The project takes place in and benefits rural Ontario
  • Alignment with the RED program's outcomes
  • Collaboration and partnerships
  • Reducing economic barriers
  • Regional, sector, or value chain impacts
  • Project work plan
  • Project budget, including reasonable and eligible project costs
  • Financial commitments
  • Sustainability beyond the project timelines
  • Project oversight

grant_single_labels|documents

Rural Economic Development program — Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream

Apply to this program