Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants

The August 19, 2026 deadline has passed. The grant application period is now closed.

The grant application period is now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied.

October 7 to November 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

An applicant must be one of the following legal entities:

• A charitable organization or foundation registered with the Canada Revenue Agency for at least two years.
• A First Nation

Seed grants help organizations, municipalities, and First Nations improve how they deliver programs and services that directly benefit community members. Applicants can apply for funding to carry out projects focused on:

• organizational planning
• piloting a new program
• building their capacity to plan for future programs and services

You can deliver your capital project and improve the infrastructure in your community through a maximum of three project activities:

• Purchase equipment
• Repair, renovate and/or retrofit a facility structure or space
• Enhance or improve an outdoor structure or space

Up to 20% of the Budget can include capital-related costs that directly relate to the project objective. This can include the purchase of equipment (fixed and non-fixed) and/or the completion of renovations, repairs or retrofit.

Projects that primarily focus on and have a large request budget for capital costs are not a fit for Seed grants. This includes updating buildings, enhancing physical spaces, purchasing large equipment and vehicles.

The following are not eligible for OTF funding:

• Delivering school or home-based curriculum, primary healthcare (including dental), or long-term housing;
• Core operational funding, which covers ongoing day-to-day costs that are not directly tied to the specific, funded, time-limited project;

$10,000 to $100,000, for 6 or 12 months

$10,000 to $200,000 a year, for 6 or 12 months

Grow grants range from $100,000 to $600,000. Applicants can request between $50,000 and $200,000 per year, for 2 or 3 years.