Community & Social Services grants in Canada

Support for community organizations, social services and local projects. 204 programs in the catalogue, sorted by deadline. Updated weekly.

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Focus Area Grants (Communities, Reconciliation, Climate)
McConnell Foundation
Fonds de développement de l'économie sociale
PME MTL
Rolling
Fonds pour bâtir des collectivités fortes – Volet des impacts locaux
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Force for Change Impact Fund
Salesforce.org
US$0 to US$200,000 Rolling
Gender Equality Grants
Canadian Women's Foundation
$20,000 to $150,000
Global Open Society Grants
Open Society Foundations
US$50,000 to US$500,000 Rolling
Granting Programs
Community Foundation of Ottawa
$5,000 to $75,000
Grants for Canadian Non-Profit Charities
Honda Canada Foundation
Rolling
Grants for Good Work
Atkinson Foundation
$25,000 to $100,000
Grants for Pluralism
Inspirit Foundation
$50,000 to $250,000
Grants Program
Vancouver Foundation
$5,000 to $100,000
Grants to Not-for-Profit Organizations and International Charities (Non-Qualified Donees)
Aqueduct Foundation
Grassroots Grants
Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal
$500 to $5,000
Green Cities Foundation Grants
Green Cities Foundation
Green Construction Through Wood (GCWood) Program – Demonstration Project Stream
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Grow Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation
$150,000 to $500,000
Grow Grants
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
Rolling
Grow Grants
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Home Labelling Fund – Stream 1: Support for Provincial and Territorial Governments
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Home Labelling Fund – Stream 2: Support for Capacity Building and Home Labelling Initiatives
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Home Labelling Fund (HLF)
Natural Resources Canada
Honour Your Health Challenge
I·SPARC
Rolling
Host a Sport Camp in Your Region
I·SPARC
Rolling
Identify Priorities — Community Economic Development Planning
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
Implement Priorities — Financing for Community Priorities
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund
Indigenous Services Canada
$50,000 to $5,000,000 Rolling
Initiative to Support Economic Development in Montréal's East End
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Rolling
Innovative Communities Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Rolling
Investissements axés sur la mission
Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon
Rolling
Lands and Economic Development Services Program (LEDSP)
Indigenous Services Canada
up to $30,000,000 Rolling
LEVEL Youth Engagement
Vancouver Foundation
Rolling
LEVEL Youth Organizing
Vancouver Foundation
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation – Adaptation in Action
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation – Residential Resilience Financing
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Rolling
Master's Studentship Award
Research Manitoba
Maytree Granting Program
Maytree Foundation
Rolling
Maytree Grants
Maytree
Rolling
Mental Health and T1D Community Grants
Breakthrough T1D Canada
Rolling
Multi-Year Grants Program
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$80,000 to $80,000
National Anti-Racism Fund – Events and Youth Initiatives
Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)
National Anti-Racism Fund – Projects
Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)
National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF) – Event and Youth Initiative Grants
Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)
National Bank Indigenous Inclusion Project Accelerator
National Bank
National Soccer Initiative (Community Pitch)
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
Neighbour Grants and Pitch Night
Calgary Foundation
up to $10,000 Rolling
Neighbourhood Small Grants
Vancouver Foundation
up to $500 Rolling
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Employment and Social Development Canada
$25,000 to $25,000
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
$5,000 to $25,000
New Investigator Operating Grant
Research Manitoba
Northern Fund
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Northern Ontario Development Program
FedNor / Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Rolling
Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP) — Community Economic Development Stream (Implement Priorities)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
On-Reserve Income Assistance Program
Indigenous Services Canada
Rolling
One-Year Grants Program
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$25,000 to $25,000
One-Year Grants Program 2026
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$25,000 to $25,000
One-Year Small Grants Program
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$20,000 to $20,000
Outdoor Recreation Fund of BC
Outdoor Recreation Council of BC
Participatory Action Research Grants
Vancouver Foundation
Patient Capital Investments
Fiducie du Chantier de l'économie sociale
Rolling
PGFL Grants Program
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$20,000 to $20,000
PhD Research Studentship
Research Manitoba
PIEC
Investissement Québec
Rolling
Planning and Delivery Expertise for Smaller Communities
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
Programme d'appui à la francophonie canadienne (PAFC)
Innovation PEI
Programme de développement des collectivités (PDC)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Rolling
Programme de développement des collectivités (PDC)
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Programme Soutien aux activités en francophonie canadienne
Gouvernement du Québec - Ministère de la Langue française
Rolling
RBC Community Investments
RBC Foundation
up to $500,000 Rolling
RBC Community Investments - Scale Funding
RBC
up to $500,000 Rolling
RBC Community Investments - Seed Funding
RBC
up to $500,000 Rolling
RBC Community Investments - Sustain Funding
RBC
up to $500,000 Rolling
RBC Community Investments (Canada)
RBC / RBC Foundation
up to $2,500,000 Rolling
RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant
RBC Foundation
up to $500,000
RBC Future Launch
RBC Foundation
$10,000 to $250,000
Reconciliation Focus Area - Indigenous-led solutions to activate the NIES Calls to Economic Prosperity
McConnell Foundation
Rolling
Reconciliation Focus Area Funding
McConnell Foundation
Rolling
Regional Collaboration — Cross-Community Initiatives
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
Research Connections
Research Manitoba
Research Postdoctoral Fellowships
Research Manitoba
Resilient Communities Fund
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Rolling
RISQ Social Economy Financing
Réseau d'investissement social du Québec (RISQ)
Rolling
Rural Enhancement Funding Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
up to $1,000,000 Rolling
ScotiaRISE Initiative
Scotiabank
$25,000 to $1,000,000
Seed Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation
$5,000 to $20,000
Site Readiness Program
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT)
up to $25,000 Rolling
Skoll Award for Social Innovation
Skoll Foundation
US$2,000,000 to US$2,000,000 Rolling
Social Enterprise Lending
VERGE Capital
Rolling
Social Impact Investment Fund
The Winnipeg Foundation
Social Impact Investment Fund
Winnipeg Foundation
Rolling
Social Innovation Programs
McConnell Foundation
$50,000 to $1,000,000
Stepping Stones Grants
Calgary Foundation
$100 to $1,000 Rolling
Strengthening Communities Grants
Suncor Energy Foundation
$25,000 to $500,000
Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP)
Health Canada
$50,000 to $1,000,000
Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable-CAP) NWT
Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment
Rolling
Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund
Unknown
Technology Grant Program
Cisco Foundation
US$25,000 to US$250,000
Tenacity Works Fund
Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF)
Rolling
Thrive Impact Debt Financing
Thrive Impact Fund
$50,000 to $500,000 Rolling
Two-Year Grants Program
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$60,000 to $60,000
Two-Year Grants Program 2026
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
$60,000 to $60,000

Other sectors

Technology & Innovation262
Environment & Climate181
Arts & Culture180
Research & Science118
Health & Wellbeing116
Agriculture & Food109
Business & Economic Development109
Manufacturing & Industry101
Tourism, Sport & Recreation97
Education & Training86
Youth & Children54
Indigenous Programs48

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