Discretionary Grant Program

The Town’s Discretionary Grant Program will be opening soon for the 2025 program year. 

The Discretionary Grant Program is designed to allocate discretionary funds to organizations, groups, and events that contribute to the cultural, social, environmental, and economic well-being of the Niagara-on-the-Lake community.

The Town operates the Program with a total budget (anticipated to be up to $106,000 in the 2025 program year) funded from the parking program.  The Program supports a wide variety of community-based events and capital purchases to create investments in the community that have a positive community impact.

The Discretionary Grant Program was suspended temporarily over the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and funding concerns. The Town is excited to see this valuable Program relaunched!

How do I apply?

  • Read the Discretionary Grant Policy here.  Please note the streams available and what will be considered:
    • Events that will benefit residents of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Events that charge an admission or ticket price will not be considered.
    • Major capital improvements.
  • Financial statements are required for the previous year, along with a budget. If it’s your first time applying, your organization should provide more than one set of previous financial statements to demonstrate financial stability.

Please note it is not the intention or mandate of the Discretionary Grant Program to provide ongoing operational funding to any organization in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

If you have any questions about the Discretionary Grant Program, please reach out to the Director of Corporate Services, Kyle Freeborn at kyle.freeborn@notl.com or call 905-468-3266.

The Discretionary Grant Application period will be opening soon for the 2025 program year.

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