LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY OF TORONTO'S IDENTIFY 'N IMPACT GRANT! 💸📝

Do you have a passion for improving your community? Are you a youth-led group (ages 15-29) with a great idea that needs funding? Consider applying for a grant to help make an impact in your community.

The purpose of the Identify ‘N Impact Grant Program is to:

• Help promote youth engagement and community safety in the City of Toronto

• Support youth to turn ideas into action

• Support emerging (new, small, grassroots) youth-led groups and collaborative youth-led networks

• Motivate and encourage Most Vulnerable People (MVP) youth to become involved in their communities. MVP stands for Most Vulnerable People and is the acronym used to describe “youth most vulnerable to involvement in serious violence and crime”.

All funded projects must work towards advancing one or more of the following priorities to be eligible to apply:

• Community safety and violence prevention

• Civic engagement (political activity is not eligible for funding)

• Mental health and wellbeing

• Skills development

• Increasing access to educational attainment

• Youth friendly spaces

• Arts

• Sports (Sports-related projects are eligible for the 2025 and 2026 grant cycle in celebration of the FIFA World Cup 26™)

Groups can apply for up to $17,000 in project funding for youth to lead and deliver projects up to one year in length. Review the Guidelines for more details and examples of eligible project costs.

Additionally, accessibility costs for deaf and/or people living with disabilities: Up to $2,000 in additional funds may be made available to support youth leaders and members of youth-led groups or participants who are deaf and/or living with disabilities lead and/or participate in your INI project.

The deadline to apply is August 12th, 2025 at noon.

Click here to read the full program guideliens and apply!