Kingsville Community Grant Fund 2026

About

The Town of Kingsville is accepting applications from registered charities, registered not-for-profits and volunteer groups for community grants of up to $10,000 for projects that benefit Kingsville residents, with a 30 November 2026 deadline.

Benefits

• 💰Cash grant
  The Town may award cash grants up to a maximum of $10,000 toward start-up costs for new programs, special events or capital projects, subject to application approval and Council budget allocation.
• 🏛️ Municipal fundraiser fee waiver
  Fees for fundraisers held in a municipal facility whose sole purpose is to raise funds for a municipal infrastructure project may be waived, prorated to the share directed to municipal projects.
• 🎪Event sponsorship
  The fund includes sponsorship of an event open to the public and/or expected to attract a large number of visitors to the Town of Kingsville.

Eligibility Criteria

• Mandatory: applicant must be a registered charitable organization, registered not-for-profit organization, or volunteer group.
• Mandatory: applicant must provide services within one of the fund's funding categories and directly benefit the general public within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Kingsville without discrimination.
• Mandatory: applicant must be located in the Town of Kingsville or provide evidence of a project specific to the Town of Kingsville, with the majority of participants from the Town of Kingsville.
• Mandatory: religious-organization applicants must demonstrate a distinct line of separation in programs and budgets between strictly religious activities and the community service program.
• Mandatory: only one application per organization per fiscal year; all programs, projects and undertakings requiring grant funding must be consolidated into one application.
• Mandatory: applications are considered only if submitted before the project starts and before associated costs are incurred.
• Ineligible: individuals, for-profit commercial or industrial entities, publicly funded institutions such as schools, hospitals and health and wellbeing programs, and organizations affiliated with a political party or having a political mandate.
• Preferred: organizations whose primary focus is in the Town of Kingsville will receive priority consideration.

Participation Commitments

• Submit the Town’s “Application for Funding under the Kingsville Community Grant Fund” with all required information; Council may disqualify incomplete applications.
• Submit applications for the listed funding categories by 30 November 2026 for approval in the following year’s budget.
• Submit only one application per organization per fiscal year and consolidate all programs, projects and undertakings into that application.
• Limit each application to requests for one type of funding only.
• Submit applications before the project begins and before any associated costs are incurred.
• Include current financial statements and current bank balances with the application.
• Successful applicants must complete the Kingsville CG Attestation Report by 31 December of the year the grant was awarded.
• Grant recipients must use funds for the approved scope and obtain written approval from the Treasurer via requests@kingsville.ca before changing the scope; unapproved alternative use may require repayment and/or denial of future applications.
• Grant recipients may be required to provide financial documentation such as receipts to verify that grant proceeds were used for the intended purpose.
• Grant recipients must acknowledge the Town’s contribution in all advertising, booklets, programs, signage, plaques, websites and similar materials, with Town approval before printing, posting or distributing the material.
• Grants are paid within 30 days of approval.

Target Sector

Government & Public Sector, Media & Entertainment, Other

Target Location

Applicants must be located in the Town of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, or provide evidence of a project specific to the Town of Kingsville, with the majority of participants from the Town of Kingsville; services must directly benefit the general public within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Kingsville.