Funding Opportunity – Canada Healthy Communities Initiative

February 10, 2021

Maximum funding amount: $250,000

Expression of Interest due: February 17

Funding Period: All budget items must be project-related and funding recipients must incur expenses between  April 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022.

The Healthy Communities Initiative supports communities as they create and adapt public  spaces, and programming and services for public spaces to respond to ongoing needs arising  from COVID-19 over the next two years.

Projects must meaningfully respond to identified needs arising from the impacts of COVID-19 as well as one or more of the following themes:

• Safe and vibrant spaces: Community projects that create  and adapt public spaces, or  programming and services for  public spaces that improve open  spaces, parks, and access to other amenities.Community projects  that adapt public spaces to meet  public health guidance.
• Improved mobility: Community projects that deliver a  range of transportation and mobility  options or adaptations that permit  physical distancing through solutions  that increase safe social connectivity,  walkability, bike-ability and access to  public transit. Community projects that  improve pedestrian and cyclist safety  through roadway, sidewalk or  crosswalk improvements and  adaptations.
• Digital solutions: Community projects that provide digital solutions that use data and  technology in innovative ways to  connect people and support  healthy communities. Community  projects that use digital  technologies and solutions to  encourage citizen engagement, use  open data, online platforms or  physical digital devices for public benefit.

Further information about the grant can be found here.

Please note: As only one application will be accepted per organization, there will be an internal prioritization of projects according to their alignment with funder priorities. To facilitate this process, please fill out the Expression of Interest template. Further guidance will be provided by the Funding & Grants team once review and analysis of Expressions of Interest has been completed.

Please complete the above form by Wednesday, February 17. If you have any questions, please contact Max Smith at max.smith@trca.ca.