The OCASI Support Fund is a member-driven grant that provides funds of up to $5,000 to OCASI smaller 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 of the OMSMF.
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 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