Community Investment Fund Grants now open for 2024-25

Tanya Noyes • January 3, 2024

Community Investment Fund Grants now open for 2024-25

United Way Leeds & Grenville believes that every person deserves the opportunities, access and connections they need to build a good life—regardless of their income, the neighbourhood they live in, or their social identity.


One way we work to achieve this vision is through our grants. Our United Way identifies and awards these to community agencies across Leeds & Grenville with the aim of achieving the greatest impact. Every grant opportunity supports a wide array of services and support for people living in poverty across the region.


Funding for the Community Investment Fund is dispersed to programs in Leeds & Grenville that fall into one of three community impacts areas:

•      Helping Kids Be All They Can Be

•      Moving People From Poverty to Possibility

•      Building Strong and Healthy Communities


Each year our community funding process adapts to the changing and emerging needs locally. We recruit knowledgeable community volunteers to work through a rigorous review process with our staff to ensure that funding is distributed to the areas of most need. Funding is provided to partner agencies for specific programs which allows them the flexibility to develop and respond to the evolving needs of the communities they serve.


Details for 2024/25 Funding Only

•      Impact funding applications will be considered for a 12-month period

•      This application is for funding starting April 1, 2024 and ending March 31, 2025.

•      Funds will be allocated monthly – one-month lag - first payment will be in May 2024

•      Funding applications will be assessed on their own merit and what their impact will be on the Leeds & Grenville Community.

•       Applications are due on January 31, 2024 at 5 p.m. EST (no late submissions will be accepted).


For more information regarding the Community Investment Fund, please call United Way Leeds & Grenville at 613-342-8889 or email info@uwlg.org.


*We recommend that you copy your submission into a word document as a couple of agencies have had issues with submission.


If you've saved your progress using the save for later link, search your email containing this in the subject line 'UWLG - 2024 Investment Application' to continue completion.




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