Funding Opportunities
United Women Helping Others Grant
United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes women’s group – United Women Helping Others – Grant will award $1,200 to a registered charity or not-for-profit (or the applicant must have a community agency project partner that is a registered charity or not-for-profit). This grant is to help fund small projects and/or fill service gaps, including assisting with the cost of rural outreach for small organizations with a large geographic area to cover. The project must take place in the City of Kawartha Lakes and/or Haliburton County.
PDF Application can be downloaded here
Word Application can be downloaded here
Applications are due Friday, September 29, 2023 at noon.
Last year’s grant was awarded to A Place Called Home for their Mural Art Project to increase homelessness awareness among youth and the community.
The mural was designed and painted by a team of recent LCVI grads.
Matching Collaborative Grant
The matching collaborative grant will award up to $10,000 per project, contingent on the collaborating agencies providing a matching amount of funds to what has been requested in this application. For the purposes of this grant, matching must be completed in capital, not in-kind.
The focus of this grant is to encourage organizations to work together to increase their capacity and deepen their relationships to each other and their communities, together. Funds awarded through this grant may also be used to leverage further funds in other, larger, matching grants.
Guidelines can be downloaded here
Application form can be downloaded here
Declaration of Contribution can be downloaded here
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. For more information contact Jennifer Bain, Engagement and Marketing Coordinator at 705-878-5081 or email jbain@ckl.unitedway.ca
Community Capacity Grant
The United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes invites all interested and eligible organizations located in City of Kawartha Lakes or Haliburton County to submit requests for support through our new Community Capacity stream of funding.
Guidelines can be downloaded here
Application form can be downloaded here
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and funds will be disbursed until all funds are granted.
Projects must be completed by March 31, 2024.
For more information contact Jennifer Bain, Engagement and Marketing Coordinator at 705-878-5081 or email jbain@ckl.unitedway.ca