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Advance Brampton Fund

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​Advance Brampton Fund

​The City of Brampton recognizes the unique and valuable role that the non-profit sector plays in delivering projects that meet community needs and complement City services. The Advance Brampton Fund is a community granting program that supports non-profit sector development and provides municipal funding to eligible Brampton-based non-profit or charitable organizations for strong project proposals that align with the following priority areas:

  • Arts and Culture
  • Recreation
  • Community Safety​​

2024/2025 Announcements

  • The 2025 Advance Brampton Fund closed on September 30, 2024. Applications will go through review and notice to applicants will follow. Notifications on funding decisions should not be expected before January 2025.

  • 2024 Grant Close Out Reports are available for projects that have completed. Reports are due no later than 60 days post the project end date in your application or by December 31, 2024 in Amplifying and Developing and February 11, 2025 in the New and Small Projects Stream - whichever comes first.

Available Funding Streams​

The 2025 Advance Brampton Fund is now closed. Thank you to all of the organizations that applied. ​​​

New and Small Projects - CLOSED​

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities, Incorporated Non-Profits and Unincorpor​ated Non-Profit Groups
Project Types: New projects or existing projects with small funding needs.
Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 with all expenses charged and paid during this period.
Maximum Available Grant: Up to $5,000 (Please note the removal of the match requirement in this funding stream).
Application Intake: September 2 - September 30​​

​Developing - CLOSED​

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities and Incorporated Non-Profits
Project Types: Projects must have been delivered at least once before in the City of Brampton
Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1st 2025 and December 31, 2025 with all expenses charged and paid during this period.
Maximum Available Grant: Up to $12,500 in matching project funds
Application Intake: September 2 - September 30

Amplifying - CLOSED​

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities and Incorporated Non-Profits.
Project Types: Projects must have been delivered at least twice before in the City of Brampton.
Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1st, 2025 and December 31, 2025 with expenses charged and paid during this period.
Maximum Available Grant: Up to $25,000 in matching project funds.
Application Intake: September 2 - September 30

​Important Notes for All Streams

  • Only one (1) application to the Advance Brampton Fund will be accepted. Applicants must select one of the streams above to apply within.
  • All applicant organizations must carry $2,000,000 in Commercial General Liability Insurance from the time the application is submitted until the end of the project duration as outlined within the application.
  • All projects must take place between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025
  • Please consult the 2025​ Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines before submitting an application to the Advance Brampton Fund​​​

​2025 Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines

Below is a link to view and download the 2025 Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines.

​View/Download the 2025 Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines

*2024 Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines are available at the bottom of the page in the Other Important Links and Information section. They​ are only provided for 2024 Advance Brampton Fund grant recipients ​to consult on Close Out Reporting.​

All Streams Grant Information Session on 2024 Close Out Reporting

2024 Advance Brampton Fund Grant recipients must submit a Close Out Report to report on the impact and financials of their funded project. Close Out Reports are due 60 days after your project end date provided in the application or by December 31, 2024. If you received a New and Small Projects Grant of $5,000 or less and your project end date is less than 60 days from December 31, 2024 you have an extended window to submit your close out report until February 11, 2024. Organizations that do not submit close out reports may become ineligible for future funding. Organizations that submit late close out reports may lose final payments associated with their grants and organizations will not receive future funding until a close out report has been approved. You can view the recording of the Information Session and the slides below by following the links:

View 2024 Close Out Reporting Session Video

View 2024 Close Out Repo​rting Slides

Brampton Non-Profit & Charitable Sector Development Learning Series​

The Advance Brampton Fund in partnership wit​h The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Toronto Metropolitan University is presenting a limited online seminar series to support the development​ and growth of the non-profit and charitable sectors in Brampton.

​2025 Program details to be announced​

City Priorities

Within each of the above funding streams applicants must select a City Priority Area​ with which their project aligns. Each City Priority is supported by a City Department. T​he City Priority Areas the Advance Brampton Fund seeks to impact are: