United Way Greater Toronto - South Markham Community Action Grants

• Resident/Grassroots Group Grant Guidelines
• Resident/Grassroots Group Application Form
• Agency/Collaborative Grant Guidelines
• Collaborative Agreement Template, if required and applicable

Who is eligible?

• Residents
• Grassroots groups
• Local agencies
• Collaborative groups of agencies
• Service providers and organizations engaged in broader collaboration in the South Markham community

Eligible expenses

• Direct project expenses and supplies
• Outreach costs, including promotion, advertising, and communications
• Food for participants
• Event space rental costs, permits or approval fees, and online platform fees
• Training or capacity building costs, staffing costs, evaluation and report creation costs, minor capital costs, and other participant or volunteer barrier reduction costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Partisan political activities, including the direct or indirect promotion of a political candidate or party
• Religious activities, except for Indigenous cultural and/or spiritual activities
• Gift cards or honoraria for project leaders or participants in total of more than 50% of the requested budget
• Major capital costs, including building construction, retrofitting, expansion, and large-scale appliance or vehicle purchases
• Fines and penalties, alcoholic beverages, membership fees in clubs and organizations, maintaining existing services, fundraising activities, and costs related to activities or purchases before the CAG contract start date

Eligible geographic areas

• South Markham
• Woodbine Avenue (west), Highway 7 (north), Steeles Avenue (south), McCowan Rd (north-east), and Markham Road (south-east)

• A clear and compelling case grounded in a demonstrated community need or opportunity
• Capacity to carry out project and community building activities
• Meaningful opportunities for resident leadership and participation
• Alignment with the relevant Grant Focus Areas
• Priority will be given to projects that align with actions in local plans, demonstrate engagement with local residents and partners, and centre priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, or structurally disadvantaged groups

• Agencies must request access to SurveyMonkey Apply by emailing CAG@uwgt.org with the subject line South Markham CAG – SMA Set Up by Friday September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
• Resident/Grassroots Group applicants can download the application from the United Way website or request it by emailing CAG@uwgt.org.
• Applicants must complete the application in Microsoft Word format or through SurveyMonkey Apply, depending on the stream.
• Applications must be submitted by email to CAG@uwgt.org for the Resident/Grassroots Group stream or through SurveyMonkey Apply for the Agency/Collaborative stream by Friday September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

• Agencies must first contact United Way Greater Toronto to confirm eligibility before accessing SurveyMonkey Apply.
• Eligible agencies will be granted access to the online application portal.
• The Review Committee will provide the slate of recommended projects to UWGT for final approval.
• Successful grantees will be confirmed by November 2026.
• Grantees are expected to submit an interim and a final report and may need to participate in evaluation processes developed by funders or tables connected to the South Markham Community Action Plan.

• Applications opened on Monday May 25th, 2026.
• For Agency/Collaborative Grants, requests for SurveyMonkey Apply access must be received by Friday September 4th at 5:00 PM.
• The application deadline is Friday September 11th at 5:00 PM.
• Applicants will be notified at the end of November 2026.