Seniors Community Grant Program

November 1, 2025

Overview

The Seniors Community Grant Program helps local not-for-profit community groups and organizations deliver projects, supports and resources that help older adults (aged 55+):

live independently
live with safety and security
stay connected to their community
avoid isolation
achieve greater financial security and social connections

Programming can be delivered either:

remotely
virtually
in-person

Grants range from $1,000 to up to $25,000.

Since 2018, the Seniors Community Grant Program has supported over 2,100 projects in communities across Ontario.

Veterans Program Stream

Building on the government’s priority to improve the quality of life for Ontario’s veterans, the 2026–2027 Seniors Community Grant Program will include a program stream focused on funding projects that will positively impact senior veterans.

Eligibility

Applicants may be:

incorporated not-for-profit organizations, municipalities and Indigenous governing bodies that can apply for up to $25,000
individuals representing local, unincorporated seniors’ groups that can apply for a maximum of $10,000

Projects must involve older adults and meet at least one of the ministry’s key priorities outlined in the program guidelines.

Approved projects are anticipated to start by June 2026 and must be completed by March 31, 2027.

How to apply

We are now accepting applications.

Deadline to apply is December 18, 2025, at 5 p.m. (EST).

Apply:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/seniors-community-grant-program