Community Vitality Grant
Applications Open November 11, 2025 - 2pm January 20, 2026
Information on this page was last updated November 6, 2025, and is correct for the 2025/2026 Community Vitality Program
The Community Vitality grant supports innovative projects seeking to improve the quality of life for our region’s citizens. Proposals are especially encouraged that represent true partnerships, demonstrate commitment to collaboration and leverage existing or new funding resources within the region’s First Nations, the City of London or Middlesex County, ON, Canada.
We welcome applications that align with the Vital Signs issue areas: Climate & Environment, Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, Good Health & Wellbeing, Reduced Inequalities, and Housing.
We expect proposals to value and embody the concept of "nothing about us, without us". How are the individuals representative of the population(s) being served, involved in the decision-making and delivery of the project?
Find out about the 2025 recipients.
The Community Vitality program has roughly $1,500,000 total available to grant to successful applicants. Disbursement may be requested over one, two, or three years. London Community Foundation reserves the right to provide full or partial funding.
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Application Process
November 12 – The London Community Foundation Grants Portal opens for organizations to submit a three-page letter of intent outlining their proposal for a Community Vitality grant.
November 20 – Grants team staff begin hosting drop-in sessions on Thursday afternoons to answer questions and provide feedback on grant ideas.
January 20 at 2 p.m. – The portal closes to letters of intent for the Community Vitality grant program at 2 p.m.
February 27 – The Foundation’s volunteer Grants Committee invites selected organizations to apply for the grant, based on their letters of intent and the criteria of the grants program.
March 24 at 2 p.m. – Selected organizations submit full applications for a Community Vitality grant.
May 1 – The Foundation’s volunteer Grants Committee invites selected applicants to attend a short in-person meeting to discuss their project, based on the committee's review and assessment of each application.
May 21 – Meetings are held between the Foundation’s volunteer Grants Committee and applicants to answer outstanding questions.
June 12 – Applicants are notified of the decision on their grant application. Successful applicants receive information about next steps, including plans for photography and media promotion.
Application Assistance
You can contact Lindsay Ralph from our grants team with questions about your application at any time at lindsay@lcf.on.ca. We also have drop-in sessions where you can speak to our grants team in person about your application.
Previous Recipients:
2025 Recipients +
Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners
Forest City Film Festival
Growing Chefs! Ontario
John Howard Society of London and District
Ontario Nature
Progressive Animal Welfare Services
Southwest Middlesex Health Centre
STEAM Education Centre
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2024 Recipients +
Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Changing Ways
Forest City Gallery
London InterCommunity Health Centre
London Public Library
Low-Income Family Empowerment Sole-Support Parents Information Network (LIFE*SPIN)
Regional HIV/AIDS Connection
Urban Roots London in partnership with Siloam United Church
2023 Recipients +
London Environmental Network
Sakeenah
Strong Start
Thames Talbot Land Trust
Unity Project
2022 Recipients +
Pathways Employment Help Centre and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
London Cares Homeless Response Services
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services
Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre
2021 Recipients +
Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area
Yotuni Social Enterprise and Carolinian Canada
Hutton House Association for Adults with Disabilities
The John Howard Society (JHS) of London and District
Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration
2020 Recipients +
2020 Honouring Community Vitality
2019 Recipients +
2019 Community Vitality Celebration
2018 Recipients +
Green Economy London - London Environmental Network (LEN) & City of London
$200,000 over 2 years
London Community Dental Alliance Low-cost Dental Clinic - Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre
$230,000 over 1 year
Prevention of Homelessness Among Families (PHAF) - Mission Services
$250,000 over 2 years
Recovery Community Centre - Salvation Army Centre of Hope
$280,180 over 1 year
2017 Recipients +
Centre at the Forks Indigenous Legacies Project - Museum London
$175,000 over 2 years
Bridging Community & Campus Services to Support Students’ Mental Health - Canadian Mental Health Association Middlesex; USC Western; Society of Graduate Students- Western University; King’s University College; Western University; Fanshawe College
$238,181 over 3 years
Adapting Housing First to the Emergency Shelter Context - Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness in London
$200,108 over 3 years
The New Addition - Youth Opportunities Unlimited
$206,253 over 3 years
2016 Recipients +
Transforming the System Response to Mental Health Through Cross-Sector Collaboration - Family Service Thames Valley, Sexual Assasult Centre London, Craigwood Youth Services, Women's Rural Resource Centre, WAYS Mental Health Support, Vanier Children's Services
$377,070 over 2 years
The London Community Woodshop - Pathways Skill Development & Placement Centre
$190,000 over 2 years
London Middlesex County Hoarding Support Services Network - VHA Home HealthCare
$186,000 over 2 years
Youth City - Boys and Girls Club of London
$85,000 over 1 year