BRAMPTON: The City of Brampton is accepting applications for two community grant opportunities, one to support Brampton-based non-profit organizations delivering vital programs and services and the other to help local artists recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advance Brampton Fund A $600,000 community-grant program that provides eligible Brampton-based non-profit or charitable organizations with funds to deliver programs and services for the community.
There are three fund streams:
• Emerging – provides up to $5,000 in matching funds for new and innovative projects. Open until October 29.
• Developing – provides up to $12,500 in matching funds for programs that have run at least once in Brampton. Open until November 29.
• Amplifying – provides up to $25,000 in matching funds for projects that have run at least twice in Brampton. Open until November 29. Applications for all streams of funding will pertain to projects taking place in 2022.
For each of the funding streams, applicants must select a Term of Council Priority their project best aligns with. The Advance Brampton Fund has partnered with Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education to deliver Non-Profit Sector Development workshops focused on helping organizations expand their capacity and build sector education and skills. Workshops will be offered in November.
Details at brampton.ca/abf New this year, the City of Brampton and the Arts, Culture and Creative Industry Development Agency (ACCIDA) are introducing the COVID-19 Recovery Fund for Artists, a unique program to help support Brampton’s creative sector as Ontario begins to recover from the pandemic. Individual artists can apply for up to $2,000 to help stabilize, adapt, or rebuild their creative practice in the wake of the pandemic. The total amount of funding available is $100,000. Visit brampton.ca/communitygrants.