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Youth Innovations Test Grant Program (Canada)

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Deadline: 24-Aug-22

Are you a youth-led grassroots group or a youth-adult partnership? If yes, then apply for a Youth Innovations Test grant to support other youth in your community in one of these three areas:

  • Research a new concept or issue
  • Strategize around an issue(s) affecting people you want to support
  • Test a new project idea

Youth Innovations Test grants support youth-led and youth-adult partnerships to research important issues, explore different approaches, and test new ideas.

Funding Information
  • Maximum $85,000
  • Minimum 1 year, Maximum 3 years
Outcomes
  • Creating safe spaces for Indigenous and/or Black youth to build strong community and cultural connections
  • Addressing racism and its impacts on youth in urban, rural, and/or Northern communities
  • Supporting Indigenous, Black, and/or newcomer youth to enter the labour market and transition to sustainable career pathways
  • Supporting youth who are not connected to education programs, employment programs, and training programs (i.e. NEET) to exit poverty and social assistance
  • Empowering girls and young women to lead, including women’s economic empowerment initiatives
  • Providing mentorship opportunities for youth in and leaving care and/or youth involved in the justice system
Eligibility Criteria
  • Beneficiaries:
    • Indigenous youth (First Nation, Métis, or Inuit)
    • Black youth
    • Racialized youth
    • Newcomer youth
    • Francophone youth
    • Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (2SLGBTQ+) youth
    • Youth living with disabilities or special needs between the ages of 12 to 29
    • Youth living in rural, remote and/or Northern communities
    • Youth in conflict or at risk of being in conflict with the law
    • Youth in care or leaving care
    • Youth in low-income situations or from low-income families
    • Youth who are homeless or at risk of being homeless
    • Youth at-risk of dropping out or have dropped out
  • The YOF supports projects led by youth who share identities, experiences, and face the same systemic barriers as the people who will benefit from the project.
  • Is led by youth, ages 29 years or under, who share identities and experiences with those they will engage in project activities
  • Has three or more core members
  • Is an:
    • Unincorporated group or
    • Incorporated not-for-profit with independently managed revenues no higher than $50,000 in either of the last two years.
  • Exists independent of a larger organization. This means the group has autonomy to choose their Organizational Mentor, design the project, identify group members, and plan for the future.
  • Is based in Ontario
  • Agrees to work with an Organizational Mentor (OM)
Ineligible
  • Registered charities
  • Groups composed of all team members ages 30 years or older (all-adult teams)
  • Groups/projects based at an existing organization (not-for-profit or for profit)
  • Groups specifically designed to serve young people through committees or clubs of institutions, including municipalities, universities, schools, and hospitals
  • For-profit businesses
  • Individuals

For more information, visit https://otf.ca/our-grants/youth-opportunities-fund/youth-innovations-test-grant