Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Timiskaming

$299,400 over 36 months

Delivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $299,400 grant over 36 months to expand the Camp Abilities program, empowering more youth with sight loss to get involved with sports activities. Fostering more active lifestyles, this initiative is helping Ontarians participate in an active lifestyle, and has an impact on the lives of 495 people in the community.

$349,900 over 36 months

Delivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $349,900 grant over 36 months to assist with staffing and program costs to sustainably increase, protect and restore ecologically-significant areas between Port Severn and Parry Sound. Encouraging people to support a healthy and sustainable environment, this initiative is helping conservation and restoration efforts be better planned and more sustainable, and has an impact on the lives of 20,000 people in the community.

$225,700 over 36 months

Delivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $225,700 grant over 36 months to provide peer support training and internship opportunities for youth with lived experience of mental health challenges and abuse. Supporting the positive development of children and youth, this initiative is helping youth facing barriers volunteer and are in leadership roles, and has an impact on the lives of 120 people in the community.

$173,400 over 36 months

Delivering a project that builds on the success of a proven model or program with a $173,400 grant over 36 months to expand online and workshop supports for families in Muskoka by assisting with staffing and program costs. Supporting the positive development of children and youth, this initiative is helping parents, caregivers and adult allies have the skills to support children and youth who are facing barriers, and has an impact on the lives of 640 people in the community.

$43,100 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $43,100 grant over 12 months to provide skills-training opportunities for young people to preserve and animate the stories of WWII veterans. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping the preservation and animation of cultural heritage, and has an impact on the lives of 100 people in the community.

$74,000 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $74,000 grant over 12 months to assist with the staffing and workshops needed to conduct community-based research into transportation issues for isolated, rural northern residents. 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 300 people in the community.

$69,400 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $69,400 grant over 12 months to operate a pilot initiative bringing education programs to isolated seniors, providing opportunities to connect with others. 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 3,700 people in the community.

$42,200 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $42,200 grant over 12 months to protect and restore Lake Bernard's ecosystem by engaging the community in removing invasive plant species. 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 3,284 people in the community.

$69,200 over 6 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $69,200 grant over 6 months to identify unmarked burial locations in the Bear Island and South of Temagami Island cemeteries. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping the preservation and animation of cultural heritage, and has an impact on the lives of 2,000 people in the community.

$18,400 over 12 months

Delivering a project at the idea or conceptual stage with a $18,400 grant over 12 months to conduct a feasibility study focused on improving energy efficiency, storage and accessibility. Enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage, this initiative is helping the preservation and animation of cultural heritage, and has an impact on the lives of 4,000 people in the community.