Halton Region Community Investment Grant

Halton Region, the regional government for Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville in Ontario, funds non-profit human service programmes that improve the health, safety and well-being of Halton residents. The 2027 intake is open now and offers two streams: one-year grants of up to $30,000 for short-term, small capital or innovative projects, and multi-year grants of up to three years with no set maximum for registered charities. Collaborative proposals between organisations are encouraged.

What you get:

• Category One: up to $30,000 for up to one year, for short-term, small capital or innovative projects
• Category Two: funding for up to three years per grant, with no set maximum on the amount requested
• Funding can cover staffing, equipment and supplies, capital items, communications, professional services, operating costs and administration (recommended maximum of 10 percent)
• About $2.3 million is available for new grants in 2027, out of roughly $5.5 million in annual funding

What you'll do:

• Deliver a human service programme or initiative that serves Halton residents and supports one or more Community Safety and Well-Being objectives: health, safety or well-being
• Set measurable objectives, defined outcomes and an evaluation plan, backed by programme, population or community data showing need
• Report back to Halton Region under a funding agreement, expected to begin in April 2027

Key dates:

• Applications opened September 15, 2026
• Virtual information session September 29, 2026, 1 to 2:30 p.m. (register at least one hour before)
• Applications close October 20, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Funding decisions from March 2027
• Funding agreements expected to begin April 2027

More information:

• Full Category One and Category Two guidelines are on the HRCIF page at halton.ca
• Questions: CommunityInvestmentFund@halton.ca, 311 within Halton, or 1-866-442-5866 toll-free
• Halton notes this intake may be the only one offered for the 2027 funding year

• Must be an incorporated non-profit organisation; individuals and for-profit organisations are not eligible
• Category Two applicants must also be registered charities under Canada's Income Tax Act
• Unincorporated non-profits and community groups may apply to Category One only under the sponsorship of an eligible incorporated non-profit
• Governed by an active, democratically elected volunteer board of at least three members not related by blood or marriage
• Programme must serve Halton residents; organisations outside Halton are considered only if the project exclusively serves Halton residents
• Programme must have a clear human service objective and support people experiencing, or susceptible to, negative health or social outcomes
• Governments, hospitals, schools and school boards, libraries, police services, post-secondary institutions and municipalities are not eligible as lead applicants
• One application per category; the two applications cannot be for the same programme
• Submit online with the completed PDF application form and financial statements for the most recent fiscal year-end; total upload must not exceed 20MB
• Funding cannot go to individuals as cash transfers or rent subsidies, and cannot fund scholarships, fundraising, or events focused on competitions or prizes