Province-Wide Program
2002 - 2003

Ability OnLine Support Network
$22,000 over six months to conduct an organizational audit and develop a strategic plan to help the organization meet the increasing and diverse needs of children and youth with disabilities.

Aboriginal Voices Radio Inc.
$350,000 over two years to produce high-quality, culturally-relevant news, public affairs and other radio programs specifically oriented to the needs, interests and concerns of Ontario's Aboriginal peoples.

Achilles Track Club of Canada
$64,700 over 30 months to improve volunteer retention and recruitment by providing skills development and networking opportunities for existing and new volunteers, and by promoting partnerships that will support program growth.

Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability - Ontario initiative
$229,000 over 18 months to build organizational capacity and foster partnerships for the development of an Active Living Resource Centre for Ontarians with disabilities.

Afrique Nouvelle Musique
$75,000 over one year to produce and promote a compilation CD of 20 tracks by 10 artists from the francophone ethno-cultural community, including a marketing kit for the finished product.

ALDERCentre
$204,400 over two years to increase meaningful employment opportunities for people living with a learning disability, by partnering with community agencies to deliver workshops, raise public awareness, and improve the understanding of learning disabilities.

Alzheimer Society of Canada / Société Alzheimer du Canada
$384,000 over two years to support the Alzheimer Wandering Registry Program designed to help people with Alzheimer Disease or related dementia return home safely after an episode of wandering.

Art Gallery of Ontario / Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario
$60,000 over two years for a collaborative with the Woodlands Cultural Centre, MacLaren Art Centre and Thunder Bay Art Gallery to complete a feasibility study on sharing programs and bringing communities together in the appreciation of visual arts.

Artons Cultural Affairs and Publishing Inc.
$25,000 over one year to increase production efficiency and improve the quality of FUSE, a quarterly magazine on contemporary art and culture, by replacing outdated equipment and upgrading systems.

Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario
$24,700 over one year to update the historical and demographic information about the Franco-Ontarian population on the Web site and produce an information and promotional kit containing this revised data.

Benjamin Britten Celebration 2003
$150,000 over one year in support of a three-week festival celebrating British composer Benjamin Britten in London, Goderich, Kitchener, Guelph and Toronto.

Boxing Ontario Incorporated
$214,000 over four years to develop, implement and evaluate a revenue generation and growth program to increase club and individual membership and obtain new revenue sources through corporate sponsorships.

Brantford and District Supervised Access Centre
$16,600 over one year to plan and coordinate the first Ontario conference of Supervised Access Centres as an opportunity for training of service providers and others involved in the courts.

Building Community & Leadership Capacity Initiative c/o ADRA Canada
$150,000 over three years to provide leadership training, develop a community-based leadership coaching program, and promote collaborative initiatives to strengthen the leadership capacity in communities of people of African or Caribbean origin.

Bureau des regroupements des artistes visuels de l'Ontario
$68,000 over two years to increase management capacity, purchase computer equipment and offer more workshops enabling the organization to provide more support to Franco-Ontarian visual artists.

Canadian Arts Presenters Association
$200,000 over two years to develop a complete training curriculum for Ontario-based presenters, support professional development of young managers/tour organizers and expand the CAPACCOA website.

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
$55,000 over three years to enable volunteers to contribute to policy development, public awareness initiatives and practical projects that will advance understanding and action in the field of children’s environmental health.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Ontario Chapter
$198,700 over four years to enhance communication, coordination, and continuity of care among all breast care service providers —from primary prevention through to treatment and after-care support.

Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
$20,000 over six months to develop a strategic plan including marketing and fundraising plans for this organization which provides prevention strategies and treatment for sexual abuse survivors.

Canadian Child Care Federation / Fédération canadienne des services de garde à l’enfance
$396,800 over three years to increase the operational capacity of the Canadian Children's Environmental Health Partnership, a collaborative of health, social service and environmental groups working to advance work in this field.

Canadian Children's Dance Theatre
$230,000 over three years to establish a sound and motion lab and to undertake a province-wide program of dance performances and outreach workshops for elementary and high school students, university students and their teachers.

Canadian Deafblind and Rubella Association
$75,000 over one year to produce and distribute a book of inspiring and educational images depicting the everyday realities of people of all ages who are deafblind.

The Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
$228,500 over two years to develop and implement a peer communication and training program aimed at preventing the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in children of teen mothers.

Canadian Mental Health Association, Waterloo Regional Branch
$596,700 over three years to develop and implement a model for enhancing the opportunities and capacity of persons with serious mental health issues to acquire and sustain close relationships.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division
$75,000 over two months toward equipment and accessibility costs in the five-year redevelopment of Lake Joseph Centre, in order to ensure that children and adults with disabilities can continue to enjoy the recreational facility.

Canadian Veterans Hall of Honour Inc.
$50,000 over two years for equipment and research funds to complete about 1,400 veterans’ biographies and make them publicly available on a website.

Canadian Women's Foundation / Fondation des femmes canadiennes
$500,000 over five years to enhance the operational capacity of the Women in Economic Development Consortium, which helps low-income women increase their economic self-sufficiency through local CED (community economic development) practitioners.

The Cellar Singers
$85,400 over one year for the rare opportunity to present Hector Berlioz’s monumental Requiem to a combined audience of 4,000 in St. Catharines, Mississauga and Barrie, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the French composer's birth.

Central Ontario Branch of The Kidney Foundation of Canada / La Fondation canadienne du rein, succursale de l’Ontario-centre
$200,000 over two years to provide peer support to people with kidney disease and to their families from Aboriginal, Southeast Asian and African/Caribbean communities.

Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions
$200,000 over three years to increase operational capacity and outreach capabilities, and to seek a diversified funding base to ensure long-term viability for this Francophone organization aimed at preventing violence against children and youth.

The Children and Youth Cultural Development Association
$95,000 over three years to develop and implement a communications strategy and to support ongoing board and organizational development.

Citizens' Clearinghouse on Waste Management
$24,900 over nine months to provide useful information to the public on a range of waste management topics by developing an interactive web-based communications service.

Coaches Association of Ontario
$518,600 over five years to support the development of centralized member services for coaches in Ontario, including coordination and dissemination of information on coaching education, certification, professional development, programs and resources.

Coaching Association of Canada
$115,000 over 30 months to support the Ontario component of the Let's Get Moving! campaign that will bring community leaders from the health, education, recreation and sports sectors together to create multi-sectoral collaboration opportunities.

Community Builders: Youth Volunteers Initiativec/o The YWCA of Hamilton
$275,000 over three years to enhance the quantity and quality of youth volunteer opportunities by incorporating an asset-building framework in existing volunteer management cycle of community organizations in several parts of Ontario.

Community Foundations of Canada
$498,400 over 30 months for six inter-linked activities intended to strengthen accountability and build the capacity of Ontario's community foundations in their work with youth, the media, professional advisors, the community and neighbourhoods.

Community Legal Education Ontario
$90,900 over one year to hold a conference bringing together legal clinic staff and volunteers with people who provide social services outside the legal system to discuss building accessible responsive support systems for low-income groups.

Compagnie Vox Théâtre
$50,000 over nine months to produce a play entitled Pinocchio and tour it in Northwestern, Northeastern and Southwestern Ontario from November 2002 to April 2003.

Conservation Council of Ontario, The
$18,700 over three months to survey 200 conservation organizations and establish an action plan that will meet the priorities of existing membership and the broader environmental community.

The Council for Business and the Arts in Canada/Le Conseil pour le monde des affaires et des arts du Canada
$22,500 over four months to research the feasibility of developing an effective, sustainable, well informed collaborative of grant makers, comprising all levels of government, corporate supporters, philanthropists and public and private foundations.

The Dominion Institute
$400,000 over two years in support of the Memory Project, an educational program that captures the personal memories of WWII veterans and shares them with Ontario youth through verbal discussions.

Federated Women's Institute of Ontario
$223,600 over two years to expand the Rural Ontario Sharing Education (ROSE) Program to include at least eight new partnerships with health organizations for the Institute's volunteer health information program.

Federation of Ontario Naturalists
$611,800 over four years to strengthen regional conservation work by establishing three regional hubs to coordinate projects and launching the Celebrating Success regional communications campaign.

Fondation Franco-Ontarienne
$150,000 over two years to support capacity building purchase equipment and software to improve communication within the organization and enhance fundraising capability and support volunteer development.

Fondation internationale PACE 2000
$299,200 over three years to expand the intergenerational network of videoconferences to other parts of Ontario. This organization links seniors and students in activities designed to promote health and well-being.

Fondation sur la pointe des pieds/On the Tip of the Toes Foundation
$25,000 over one year to open an office in Toronto in order to develop and provide outdoor wildlife and nature-oriented experiences for children and adolescents with cancer in order to enhance their self-confidence and quality of life.

Freestyle Skiing Ontario
$18,000 over six months to facilitate a strategic planning process with volunteers and develop a new organizational structure.

GirlSpoken: Creative Voices for Change
$155,400 over two years for a community-base collaborative project on adolescent girls’ self-esteem that will deliver workshops in five Ontario communities, publish a book, create a website and hold a province-wide conference for service providers.

Green Teacher
$172,900 over three years to publish and distribute three age-specific books on environmental learning strategies that can be used by educators to stimulate young people to learn more about nature.

Gymnastics Ontario
$282,900 over two years to implement an ISO 9001 management system, upgrade the technology infrastructure, enhance the website, and complete various online projects.

Hamilton 2003 Cycling Championships
$1,250,000 over 10 months to develop and implement Festival 2003, the cultural and artistic component of the 2003 Hamilton World Cycling Championships. Funding will support recruitment and training of volunteers.

Hamilton-Halton Construction Association
$20,000 over one year to create a Web site that offers an illustrated guide to the terminology and historical context of Ontario buildings.

Historica Foundation of Canada
$200,000 over 16 months for Phase I of a program to increase student participation in the Heritage Fairs program.

Hospice Association of Ontario
$140,000 over 30 months to develop a financial sustainability strategy for the Hospice Association of Ontario by expanding their capacity to deliver palliative care training to the staff of Ontario retirement homes and long-term care facilities.

Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario
$22,000 over one year to facilitate a strategic planning process with the Board of Directors for this organization that brings music to Ontario’s youth and helps young emerging artists start their careers.

Leading Tone Arts Productions
$31,500 over one year to produce a provincial tour of two shows entitled Glove Forest and Arising Phoenix that inspire audiences to protect the environment.

Lifetime Circles
$15,800 over one year to consult 100 families from across Ontario and develop a strategic plan for a new provincial organization that will help local family networks implement support circles for individuals with disabilities.

Little People of Ontario
$75,000 over three years to create a business plan and develop an outreach program to increase service delivery and attract new members.

The Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat
$250,500 over 18 months to develop a Metis conflict resolution curriculum in collaboration with the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution and to train community members to both practice and train others in the techniques.

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
$313,300 over three years to improve services to existing peer-support groups, establish new groups across the province, increase awareness within ethno-cultural communities, and reduce the stigma associated with mood disorders.

Mural Routes Inc.
$184,500 over three years to increase the quality and quantity of community murals that will increase public involvement in the creative process and provide economic opportunities to Ontario communities.

National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
$100,000 over one year to support the production of a video of past and current winners of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for use in the award ceremony, televisions specials and in Aboriginal schools in Ontario.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation
$499,500 over three years to increase First Nations understanding of forestry and mining issues, and to enable their participation in forest management, land use planning, mineral exploration and economic development activities.

North Hastings Community Integration Association
$150,000 over two years to stage a province-wide tour of the children's play 'How to Hug a Porcupine', which addresses the problem of bullying amongst youth, and to produce a musical CD and a children's story book for distribution throughout Ontario schools.

Ontario Association of Art Galleries
$173,500 over three years to increase operational capacity in order to meet the training and resource needs of art galleries across Ontario.

Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers, The
$24,000 over six months to purchase and install tip-management software in 40 Crime Stopper program locations across Ontario to standardize information processing, improve information exchange and speed responses to the communities they serve.

Ontario Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Inc.
$354,300 over four years to increase awareness of, and voluntary compliance with, safety standards by implementing a web-based forum of experts to monitor and revise standards when necessary.

Ontario Association of the Deaf
$290,800 over three years to conduct a series of leadership workshops for the deaf community, therefore increasing civic participation of deaf persons and the effectiveness of the organizations serving this community.

Ontario Brain Injury Association
$360,000 over two years to increase the support and information available to Ontarians living with the effects of Acquired Brain Injury, and their families, by introducing community-level association memberships and strengthening the structure and capacity of the association.

Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving
$25,000 over one year to ensure continued success and improvement in the fight against impaired driving by supporting the Arrive Alive Bottle Drive.

Ontario Co-operative Association
$48,600 over six months to produce a print and web-based map of Ontario cooperatives and credit unions, in order to create greater awareness of, and access to, the sector, and to encourage network building throughout the sector.

Ontario Land Trust Alliance Inc.
$22,200 over ten months to build partnerships and increase the knowledge and skills of land trust volunteers at three regional workshops and an annual gathering.

Ontario March of Dimes
$200,000 over three years to develop a Stroke Recovery Network, incorporating chapters of the Stroke Recovery Association of Ontario to achieve greater reach in providing peer support to stroke victims.

Ontario Roadrunners Association
$86,000 over three years to promote the organisation's race accreditation process to race promoters, municipal officials and others.

Ontario Sailing Association
$161,200 over four years to increase sail training opportunities and improve the quality of sailing instruction in Ontario camps by offering the Safe Sailing in Camps program to staff and campers.

Ontario Senior Games Association
$25,000 over nine months to assess needs and develop a strategic plan to improve outreach to uninvolved seniors, address leadership turnover and increase support to regional associations.

The Ontario Society of Artists
$20,000 over 10 months to support the production of informative material that will accompany an exhibition entitled “Water” to be displayed by galleries across Ontario. This will promote visual arts and contribute to environmental awareness.

Ontario Speed Skating Association
$282,500 over four years to implement an outreach program to increase the number of community-based clubs and participants, and to purchase necessary equipment for training and competition.

Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving
$25,000 over one year to make Ontario’s roads safer by developing the leadership skills of its youth members across the province, recruiting new volunteers, and strengthening communications.

Ontario Sustainable Energy Association "
$445,500 over three years to stimulate the development of ""green energy"" projects by providing workshops, resource materials and ongoing support to community groups across Ontario."

Ontario Tennis Association
$357,100 over three years to support delivery of the Tennis Pathways Program, increase access to tennis at the community level and expand the membership and volunteer bases.

Ontario Trails Council
$310,000 over 18 months to build organizational capacity and provide individuals and groups in Ontario the leadership, planning documents and resources that are necessary for the development of a strategic and sustainable trails network.

Ontario Women's Health Network
$198,000 over three years to create a bilingual provincial repository for women's health information and health services, and a coordinated provincial network of women's health and service information across Ontario.

Ontario Woodlot Association
$23,900 over one year to promote sustainable forestry practices to private woodlot owners by providing an online directory of woodlot service providers and posting information on best-management practises.

Osteoporosis Society of Canada
$204,800 over two years to establish three new chapters – in Waterloo Region, Sudbury, and Chatham – and to recruit and train about 400 volunteers to strengthen the Society's capacity to assist Ontarians in preventing and/or managing osteoporosis.

PEN Canada
$244,700 over three years to launch an outreach and public education program designed to connect diverse writers and readers through partnerships with local libraries and educational institutions.

Pro Bono Law Ontario
$250,000 over 18 months to develop and implement a province-wide project that promotes and supports the delivery of free legal services to low-income individuals, non-profit organizations and registered charities.

Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
$65,000 over one year to improve and enhance the range and accessibility of PACT services through the redevelopment and redesign of the association’s website.

Riverdale Community Development Corporation
$25,000 over one year to support the Ontario portion of a nation-wide analysis of community credit organizations and to assess the sector's capacity to grow, innovate and work together effectively.

Sacred Music
$100,000 over two years to increase operational capacity in order to develop a larger audience and seek private and corporate partnerships that will ensure sustainability.

Save Ontario Shipwrecks
$21,000 over one year to develop and implement a province-wide mooring buoy program through local chapters and other groups interested in protecting Ontario’s submerged cultural heritage.

Shelternet
$210,500 over three years to develop online services for abused women, expand web-based resources for children and families, and build the technological capacity of Ontario shelters to deliver online service.

Skate Canada - Northern Ontario
$212,300 over three years to build the capacity of local figure skating clubs and increase participation through enhancement of a region-wide event and establishment of annual skill-based seminars and workshops for coaches, officials and volunteers.

Skate Canada - Western Ontario
$158,800 over three years to build the capacity of local figure skating clubs and increase participation of skaters by providing resources for the development, implementation and management of recreational and competitive skating programs.

Société franco-ontarienne d'histoire et de généalogie
$300,000 over three years to purchase information technology equipment, increase operational capacity and expand direct services to members of this Francophone genealogical organization.

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario
$200,000 over three years to build organizational capacity to reach more people with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus across the province by improving support for community-based volunteers and increasing awareness of programs and services.

Strengthening Local Responses to Woman Abuse Through Provincial Collaboration Initiative c/o Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (Durham Region)
$61,000 over 18 months to strengthen local woman abuse coordination efforts across Ontario by developing a provincial clearinghouse of information and supports, and by bringing local stakeholders together for a provincial gathering.

Tallgrass Ontario
$94,300 over three years to increase membership, fundraising and communications enhance educational programs, website content, seminars and host a forum on the restoration and expansion of the rich biodiversity of tallgrass prairies and savannas.

Testaments of Honour Historical Archive
$50,000 over two years to interview and record in digital format the personal stories of World War II veterans across Ontario.

Theatre Beyond Words
$200,000 over three years to present internationally acclaimed visual theatre across Ontario and produce archival documentation of the last 30 years of this company.

Toronto Seniors Coalition
$526,500 over three years to offer the Senior Friendly Program to nine other communities in Ontario and establish financial sustainability for further expansion of this program that improves the quality of life and well-being of seniors.

Trans Canada Trail Foundation
$588,800 over three years to conduct an economic impact study and produce a guidebook and map of the Trans Canada Trail in Ontario and to support staffing of a provincial arm of the Trans Canada Trail which will work directly with regional trail groups.

Transportation Options/Moving the Economy
$82,000 over one year to promote sustainable transportation in the Hamilton-Wentworth and Greater Toronto Area by establishing a consortium of travel service providers to develop a region-wide, Internet information portal for travellers.

TriCounty Addiction Services
$110,000 over one year to assist with the development of Town Youth Participation Survey (TYPS), which will provide support and mentorship to approximately 100 Ontario youth centres.

Trout Unlimited Canada
$193,200 over three years to support and increase chapter activities that will result in the protection and restoration of coldwater streams across Ontario.

Union culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes
$25,000 over one year to strengthen the managerial and organizational development skills of Francophone women, especially those living in rural areas, through a three-day workshop for Francophone women from across Ontario.

Union of Ontario Indians
$456,300 over three years to develop a regional forest management strategy, provide forestry advice to First Nations and forest management planning that will develop economically strong communities and sustainable forests.

Visual Arts Ontario
$130,000 over three years to support the 'On the Road' series of professional development and resource workshops for visual artists throughout the province.

Wellspring London and Region
$49,500 over one year to produce a CD recording of original music that provides cancer patients with music therapy, assisting them and their families through difficulties inherent to their condition.

Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada
$235,500 over three years to build capacity and to develop a model for community-based recovery programs in Ontario. Recovery efforts will focus on the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, an endangered species.

Women in Motion Career Education Inc.
$20,000 over six months to conduct a needs assessment for expansion of mentoring programs and develop a business plan for this organization that designs and implements innovative career programs for female youth and adults.

YMCA Wanakita c/o YMCA of Hamilton-Burlington
$283,100 over three years to initiate a capacity-building program to meet the rising need for programs and services through more corporate and program partnerships, increased volunteer resources and greater community awareness.