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Government of Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation & Southern Ontario Prosperity Program — Not-for-profit organizations
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1–2 days
Can you get this?
✓For not-for-profit or community development organizations
✓Must serve businesses in southern Ontario
✓Non-repayable contributions from $125,000 to $10 million
✓Projects must support business growth or innovation ecosystems
✓Inclusive growth and underrepresented groups welcome
Your real odds
Grants range from $125,000 to $10 million per project, and awards are reviewed project by project, which means your application stands or falls on its own merits rather than in a ranked cohort.
The program runs intake cycles with hard close dates, and the fall 2024 intake closed December 20, 2024. Competitiveness is not publicly quantified, but the four priority themes, clean growth, automotive ZEV transition, technology, and inclusive growth, show you where selection pressure concentrates.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility and fit with current intake priorities1–2 days
Contact FedDev Ontario to express interest and discuss your project1 week
Prepare and submit a full application including project details, budget, and outcomes2–4 weeks
Worth knowing
Inclusive growth and regional coverage are cross-cutting principles that apply across all priority themes, so a project serving underrepresented groups or rural and small communities is more competitive regardless of which theme it falls under, and most applicants treat those criteria as secondary when they are not.
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