Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth

$45,000 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $45,000 grant over 12 months to create an after-school arts exhibition, education and mentorship program for area youth. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping the transfer of skills and knowledge to the next generation of artistic leaders, and has an impact on the lives of 300 people in the community.

$36,700 over 10 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $36,700 grant over 10 months to hire instructors and buy orchestral instruments, enabling at-risk youth to learn music theory and to play. Supporting the positive development of children and youth, this initiative is helping children and youth who are facing barriers develop strong emotional and social skills, and has an impact on the lives of 60 people in the community.

$35,000 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $35,000 grant over 12 months to study the feasibility of offering a successful, financial literacy program to local high school students. Enhancing people’s economic wellbeing, this initiative is helping people have the skills and knowledge to achieve greater financial independence, and has an impact on the lives of 110 people in the community.

$16,300 over 10 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $16,300 grant over 10 months to pilot the Pop Up Play program, offering people-of-all-ages in five communities free, recreational activities. Fostering more active lifestyles, this initiative is helping Ontarians participate in an active lifestyle, and has an impact on the lives of 250 people in the community.

$30,800 over 10 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $30,800 grant over 10 months to conduct a feasibility study around creating an arts hub, offering new opportunities for individual artists and groups. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping access to arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic, cultural and heritage experiences, and has an impact on the lives of 33,000 people in the community.

$62,500 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $62,500 grant over 12 months to work with the agricultural community on the matter of grassland bird conservation in Grey County. Encouraging people to support a healthy and sustainable environment, this initiative is helping people participate in ecosystem conservation and restoration efforts, and has an impact on the lives of 65 people in the community.

$21,300 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $21,300 grant over 12 months to provide backstage theatre skills workshops for small, local theatre companies in southwestern Ontario. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping people be engaged in community-based arts creation, and has an impact on the lives of 800 people in the community.

$99,200 over 12 months

Delivering improved infrastructure with a $99,200 grant over 12 months to install a lift in a heritage building, ensuring better accessibility for community activities. Building inclusive and engaged communities together, this initiative is helping people who are isolated have connections in their community, and has an impact on the lives of 2,500 people in the community.

$150,000 over 12 months

Delivering improved infrastructure with a $150,000 grant over 12 months to provide more opportunities to participate in arts education programming by renovating the building's garage. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping arts, culture and heritage have appropriate spaces, and has an impact on the lives of 500 people in the community.

$10,900 over 3 months

Delivering improved infrastructure with a $10,900 grant over 3 months to buy a digital microfilm scanner and computer that will better support genealogy research. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping arts, culture and heritage have appropriate spaces, and has an impact on the lives of 30,000 people in the community.