United Way Simcoe Muskoka invites organizations operating in rural and remote communities across Ontario to submit applications for capital funding consideration for projects starting April 1, 2027. This is a part of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy, a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada.

A total of $2,264,824 will be available for one-year Capital projects that will increase the number of spaces through new build or retrofitting.

United Way Simcoe Muskoka will be using an Expression of Interest process opening on September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM, closing on October 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM all interested applicants must submit an EOI in order to access the application portal.

Other funding opportunity information:

  • Organizations must be located outside of a Designated Community to be eligible under the Rural & Remote stream. The full list of Designated Communities can be found here: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada – Ontario.
  • Eligible Recipients include:
    • Not-for-profit organizations;
    • For-profit organizations as per the Reaching Home Terms and Conditions;
    • Municipalities;
    • Indigenous organizations;
    • Public health and educational institutions; and,
    • Provincial and territorial governments and their entities, including institutions, agencies, and Crown Corporations.

This funding call is for one-year Capital projects only, for a one-year funding term from April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028

  • Expression of Interest Opens: September 28, 2026
  • Expression of Interest Deadline: October 26, 2026
  • Applications Open: November 2, 2026
  • Application Deadline: November 30, 2026
  • Notification of Decisions:  Late February 2027
  • Projects Start Date: April 1, 2027

To learn more about United Way Simcoe Muskoka’s Reaching Home funding, click here.