Deadline: 7-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Rural Economic Development Program.
Ontario’s Rural Economic Development (RED) program provides cost-share funding to support activities that create strong rural communities in Ontario and opens doors to rural economic development through:
- funding assistance to address barriers to economic development, better position rural communities to attract and retain jobs and investment, and enhance economic growth
- funding to build community capacity and support for economic development in Ontario’s rural communities
- investments in rural communities to help diversify and grow local economies – making economic growth more inclusive so Rural Ontario continues to share in the province’s economic prosperity
Funding Information
- Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream: up to 50% of eligible project costs to a maximum of $150,000.
- Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream: up to 30% of eligible project costs to a maximum of $250,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the program you must be:
- a municipality
- a not-for-profit entity
- an Ontario Indigenous community or organization
- a Local Services Board
For more information, visit Rural Economic Development Program.
For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/rural-economic-development-program#section-1