INAC Services Limited

The Healthy Communities Fund offers funding up to $30,000 for projects promoting health and wellness in Ontario. Applicants can be not-for-profits, Aboriginal communities, municipalities, or local services boards that have operated and been incorporated in Ontario for at least one year. Projects must be collaborative and provide a community program or service that promotes two or more of:

• Physical activity
• Healthy eating
• Mental health
• Injury prevention
• Tobacco/alcohol/substance misuse prevention

Eligible expenses include project staff hires, consulting fees, staff training, meeting/networking event fees, production costs, and travel and accommodation. The program covers up to 80% of costs for projects serving communities of less than 20,000 people. Larger projects can receive up to 60% of eligible costs. Remaining costs can be covered by cash or in-kind contributions. Projects must be completed within one year and no later than March 31, 2013. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2012.