Township of The Archipelago

Grant programResilient Communities Fund

Grant typeResilient Communities Fund

Amount awarded$59,300

Duration12 months

Year2022-2023

Location served

? Location is based on our catchment areas, visit our catchment area tool to learn more.

Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound & Timiskaming

Population servedGeneral population

Age groupGeneral population (all age groups)

DescriptionOur municipality, with a $59,300 Resilient Communities Fund grant over 12 months, will recover and build its resiliency from impacts of COVID-19 by creating a new fitness room with equipment, infrastructure and technology to support safe in-person and virtual physical activity for community members.

Grant resultAdapt or add-new program and service delivery to meet the changing needs of the community because of COVID-19. (e.g., Research and development, identify new health and safety processes and required personal protective equipment, technology supports, staffing and volunteer recruitment and training, community consultation to understand emerging needs related to COVID recovery, resource, knowledge and data sharing, feasibility studies), Expand previously adapted programs and services to meet the changing needs of the community because of COVID-19. (e.g., Continue program/service previously adapted to meet needs arising from COVID-19, scale access to program/service previously adapted to meet needs arising from COVID-19, continue programs meeting a community need arising from COVID-19, improve quality of programs already being delivered), Meet public health guidelines, safely deliver programs and services and/or prepare for future disruptions through the purchase of necessary equipment and/or technological infrastructure. (e.g., Identify fundraising and financial technology resource, equipment to meet changing technology, or convert to cloud-based data systems to enable business continuity in future work disruptions, procure technology to effectively transition between office and home working conditions, planning and/or procurement needed to meet relevant public health standard)

Grant statusClosed