Grants for Schools

Grants are a great way to fund health and wellness projects for your school. Whether it’s building a school garden, improving nutrition programs, or creating safer spaces, there are many opportunities to make a difference. Below, you’ll find a list of grants that can help support your school’s health and wellness goals.

If you know about other grants, let us know so we can share them with others! Programs may change over time, so check the links provided for the latest updates.

Grants for improving nutrition

These grants can help schools promote healthy eating and provide nutritious meals:

• Whole Foods Garden Grant Program: Funding to create school gardens that teach kids about healthy food.

• Whole Foods Honey Bee Hive Grant Program: Supports projects that involve honeybees and pollination.

• Farm to Cafeteria Canada: Helps schools buy local foods for their cafeterias.

• Breakfast Club of Canada: Funds breakfast programs to help students start their day ready to learn.

Grants for improving physical activity and green spaces

Create spaces and activities to get students moving and connect them with nature:

• Jumpstart Community Grant: Offers funding for community and school-based physical activity programs.

• KidSport Ontario: Provides grants to ensure every child can participate in organized sports.

• OFSAA: Supports to introduce a new or non-traditional sport or physical activity to your school program

• TD Friends of the Environment: Helps fund eco-friendly school projects.

• Tree Canada: Supports tree planting and green initiatives in schools.

• Resources 4 Rethinking: online database for quality sustainability teaching resources.

Grants for personal safety, injury prevention, and safer spaces

These grants help schools create safer environments for students and staff:

• Imperial Oil: Funds social and economic progress of the communities.

• Laidlaw Foundation: Funding opportunity to tackle barriers facing young people in the justice, education and child welfare system.

• Government of Canada: Funding for projects that make Canadian communities and workplaces more accessible for persons with disabilities.

Grants for general health, wellness, and community building

Foster well-being and inclusivity in your school community with these resources:

• Walmart Canada: Apply for donations.

• Canada Post Community Foundation: Offers grants to support children’s programming.

• Aviva Community Fund: Funds to strengthen communities.

• Parent Reaching Out: Government grant for parent councils, available through TVDSB and LDCSB. If your child attends LDCSB, please contact the school board directly at 519-663-2088.

Grants for science and technology

Empower your students to innovate and explore:

• Best Buy Canada: Provides grants for schools to buy new tech equipment for the classrooms.