Our Community Development Grants have two funding streams. The Operational stream assists organizations with operational and administrative costs, while the Programming stream helps organizations develop or sustain sports and recreational programming for kids aged 4-18 in financial need and youth with disabilities between the ages of 4-25.
Qualified organizations may apply for one or both streams throughout the year. While organizations can apply for both an Operational or Programming Grant within the same period, the requests must be clearly justified, and funding will be dependent on quality of the application and overall demand.
Assists organizations with operational and administrative costs, including but not limited to:
Re-hire staff who were laid off due to impacts of COVID-19;
Payment of past due/overdue accounts (e.g., rent, utilities);
Equipment procurement, personal protective equipment, and program delivery adaptations (including start-up expenses related to establishing online programming);
Build human resource capacity (program staff, coaches, volunteers), including training; and
Increased rental costs or facility updates.
Organizations can apply for up to $15,000 in operational support.
Programming Support
Assists organizations with the costs of delivering sport and recreational programming, including but not limited to:
Program supervisors, instructors, coaches;
Facility costs;
Equipment costs;
Costs incurred to meet return to play guidelines/provincial health protocols/regulations (e.g., PPE, cleaning supplies, individual equipment for participants, etc.); and
Transportation costs.
Jumpstart staff will be reviewing and scoring each application using a framework that was developed with input from a panel of industry experts. All applications will be evaluated and prioritized using an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion score based on the applicant’s efforts to address systemic barriers to sport and recreation in the following communities:
Families in financial need,
Children with disabilities,
BIPOC children and youth, and
Girls and young women.
Eligible Organizations
To be eligible for a Community Development Grant, applicants must be qualified donees (as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency).
Prior to the pandemic, your organization should have engaged participants aged 4-18 from families in financial need, or 4-25 years old for programs primarily serving children and youth with disabilities.
Eligibility for Programming Support
Eligible programs must meet the following requirements:
Focus on engaging participants aged 4-18 from families in financial need, or 4-25 years old for programs primarily serving children and youth with disabilities.
Consist of at least 5 sessions and 5 hours.
Need Help?
If you are not sure if your organization qualifies for funding, please email jumpstart@cantire.com and provide the following information:
Organization name
Organization address
Contact name
Contact phone number
Type of Organization (e.g., Charity, Society, Government, Not for Profit, For Profit Business, Other)
Funding Timelines
Intake 1
Programs Starting Between:
January 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022
Application Opens:
November 4, 2021
Application Closes:
November 19, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET
Decisions Issued:
Starting December 17, 2021
Intake 2
Programs Starting Between:
May 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022
Application Opens:
February 14, 2022
Application Closes:
March 11, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET
Decisions Issued:
Starting April 14, 2022
Intake 3
Programs Starting Between:
September 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Application Opens:
June 13, 2022
Application Closes:
July 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET
Decisions Issued:
Starting August 26, 2021
Disbursement
Approved Programming and Operational Applications will be disbursed in two installments:
70% upon acceptance, prior to program start date.
30% upon submission of impact and recognition report.
Reporting
All approved grants will be required to submit an Impact and Recognition Report. For programming support grants, an element of the report will include the submission of participation data.
