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Apply for a Spark Community Advocacy Grant

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario's Spark Community Advocacy Fund has two grant categories:

• Advocacy Development Projects
  These grants are to aid groups in the planning and development phase of advocacy efforts that support increased access to physical activity and/or healthy food for children in Ontario.
  Funds available: up to $5,000
• Community Advocacy Action Projects
  These funds are for projects that engage communities in direct action to make significant policy level change that will have a sustainable impact to support increased access to physical activity and/or healthy food for children in Ontario.
  Funds available: up to $25,000 for one-year projects.

Submission dates are May 1 and November 1.

Community Advocacy Fund Webcast

View our presentation to learn more about the grants competition and to see examples of how advocacy can affect change in your community to address childhood obesity in Ontario.

View the Community Advocacy Fund presentation slide show only.

• Read the grant guidelines
• Download the application form
• Apply for a 2009 grant
• Download the Advocacy Fund Q & A

Thank you for your interest in the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario's Spark Community Advocacy Fund.

For more information or if you have any questions please email spark@hsf.on.ca.