Community Organization Investment

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Community Organization Investment initiative as part of the Community Benefits Plan. A $150,000 (CDN) investment allowance is available per country.

Eligible organizations can submit funding applications until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, for proposed initiatives ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 (CDN) for events, programming and infrastructure improvements that will benefit the Sandwich/west Windsor or Delray/Southwest Detroit neighbourhoods.

Learn more about specific eligibility requirements and the application/review process.

Download the application form.

Learn more about the Community Organization Investment Initiative:
Virtual Information Session
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Thursday, January 9, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
A link to the meeting will be sent on January 9, 2025. 
Register to attend by 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025, via Eventbrite.

Project-Led Information Sessions
Detroit Public Information Meeting
Southwest Detroit Community Office
7744 West Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Open house with general project presentations at 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.

Windsor Public Information Meeting
Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre
3277 Sandwich Street West, Windsor, ON
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Open house with general project presentations at 3:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.

TIMING: 2020-2025

PARTNER: Local Community Organizations Determined Annually

The Neighbourhood Infrastructure Strategy of the Community Benefits Plan includes a commitment to provide a $150,000 (CDN) annual investment allowance for community organizations located in or serving Sandwich/west Windsor or Delray/Southwest Detroit residents for a six-year duration from 2020 – 2025. Following consultation with community partners, the project team increased the annual investment to $300,000 (CDN) for the 2025 funding cycle, with each community receiving $150,000 in funding.

Through the Community Organization Investment initiative, eligible organizations can submit applications for funding on an annual basis for proposed initiatives ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 (CDN) for events, programming and infrastructure improvements that will benefit the Sandwich/west Windsor or Delray/Southwest Detroit neighbourhoods.

Stay tuned to hear about the exciting community initiatives funded through the 2025 Community Organization Investment.

2024 Community Organization Investment Announcement – June 11, 2024

2023 Community Organization Investment Announcement – July 11, 2023

2022 Community Organization Investment Announcement – June 10, 2022

2021 Community Organization Investment Announcement – June 15, 2021

2020 Community Organization Investment Announcement – June 10, 2020