Deadline: January 15, 2025

Applications for the ImpactWX Genesis Grant 2025 are now open. The ImpactWX Genesis Grant provides small grants to people and community organizations that are focused on developing new ideas related to severe weather response and awareness.

ImpactWX is a Toronto-based social impact fund with a mission to enable organizations that, through scientific understanding and public awareness, work to improve people’s response and safety during severe weather events. They are proud to have experience partnering with world-class organizations that actively move the needle on the understanding of severe weather and are thrilled to introduce a new stream of community-oriented funding through the ImpactWX Genesis Grant.


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Aligned with their mission, this fund seeks to support initiatives that can improve people’s response and safety during severe weather events. The ImpactWX Genesis Grant has a specific interest in initiatives that promote innovation, creativity and opportunities, as aligned with their core principles.

Grant

  • ImpactWX Genesis Grant will provide funding for 4 successful applicants with $25,000 per recipient in 2025.

Eligibility

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  • They invite applications from individuals, groups and collaborators such as local community groups, researchers, artists, collectives, non-profits, public sector agencies, and registered charities. If you are not already a charity, you must include a Canadian charitable trustee as a partner. 
  • Applicant must be located in Canada; impacts must be felt in Canada.
  • The grant duration is 12 months; ideas/projects should be achievable within 12 months of receiving the grant.

Grants can cover:

  • Operational and staff costs of directly delivering the project, core activities and/or ongoing work
  • Research development
  • Planning, public consultation, and community outreach
  • Capital costs
  • Programming and event costs
  • Honorariums to people directly associated with implementing the project
  • Website development or online activities

Application

Click here to apply


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For more information, visit ImpactWX Genesis Grant.

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