United Way Greater Toronto invites applications for the 2024 Community Program Grant. The grant stream will fund up to 10 new evidence-based programs or initiatives addressing Housing and Homelessness or Inclusive Employment. The funding proposals are required to provide supports in the Peel Region, the City of Toronto and/or York Region serving people who live in poverty or address the underlying causes of poverty through a systems approach. Grant funds may be used for staff salary, operations, and/or program costs, including the purchase of equipment, relating to running the program your organization is requesting funding for.
Eligibility
Individual organizations or groups of organizations are eligible for this funding. If you are applying as a group, a lead organization must complete the application and meet the eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Be an incorporated not-for-profit organization registered as a charity by the Canada Revenue Agency OR
- Be an incorporated not-for-profit organization without charitable status, trusteed by a charity registered with the Canada Revenue Agency OR
- Be an initiative supported through a shared platform, with the shared platform registered as a charity with the Canada Revenue Agencies OR
- Be a First Nation performing a function of government in Canada registered as a qualified donee
- Be able to deliver on UWGT’s partnership expectations
- Have financial statements for calendar year 2023 OR fiscal year 2023/24 that have been audited by a licensed public accountant, or be trusteed by a registered charity that has financial statements for calendar year 2023 OR fiscal year 2023/2024 year that have been audited by a licensed public accountant
- For organizations with annual revenue of less than $100,000, a review engagement for at least one fiscal year that has been conducted by a licensed public accountant would be acceptable
- Have at least 24 months of recent experience providing programs/services in the specific area for which you are applying for funding (i.e., Housing and Homelessness and/or Inclusive Employment)
- Provide services in one or more of the following geographic areas: Peel Region, Toronto, or York Region
- Provide services to people living in, or at risk of, poverty
- Provide social or community services as your primary mandate
Application Deadline: October 2, 2024, by 5 pm
Notification of Decisions: January 2025
Commencement of Funding Contracts: April 1, 2025
Funding Term:
- 3 years (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2028)
Funding Range:
- $50,000 – $150,000 per program, per year.
- $75,000 is the median funding amount per program.
- Applicants may apply for 1 program under Housing and Homelessness and/or 1 program under Inclusive Employment; it is unlikely that more than 1 program will be funded per agency, given the limited funding.
For further information about the United Way Greater Toronto 2024 Community Program Grant or to apply, click here.