About the Community Services Recovery Fund

This fund is a one-time, $400 million investment to help charities and non-profits adapt and modernize. This investment will strengthen the sector as it supports Canadian communities to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

How it works

We will select national funders to deliver the Community Services Recovery Fund. National funders will be responsible for:

• setting up open application portals
• reaching out to diverse communities across Canada
• assessing community-level needs
• distributing the funding to charities and non-profits

Eligible projects

Projects that are eligible may focus on:

• adapting the way charities and non-profits deliver services to support the needs of staff and volunteers
• buying equipment, such as:
  • computers
  • computer programs
• creating new ways of working, such as:
  • new fundraising approaches
  • connecting to learn from other organizations
• getting support for staff and volunteers, such as:
  • staff training
  • supports for mental health and wellbeing
• making plans to receive funding from diverse sources

Who can receive funding

National funders will accept project proposals from Canadian charities and non-profits.

How to apply

Eligible charities and non-profits will apply through funding portals on national funders’ webpages.

Funding portals are not open at this time.

For more information

Please contact us at NC-SOCIAL_INNOVATION_SOCIALE-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca for more information on the Community Services Recovery Fund.