The province is putting up $105 million through the new Community Building Fund to support non-profit tourism, culture, sport and recreation organizations.
The money is aimed at helping these groups recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and meet the needs of their communities.
The fund will be administered by the Ontario Trillium Foundation through two streams.
The first, a $55-million operating funding stream will provide community non-profits with the support they need to help sustain their operations and create new experiences and events – such as trail systems, heritage attractions, winter activities and local sport and recreation programming – that are critical to the economic and social well-being of their communities.
A $50-million capital funding stream will go to municipalities and non-profit organizations to carry out sport- and recreation-facility infrastructure repairs, including retrofits and rehabilitation to meet COVID-19 public health protocol requirements and local community needs.
The operating stream of the Community Building Fund will open for applications on March 31, 2021, while the fund’s capital stream will open later in 2021.
