Application deadline for 2025 program is October 31, 2024

Cobourg, ON (October 3, 2024) – The Town of Cobourg would like to remind community organizations that the deadline for the 2025 Municipal Community Grants Program is October 31, 2024.

The Town of Cobourg’s annual municipal community grants program is designed to provide modest levels of support to non-profit and community-based organizations that propose, through the use of projects and/or programs, to improve the quality of life for local residents and the Cobourg community as a whole.

2025 Municipal Community Grant Program
Every year, Municipal Council considers applications from community organizations requesting funding for a variety of purposes, including:

• Community Projects
• Operating Expenses
• In-Kind Contributions
• Special and Community Events
• Parking Permits

Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Municipal Community Grant Policy prior to applying, which further explains the grants available, funding eligibility and ineligibility, and the grant review and reporting process. The Community Grant Policy can be found online at Cobourg.ca/grants.

How to Apply

• Visit Cobourg.ca/grants for program information and application forms.
• Organizations who are eligible must submit a Municipal Grant Application Form and include any required documentation outlined within the form by Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 4 p.m.

Applications can be submitted by email to clerk@cobourg.ca or by mail to the following address:

ATTN: Legislative Services Department, Victoria Hall
55 King Street West,
Cobourg, ON, K9A 2M2.

Cash and In-Kind Memorandum of Understandings
In 2024, Council passed a motion giving direction to staff to enter Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) with grant applicants who have been deemed long-term cash and in-kind recipients through the annual grant program.

The list of long-term in-kind grant recipients is as follows:

• Cobourg and District Historical Society
• Cobourg Ecology Garden
• Cobourg Lawn Bowling Club
• Victoria Hall Volunteers
• Victorian Operetta Society
• Cobourg Museum Foundation
• Cobourg Ecology Garden

The Town of Cobourg is pleased to continue to support local non-profits and community-based groups that contribute towards the quality of life for residents and welcomes all interested organizations to apply.