Deadline: 15-Jul-21
Applications are now open for the Francophone Community Grants Program to support the cultural and commercial vitality of the French-speaking population, with a focus on improving front-line services and promoting the French language and culture.
Funding Streams
- Community and culture stream
- To apply to the program under this stream, you must:
- be an incorporated not-for-profit organization
- have an annual operating budget of at least $10,000
- have a clear mandate to develop programs and initiatives benefiting Francophones at the local, regional or provincial level
- To apply to the program under this stream, you must:
- Economic development stream
- To apply to the program under this stream, you must:
- be a for-profit business or an incorporated not-for-profit organization involved in economic development
- have annual revenue of at least $50,000 (the gross revenue of for-profit applicants is capped at $1,000,000)
- have a minimum of one full-time employee
- meet at least one of the following criteria:
- operate in a Francophone community
- offer products/services to francophones in Ontario
- present a realistic business expansion plan supported by market data to start operating in or providing products/services to a francophone market in Ontario
- partner with a regional, national or international organization to expand the range of products and services available to francophone markets in Ontario
Eligibility
- The program has two funding streams:
- Community and culture stream
- Economic development stream
- The program covers up to 80% of eligible expenses under the community stream and up to 50% of eligible expenses under the economic stream for projects that aim to:
- strengthen the capacity of organizations and/or businesses to provide products and services to Francophones in the province
- promote the recruitment and/or training of bilingual Francophone staff
- provide opportunities to celebrate and foster understanding of Ontario’s Francophonie
For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/available-funding-opportunities-ontario-government#section-4
