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Canada Service Corps — Micro-grants

ESDC via youth-serving delivery organizations · Federal

In plain language

Up to $5,000 for individual youth (or small groups) ages 15–30 to run a community-service project. Youth apply to a delivery organization (e.g., Howl, GLOCAL Foundation, and regional partners), not to ESDC. In NL, look for active delivery partners through the Canada Service Corps portal or Youth Digital Gateway. Fast, light-touch, easy win for genuinely youth-led community projects. Delivery orgs themselves can apply for up to $3M/yr to run micro-grant streams.

Realistic range
$250 – $5,000
Avg award
$2,500
Max advertised
$5,000
Cost share
Accessibility
5 / 5
Effort
1 / 5
Deadline
Continuous intake
Repayable?
No

Who qualifies

Entity types
Individual, Nonprofit
Sectors
Community Services, Environment, Other, Arts Culture
Regions
NL Wide
Demographics prioritized
Youth, Indigenous, Black, 2slgbtq, Disability

What you'll have to report

Youth submit a short project-outcome summary and receipt/reconciliation to their delivery organization; delivery org reports to ESDC.