Advance Brampton Fund

The City of Brampton recognizes the unique and valuable role that the non-profit sector plays in delivering projects that meet community needs and complement City services. The Advance Brampton Fund is a community granting program that supports non-profit sector development and provides municipal funding to eligible Brampton-based non-profit or charitable organizations for strong project proposals that align with the following priority areas:

Arts and Culture
Recreation
Community Safety

2025 Announcements

The 2026 Advance Brampton Fund will call for applications between September 2, 2025 and September 30, 2025. The Fund will provide the typical funding streams known as the New and Small Projects Stream, Developing Stream and Amplifying Stream.
*NEW* for 2026 the Fund will offer an Arts and Culture Space Improvement Stream open to eligible Arts and Culture focused incorporated non-profits and charities seeking to improve commercially leased or owned properties to benefit Brampton artists and the Brampton community interested in arts.
2025 ABF Close Out Reports are now available for 2025 grant recipients. Reports are due within 60 days of the project end date in your application. Amplifying and Developing grant recipients with project end dates less than 60 days before December 31, must still submit a report by December 31, 2025. See below for more details.

2026 Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines

Before starting a 2026 Advance Brampton Fund grant application applicants should consult the Advance Brampton Fund Guidelines. In 2026 there are two different sets of guidelines provided; one for the New and Small Projects Stream, Developing Stream and Amplifying Stream and a separate set of guidelines for the Arts and Culture Space Improvement Stream.

2026 New and Small, Developing and Amplifying Stream Guidelines

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2026 Arts and Culture Space Improvement Stream Guidelines

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Available Funding Streams

New and Small Projects - OPENING SEPTEMBER 2

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities, Incorporated Non-Profits and Unincorporated Non-Profit Groups

Project Types: New projects or existing projects with small funding needs.

Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 with all expenses charged and paid during this period.

Maximum Available Grant: Up to $5,000 (Please note the removal of the match requirement in this funding stream).

Application Intake: September 2 - September 30

Developing Projects - OPENING SEPTEMBER 2

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities and Incorporated Non-Profits

Project Types: Projects must have been delivered at least once before in the City of Brampton

Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1st 2026 and December 31, 2026 with all expenses charged and paid during this period.

Maximum Available Grant: Up to $12,500 in matching project funds

Application Intake: September 2 - September 30

Amplifying Projects - OPENING SEPTEMBER 2

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities and Incorporated Non-Profits.

Project Types: Projects must have been delivered at least twice before in the City of Brampton.

Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1st, 2026 and December 31, 2026 with expenses charged and paid during this period.

Maximum Available Grant: Up to $25,000 in matching project funds.

Application Intake: September 2 - September 30

NEW Arts and Culture Space Improvement Stream - OPENING SEPTEMBER 2

Eligible Organizations: Registered Charities and Incorporated Non-Profits with a proven Arts and Culture purpose/mandate/object/mission

Project Types: Capital projects taking place to improve an arts and culture space or facility in Brampton

Grant Term: Projects must take place between January 1st, 2026 and December 31, 2026 with expenses charged and paid during this period.

Maximum Available Grant: Up to $10,000 in matching project funds

Application Intake: September 2 - September 30

Only one application from eligible organizations will be considered within the Advance Brampton Fund.

2026 Advance Brampton Fund Grant Information Sessions

The 2026 Advance Brampton Fund will call for applications on September 2, 2025 and close on September 30, 2025. In order to support grant applicants and improve application outcomes 4 unique Grant information Sessions were held during the month of August. Follow the links below to view the recordings of these sessions and view or download the presentation slides.

Brampton Non-Profit & Charitable Sector Development Learning Series

The Advance Brampton Fund is presenting a limited online seminar series to support the development and growth of the non-profit and charitable sectors in Brampton. These free sessions are facilitated by The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Toronto Metropolitan University, are designed to provide valuable learning, and are interactive, engaging and tailored to address real-world challenges faced by non-profit leaders. They are led by industry experts and designed to enhance the capacity and resilience of non-profit organizations by providing practical knowledge that can be immediately applied.

This year, in response to past participant feedback, sessions will be offered both digitally and in-person. Participants with verified attendance in seminars will receive a digital participation award they can share on social media and use as an asset in their career progression.

Participation in all of these seminars is prioritized for non-profit professionals and volunteers with organizations operating in Brampton. Secondary consideration will be provided for participation from professionals and volunteers with organizations in Peel Region. All others will be considered only after registrants from these two groups have been accommodated.

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2025 Advance Brampton Fund Close Out Reports

All 2025 ABF grant recipients are responsible for completing a project close out report. This includes reporting on project delivery, project outputs and outcomes and project financials. Grant close out reports are available on the grants portal as an associated task to be completed as part of the approved 2025 grant application. In order to access the close out report you must log in to the grants portal using the username and password used to submit the application.

In the New and Small Projects Stream Close Out Reports are expected 60 days after the project end date in your application. In the Developing and Amplifying Streams Close Out Reports are expected 60 days after the project end date in your application or by December 31, 2025, whichever comes first.

Grant Close Out Reports must be submitted and approved in order for organizations or groups to receive future funding.

A Close Out Reporting Information Session was held virtually on July 9th at 2:00pm. Unfortunately the recording of this session can not be used, however available for viewing below is a re-recording of the information shared in the session at a different time and location. Below that is a link to download or view the slides presented during the presentation.

Click here to view the session recording

Click here to view and download the slides