Funding Streams
Project Focus Areas
Resources for Applicants
The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to support community service organizations, including charities, non-profits and Indigenous governing bodies as they focus on how to adapt their organizations for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, community service organizations are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by communities across Canada. The Community Services Recovery Fund responds to what community service organizations need right now and supports them as they adapt to the long-term impacts of the pandemic.
There are three main goals of the Community Services Recovery Fund:
- Strengthen organizations' ways of working to build back stronger while considering new approaches,
- Adaptation to ensure organizations’ processes are flexible and agile to quickly prepare for new conditions, and
- Resiliency to anticipate, withstand, respond to and recover from future disruptions and crises.
The Community Services Recovery Fund is a unique opportunity for community service organizations to focus inwards, consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their organization, and build their capacity to continue to respond to community recovery needs.
The application portal is now closed.
- All applications received by 11:59 p.m. PST on February 21, 2023 are now being reviewed.
- All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within a reasonable amount of time.
- Applications will be thoroughly reviewed and assessed against the evaluation criteria outlined in the Applicant Guide. It will therefore not be possible to request a second review of applications that are not selected.
- Projects funded through the Community Services Recovery Fund start on May 1, 2023 and must be completed by June 30, 2024.
More information can be found at:
Funding Streams
National Funding Stream
The three National Funders – the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada and United Way Centraide Canada – are collectively managing the National Funding Stream. It is open to eligible community service organizations serving the entire country, an entire province / territory or multiple provinces / territories. Through the National Funding Stream, successful applicants will receive a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum of $500,000.
*Provincial/territorial organizations in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut had the option to apply through the National/Provincial/Territorial Stream or the Local Stream.
Local Funding Stream
The Local Funding Stream is open to eligible community service organizations serving a portion of a province or territory. Through the Local Funding Stream, successful applicants will receive a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $200,000.
Project Focus Areas
Projects funded under the Community Services Recovery Fund will work within one of the Project Focus Areas below.
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Investing in People
Funding will support one-time projects that focus on how organizations recruit, retain, engage and support their personnel, including staff, volunteers and boards of directors. |
Canadian Red Cross
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Investing in Systems and Processes
Funding will support one-time projects that invest in the systems and processes involved in creating the internal workings of an organization’s overall structure. |
Community Foundations of Canada
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Investing in Program and Service Innovation and Redesign
Funding will support one-time projects primarily focused on program and service innovation and redesign using information gained during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
United Way Centraide Canada |
Resources for applicants
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The mission of the Canadian Red Cross is to help those in times of need. We are always trying to improve our systems, processes, and programs to better serve you. We encourage you to provide feedback on your experience or interactions with us. If you would like to share any feedback, please email us at
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