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Grants of up to $15,000 and grants of up to $17,000 to Ontario nonprofit arts organizations, First Nation schools, and individuals for projects that feature Indigenous arts and culture. The purpose of the program is to encourage the artistic collaboration of Indigenous...
Grants of up to $15,000, grants of up to $20,000, and grants of up to $25,000 to Ontario Indigenous artists, organizations, and groups to support Indigenous art. Funding is intended for the development, creation, and presentation of artwork, and for events that bring a...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit arts organizations, individual artists, artist groups and collectives, school boards, and First Nation or Indigenous schools for arts projects that encourage local community participation. Funding is intended to promote collaboration between...
Scholarships to Ontario individuals with intellectual disabilities to enroll in personal interest and academic courses. Funding is intended to provide Ontario residents aged 18 and older with opportunities for professional development and community inclusion. The goal ...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ontario digital content production companies for activities to promote company growth and business development. First-time applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Funding is intended for a broad range of networking activ...
Grant of $50,000 to a USA, Canada, or International scholar for innovative research on policies related to retirement and disability. Funding is intended to promote the work of non-tenured and junior scholars from all academic fields who are employed at an institution ...
Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $15,000 to Ontario nonprofit organizations, artists, publishers, groups, collectives, and Indigenous and First Nation Schools in eligible locations for arts activities. Funding is intended to support the creation, production, ...
Grant to a Canada museum or nonprofit art gallery, including an IHE art gallery, to purchase artworks by Canadian artists. Funding is intended for artworks in the fields of sculpture and painting that are purchased from an artist through a Canadian art dealer or direct...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Ontario Indigenous artists or artists of color, artist collectives, and ad hoc groups for career growth activities. Funding is intended to support both traditional and contemporary arts practices. Eligible projects include study and training,...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ontario media producers for projects and activities that help to develop business in other countries. Funding is primarily intended to promote market event attendance and specialized sales trips that support company growth for television and ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to improve the lives of people with Down syndrome. Funding is intended to support workshops, webinars, conferences, and programs. Audiences for these programs and activities can be indivi...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers and research teams of entities from the private and public sectors, research centers, and IHEs for research addressing inequalities faced by people with disabilities in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Funding...
Grants of up to $4,000 and grants of up to $10,000 to Ontario musicians to record music. Eligible applicants include composers, music ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations, choral training groups, and community orchestras and choirs. Grants are available in two ...
Grants to Canada nonprofit and for-profit organizations, education institutions, First Nations, and agencies to provide services for First Nations students with learning disabilities. Funding may be used for resource services, assessments, therapies, personnel, and ada...
Grants of up to $60,000 to Ontario local government agencies, Indigenous communities and organizations, and nonprofit community-based organizations to promote the inclusion of older adults and individuals with disabilities. Priority will be given to proposals addressin...
Grants to Ontario magazine publishers for activities that support business development and growth. Funding is intended for initiatives that assist the publishers of both print and digital magazines. The program aims to enhance revenue and create jobs in the publishing ...
Grants of up to $8,000 to Ontario registered charities for recreational programs that benefit youth and children in eligible locations. Funding is intended to address the recreational needs of children from low-income populations, youth at risk, and children with speci...
Grants to Ontario book publishers for business development support. Funding is intended to assist with capacity-building projects as well as with marketing activities that promote publications by Canadian authors in local and international markets. The program aims to ...
Grants to Canada publishers, theater groups and companies, Aboriginal organizations, and Deaf and disability arts organizations to translate Canadian dramatic and literary works. Applicants must register on the application portal a minimum of 30 days prior to applying....
Grants to Canada qualified donees for recreational activities benefitting children and youth. Funding is intended for programming and operational support. Priority will be given to programs that benefit families in financial need, children and youth from BIPOC communit...
Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $10,000 to Ontario emerging and established writers in eligible regions to support new literary projects and projects in progress. Eligible genres include children's literature, poetry, short stories, and graphic novels. Eligi...
Grants of $4,000 and grants of $8,000 to Ontario individual playwrights in eligible locations to support activities that enhance and develop professional careers. Funding is intended to provide assistance to new, emerging, mid-career, or senior playwrights for the writ...
Grants of up to $25,000 and in-kind support to Ontario artists, arts collectives, and nonprofit organizations to provide public programs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and programming in a range of artistic disciplines including music, dance, t...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals for promoting diversity in STEM fields. The purpose of this program is to recognize those who have mentored students in USA IHEs from underrepresented groups, including African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans,...
In-kind support of technical assistance and promotional credit to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, research institutions, and private entities to develop cloud-based technology to improve health equity worldwide. The opportunity is intended for c...
Grants to USA and Canada nonprofit institutions and organizations for research projects related to spinal cord injuries and diseases. Funding areas include laboratory and clinical research, design and development of technology, and fellowships for postdoctoral research...
Grants to Ontario registered charities and qualified donees for programs and services to benefit residents in eligible locations. Focus areas include the environment; youth engagement and support; the alleviation of poverty; supports and services for seniors/persons wi...
Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $30,000 to Ontario artists, arts professionals, nonprofit arts organizations, and arts collectives for projects to connect the public to local historic sites in eligible locations. First-time applicants must contact the fundin...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ontario nonprofit arts organizations in eligible locations for projects that distribute or exhibit contemporary art. First-time applicants must contact the funding source before applying. Funding is intended for short-term or one-time project...
Grants of up to $8,000 to Ontario nonprofit organizations and collectives in eligible regions for one-time and short-term literature-related projects and activities. First-time applicants must contact the funding source before applying. Funding is intended to support t...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ontario nonprofit arts organizations, arts collectives, and artists in eligible regions for time-limited and one-time collaborative projects involving professional artists and community members. First-time applicants must contact the funding ...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations and collectives in eligible locations for music projects. New applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting an application. Additional funding is available for deaf applicants and applicants with disabilities. Eligi...
Grants of up to $20,000 to Ontario nonprofit organizations and artists in eligible locations to create, produce, and present dance performances. First-time applicants should contact the program officer prior to applying. Funding is intended to support and develop the f...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations, individual artists, ensembles, and collectives for theater initiatives. Funding is intended to help artists create, develop, produce, and present theater works. Eligible projects include professional development, playwriting, ...
Grants of up to $35,000 to Ontario nonprofit trade and event organizations for capacity-building and business development activities. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. Funding is available for projects that will encourage th...
Grants to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations for projects and programs to assist animals or improve dental care in eligible regions. Priority will be given to projects that directly relate to the funding source's program interests. Funding is intended to support co...
Grants of up to $12,000 to Ontario individuals to support the creation of original literary works. Funding can support literary artists, including northern writers, in genres including fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, comic arts, and young adult literature. Fundi...
Grants of up to $10,000, grants of up to $15,000, grants of up to $20,000, and in-kind support to Ontario Black-led nonprofit organizations and Black professional artists and collectives in eligible regions for career advancement activities. Funding is intended for the...
Grants to Canada registered charities for programs that benefit residents throughout the country. Focus areas include health, education, religion, culture, assistance to disadvantaged seniors and individuals with special needs, and volunteer engagement. Funding is inte...
Grants to Ontario artists, groups, and nonprofit organizations to promote the field of music throughout the province. Funding is intended to support activities that are accessible to the general community and that engage local residents. Eligible areas include, but are...
Grants of up to $5,000, grants of up to $10,000, and grants of up to $40,000 to Ontario individual professional media artists or directors for innovative projects. Funding is intended for film, audio, video, new media, comedy, animation, drama, documentary, electronic ...
Grants to Ontario individuals, nonprofit arts organizations, and groups and collectives to promote the production of artistic works by artists who are deaf or have disabilities. Funding is intended for professional development and the creation and production of works r...
Grants to Ontario literary artists and performers to create and record original literary works. Funding is intended to support the completion of artists' new work that will be presented to the general public. Grants will also support the recording of a performer's repe...
Grants to Ontario individuals and nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for projects and programs that promote and preserve local and Indigenous culture, history, heritage, and heritage assets. Funding is intended for projects in the categories of heritage awar...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations for ongoing operating support of professional theatres. New applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to assist organizations that have at least two years of steady, ongoing programming up unt...
Grants to USA and Canada nonprofit academic institutions for research to increase understanding of and advance treatments for spinal cord injury. Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent prior to a full grant application. Research funding is available for p...
Grants of up to $7,500 to Ontario artists for career development opportunities. Funding is intended for projects that help artists obtain new techniques and skills that will improve their artistic practice. Grants are offered in two categories: for artists practicing p...
Grants of $5,000 and grants of $10,000 to Ontario professional artists in eligible locations to create new artistic works or complete works in progress. Funding is intended to support projects in the areas of painting, drawing, photography, performance art, and other v...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Ontario charitable organizations in eligible communities for activities that meet the social and economic needs of local residents. Applicants must submit a pre-proposal prior to applying. Funding is intended for projects that benefit childre...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to positively impact communities. Focus areas include education and workforce development, financial literacy, small businesses, environment, clean energy, and disaster relief. Applicants in priority loca...