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Find similar grantsYouth Opportunities Fund (YOF) is sponsored by Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Youth Opportunities Fund invests in community-led projects that create safe spaces, empower youth and families, support career pathways, and address issues faced by communities. YOF prioritizes grassroots groups addressing experiences of Indigenous and/or Black youth.
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Youth Opportunities Fund | Empowering Grassroots Projects Investing in projects led by youth and families to improve the wellbeing of communities across Ontario. The Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) invests in community-led projects that play an essential role in creating safe spaces, empowering youth and families, supporting career pathways and addressing issues faced by our communities.
YOF prioritizes grassroots groups that are looking to address the experiences of Indigenous (First Nation, Metis or Inuit) and/or Black youth who continue to face systemic barriers and oppression.
Supporting grassroots groups and community-based collaboratives led by people who share identities, lived experiences and who face the same systemic barriers as those who will benefit from their projects is integral to YOF’s funding priorities. Projects led by and for communities play a key role in developing solutions that are tailored to the needs of communities and providing appropriate support for those with similar experiences.
Investments made through YOF extend beyond project funding. Grant recipients receive capacity building support to learn and grow through specialized coaching and mentorship. Whether your group wants to pilot a new project or expand an existing one, YOF offers a range of grants that may be the right fit for your group.
Youth Innovations Test Grant This grant is for youth-led grassroots groups and youth-adult partnerships. They can pilot a new project idea, research an issue or new concept, or strategize around an issue affecting youth to improve the social and economic wellbeing of youth.
Youth Innovations Scale Grant This grant is for youth-led grassroots groups and youth-adult partnerships that have over two years of experience delivering direct programming to youth. Now, they want to strengthen and grow their work, expand their reach or enhance the impact of their existing project.
Family Innovations Test Grant Grassroots groups led by parents, guardians and caregivers can apply for funding to pilot a new project idea, research an issue or new concept, or strategize around an issue to support other parents, guardians, and caregivers. It’s an opportunity for parents, guardians and caregivers to address issues that impact their wellbeing and that of their families.
Family Innovations Scale Grant This grant is for groups led by parents, guardians and caregivers that have over two years of experience delivering direct programming to other parents, guardians and caregivers. The group is looking to expand their reach, and enhance and strengthen their impact through proven community projects.
This grant is for collaboratives who create new frameworks that challenge systemic barriers for youth and improve access to services, design new approaches and create shifts in systems. Grants support organizations, along with grassroots groups, partners and communities to come together and deeply reflect on the issues that youth face, and design approaches that will have lasting impact on systems.
Organizational Mentors provide administrative support, project mentoring and financial accountability to grassroots groups funded through the Youth Innovations and Family Innovations streams. Grassroots groups and Organizational Mentors build partnerships to support the delivery of Youth Opportunities fund grants. For more information about YOF grants and eligibility requirements, contact yof@otf.
ca or 1 800 263-2887. For each stream, get to know the tools that can help you plan your application. They include sample expression of interest applications, project plans and budgets.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Grassroots groups and community-based collaboratives led by people who share identities, lived experiences, and face the same systemic barriers as those who will benefit from their projects. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The System Innovations Grant (Youth Opportunities Fund) is a multi-year funding opportunity from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that supports collaborative projects working to understand and strengthen systems so they function better for young people. Grants of up to $1,250,000 over five years fund collaboratives of two or more Ontario-based nonprofits aiming to create lasting systemic change that expands opportunities for youth ages 12 to 29, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth facing systemic barriers. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations incorporated for at least five years in Ontario with a mandate to serve youth, forming a formal collaborative. Indigenous- and Black-led organizations and collaboratives are prioritized. Applications were due March 11, 2026—check the Ontario Trillium Foundation website for upcoming intake cycles.
Family Innovations Scale Grant is sponsored by Ontario Trillium Foundation (YOF). This grant is for groups led by parents, guardians, and caregivers that have over two years of experience delivering direct programming to other parents, guardians, and caregivers. The goal is to expand their reach and enhance the impact through proven community projects.
NRA School Shield Grant Program is a grant from The NRA Foundation that funds security improvements at K-12 schools across the United States. Administered by the NRA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, this program provides financial assistance to public and private K-12 schools seeking to upgrade safety infrastructure and implement security measures. Eligible applicants include schools that are government-owned, incorporated as nonprofits, or hold an IRS 501(c) determination letter. The annual application deadline is August 1. Grant amounts vary based on project scope and need. Schools must demonstrate how requested funds will directly improve the safety and security of their campus and student population.
Farm to School Implementation Grant is sponsored by USDA Food and Nutrition Service. This program aims to increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Projects should incorporate both local sourcing and agricultural education efforts.
The Homeless Youth Program is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services that funds services for homeless and at-risk youth across Illinois. Administered through the Office of Community and Positive Youth Development, it supports nonprofit organizations delivering shelter, outreach, and support services to young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Eligible applicants are Illinois-based nonprofits with demonstrated capacity to serve youth. Awards range from $100,000 to $800,000 per year under CSFA number 444-80-0711. This is a FY 2026 funding opportunity with an application deadline of May 21, 2025.