Current Funding Programs
There have been a lot of funding programs over the last couple years, and we know it can be hard to stay on top of all of them! Here are a few programs in Ontario you may find helpful:
Ontario Tourism Economic Development & Recovery Fund: “The Tourism Economic Development and Recovery Fund (TEDRF) program is an application-based, costsharing program designed to provide non-capital funding to projects that encourage the development of innovative new tourism products, support tourism investment or build the capacity of Ontario’s tourism industry. The program is also supporting innovative tourism recovery projects aimed at increasing visitation across Ontario and addressing the reduction in global travel as a result of COVID-19. TEDRF will provide support to Ontario tourism industry associations to help offset membership fees and support industry recovery through access to membership services and benefits.”
Site Readiness Program: “The Site Readiness Program provides financial support to property owners to complete site preparatory work for an eligible industrial property. Industrial properties that have completed the Site Readiness Program are attractive to investors and site selectors because they have access to important background information on the site’s availability, utilities, transportation access and/or environmental records needed to make a site selection decision quickly.”
Resilient Communities Fund: “COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the non-profit sector and its ability to support and serve communities across Ontario. The non-profit sector continues to face many challenges, including the need to adapt program and service delivery, generate revenue, and address health and safety requirements. We recognize that COVID-19 recovery support is essential to ready non-profit organizations to deal with changing needs for both them and their communities. Organizations require support to help rebuild their capacity and deliver programs and services in innovative ways. The investments made to the non-profit sector through this fund will help organizations address their medium to longer-term COVID-19 impacts. This fund aligns with OTF’s mandate to support the capacity of non-profit organizations and build healthy and vibrant communities across Ontario.”