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Grants Committee

Purpose

Established in 1998, the Grants Committee's mandate is to review and make recommendations to Council on applications requesting grant funds from the City. Council has approved the 2025 budget at $50,000. The provision of grants, subsidies or municipal resources demonstrates Council's commitment to working with local non-profit, charitable, and community-based volunteer organizations.

These groups provide beneficial programs and services to City of Orillia residents or assist in creating economic stimulus to the local community through the hosting of a special event. For more information, please review City Policy 4.2.1.1. - Guidelines - Grants Committee.

There are two application intake deadlines - March 15 and September 15.

There are two streams an applicant may apply to for funding:

Stream 1 - Community Grants
  • Limited to a maximum of $1,500 per year.
  • Local Non-Profit, Charitable and Community Based Volunteer Organizations who provide beneficial programs and services to the City of Orillia residents.
  • Grants to assist with the general operating expenses of the group, including administrative costs and program-related expenses.
  • Grants for the provision of municipal property/facilities, materials or resources to an applicant (fees waived or reduced).

A new application form is currently under construction - please use the form linked below for the March 15, 2025 Community Grant intake deadline.

General Grants Application Form

 
Stream 2 - Special Event Grant

Available for local non-profit, charitable and community-based volunteer organizations who assist in creating an economic stimulus to the local community through the hosting of a special event.

  • Limit of a maximum of $5,000 per unique event.
  • Grants for the provision of municipal property/facilities, materials or resources to an applicant (fees waived/reduced).
  • Grants for cultural, social or recreational significance to the community which may have the participation of more than one organization, or an event of municipal, provincial, or national significance which would be expected to bring economic or public relations benefit to the City.

A new application form is currently under construction - please use the form linked below for the March 15, 2025 Special Event Grant intake deadline.

Festival and Event Grants Application Form

Supplemental Application Form 
Grants Committee Information
The Grants Committee consists of four members of Council, and meets at the call of the Chair following the March 15 and September 15 application deadlines. The Committee may also meet for other matters as directed by Council.

We attempt to make our website documents accessible, however, some of these documents may not completely meet the AODA accessibility requirements. If you require assistance or communication support, please contact Jocelyn French, Committee Secretary at 705-325-7544.

The grant forms are provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf) and can only be saved using Adobe XI.  Unfortunately, earlier versions do not have the capability to store information for future reference.  Adobe Reader is available free from the Adobe Systems Website and is available for Windows, MacIntosh and Unix systems.  If you have any difficulty downloading the Adobe Reader, the Adobe site also offers customer support.

 

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