Deadline: 30-Sep-24
The Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) has announced its new Senior Care Micro Grant Program.
When the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation was first established (originally called St. Joseph’s Care Foundation) in 1999, its primary focus was to fund senior care projects and healthy aging initiatives within the Peterborough Community. Over the years the Foundation has grown, taken on new partnerships, and expanded its focus (also taking on the name GPHSF, Your Family Health Team Foundation), however senior care has remained a primary and important focus for funding.
The new Senior Care Micro Grant program is meant to be a low barrier applicant process. The grants can be used as seed money to address a new need or as financial support to an existing program in Peterborough City, County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.
These grants have been made possible due to funding provided by the June Towle Trust. June Towle passed away in 2023. As part of her legacy, she established the June Towle Trust that would see money from her estate be donated to the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation upon her passing. They greatly appreciate these legacy funds that June left to the Foundation and hope to honour June’s memory through the micro grant program.
Senior Care micro grant projects may include;
- Research
- Equipment
- Nutrition
- Physical Activity
- Mental Health
Priority will be given to projects that:
- Have a lasting impact on the community.
- Support emerging needs in the community.
- Improve the quality of life for seniors in the community.
Funding Information
- Maximum of $5000 available for each grant. A maximum of $10,000 is available across all grants (two total).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to community and not-for-profit organizations, including medical organizations, that run programming and services, or are proposing to run programming and services, within the boundaries of Peterborough City and/or Peterborough Country, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.
- Proposed projects must be general in scope (inclusive of and impactful on as many people as possible). Project completion must occur within one (1) year of approval unless extension is granted by Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation. Grant funding can be applied to existing projects or used as seed money for new projects.
- Please note that all grant applications must be from a not-for-profit charitable organization, with charitable registration number, and located in and/or serving the City or County of Peterborough.
For more information, visit GPHSF.