OTF announces $16M for 245 Seed Grants

As a public funder, OTF provides a range of opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our province’s non-profit sector. OTF grants support organizations to deliver programs and services with direct community benefit across Ontario.

Through the Seed grant stream, OTF funding helps organizations build resilience and enhance their ability to deliver programs and services. Applicants can apply for funding to achieve one of the following objectives:

• Create or adapt organizational strategy to build resilience and capacity to deliver programs and services.
• Prepare for the future by developing or adapting digital technology to deliver programs and services.
• Enhance staff and/or volunteer skills to deliver programs and services.
• Design and/or pilot an innovative program or service to address a community need.

“Seed grants provide funding for a variety of initiatives to empower non-profits to innovate, address emerging community needs effectively, and build the groundwork for sustainable programs”, said Katharine Bambrick, CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. “Through OTF’s latest round of approved Seed grants, 245 non-profits will be able to better prepare for future programming. We are excited to see the creative and impactful projects that will emerge from this round of funding”.

Explore the latest approved Seed grants.

Projects funded help address the types of change OTF invests in:

• Foster physically active lifestyles
• Help people build stronger connections and a deeper sense of belonging in their community
• Enrich lives through arts, culture and heritage
• Support youth to develop stronger social, emotional and leadership skills
• Support participation in the conservation and restoration of the environment
• Enable economically vulnerable people to meet their basic needs and/or strengthen their financial stability

Quick facts

• The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is an agency of the Government of Ontario with a mission to build healthy and vibrant communities in Ontario.
• For 2024-2025, OTF has awarded over $28M for 291 Capital grants and $16M for 245 Seed grants.
• Explore OTF’s Grant Investment Framework for a look into how we invest in communities.