The OCASI Support Fund is a member-driven grant that provides funds of up to $5,000 to smaller, OCASI member agencies to increase organizational capacity. For the purpose of the OCASI Members Fund, ‘smaller agencies’ is defined as agencies with yearly budgets below $1 million.
NOTE: Annually, a Call for Proposal usually goes out in November.
Eligibility Criteria:
Open to any OCASI Member agency that:
- Is an agency in good standing
- Has been in operation in Ontario for at least two years
- Has a yearly budget below $1 million
- Has financial statements approved by the Board
- Demonstrate a financial need for accessing this fund.
- Address a need not already funded by external sources
- Has not been the recipient of the membership fund for the past year.
To obtain additional information about this funding opportunity, please contact Beverly Lawrence at blawrence@ocasi.org
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 recipients:
The OCASI Fund Review Panel, comprised of OCASI Board of Directors and member agencies reviewed the applications and recommended 15 organizations for funding in the amount of $5,000 each to support the activities within the agencies.
- ABRAR Trauma and Mental Health Services, Hamilton
- AFNOO - Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de Ontario, Thunder Bay
- Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services, Toronto
- Bradford Immigrant Community Services, Bradford
- Coopération Intégration Canada Inc., Ottawa
- For You Telecare Family Service, Toronto
- Fort Erie Multi-cultural Centre, Fort Erie
- Heritage Skills Development Centre, Toronto
- Japanese Social Services, Toronto
- Muslim Social Services, Waterloo Region
- Project Abraham, Markham
- Quinte United Immigrant Services, Belleville
- The African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada, Toronto
- The Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter, Toronto
- The Ethiopian Association, Kitchener Waterloo & Surrounding Area