More funding is being made available to help local communities and organizations prepare for the worst.
The province is now accepting applications for the second round of funding for the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant. Officials say the new $5 million investment will help equip municipalities and organizations with essential resources, equipment and training to better prepare for natural disasters and emergencies.
Eligible applicants include:
- Small- and medium-sized municipalities (with populations under 100,000 people);
- Local services boards established under the Northern Services Board Act;
- First Nations communities, Tribal Councils and Indigenous service organizations that support emergency management programming in First Nations communities;
- Non-governmental organizations with an emergency preparedness mandate or responsibility;
- Non-governmental organizations that provide fire protection services to communities;
- Non-municipal fire departments or entities providing fire protection services as defined in the Fire Protection and Prevention Act in unincorporated Ontario.
The funding will be tailored to each recipient’s unique needs and can be used for purchasing equipment such as generators, sandbagging machines, thermal imaging drones and radio systems. It can also be directed towards emergency management training and awareness initiatives.
Applications are open until 5pm on October 31.