The Identify ‘N Impact Grant Program is now closed.
Do you have a passion for improving your community? Are you a youth-led group (ages 15-29) with a great idea that needs funding? Consider applying for a grant to help make an impact in your community.
Identify ‘N’ Impact (INI) was initiated through the advocacy efforts of the Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC), the City of Toronto’s official youth advocacy body. Since 2006, the City of Toronto’s Identify ‘N Impact Grant Program continues to provide funding supports for youth-led initiatives in Toronto.
The purpose of the Identify ‘N Impact Grant Program is to:
All funded projects must work towards advancing one or more of the following priorities to be eligible to apply:
*Note: Sports-related projects are eligible for the 2025 and 2026 grant cycle in celebration of the FIFA World Cup 26™.
The Toronto Youth Equity Strategy (TYES) recognizes that there are various and intersecting factors that affect youth’s resilience and vulnerability to involvement in serious violence and crime. The term MVP youth (Most Vulnerable People) is used to describe youth who face multiple and/or intersecting vulnerabilities identified in the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services’ Roots of Youth Violence report. These roots include poverty, racism, community design, issues in the education system, family issues, health/mental health, lack of economic opportunity and issues in the justice system. Through the City’s work on gender-based youth violence, ability, homophobia, transphobia, and community violence exposure, these have also been added as roots of youth vulnerability.
Identify ‘N Impact (INI) was developed to support emerging (new, small, grassroots) youth-led groups. Your group is eligible to apply if it:
For the INI grant program, a group is considered “youth-led” if the following criteria are met:
Youth-led groups that are not incorporated and do not have audited financial statements can still apply for INI funding. If recommended for funding, your group will need to work with a Trustee. The City of Toronto has launched a dedicated trusteeship pilot program, which means the City will directly fund the trusteeship fees of trusted non-profit organizational partners. Funded groups are also able to work with an existing trustee, as long as the City of Toronto’s trusteeship requirements are met.
Groups can apply for up to $17,000 in project funding for youth to lead and deliver projects up to one year in length. Review the Guidelines for more details and examples of eligible project costs.
Additionally, accessibility costs for deaf and/or people living with disabilities: Up to $2,000 in additional funds may be made available to support youth leaders and members of youth-led groups or participants who are deaf and/or living with disabilities lead and/or participate in your INI project.
Some examples of eligible accessibility costs for deaf and/or disabled individuals includes the following:
To apply for these additional funds, applicants must complete extra questions in the online grant application form in TGRIP. Documentation may be required.
Please note: It is not guaranteed these accessibility funds will be approved even if the project grant is successful. If these funds are approved and unused, they must be returned to the City of Toronto. Please contact a staff person to request approval for other supports not listed here before you submit your application.
Toronto Grants, Rebates and Incentives Portal (TGRIP) Account
If your group already has a TGRIP account, you can log into your TGRIP account to access the INI grant application, found under “My Funding Opportunities”. Please make sure to update your organizational profile if any information has changed since you last logged on.
If your group does not have a TGRIP account, you will need to sign-up / register your group on the Toronto Grants, Rebates and Incentives (TGRIP) Portal . Review the instructions on How to Register for a TGRIP Account or watch the TGRIP video before you begin your applications.
If your group is a grassroots group or unincorporated non-profit, please select “community group” when registering your account for the first time and select “resident led-group” when completing the organization profile.
How do I complete and submit the organization profile if we do not have documents to upload (i.e. we are a youth-led grassroots or unincorporated non-profit group)?
Finding the INI application in TGRIP after I have registered an account and completed the organization profile.
Download the grant guidelines for more information.
Note: Only one application per group is permitted. Only eligible and complete applications will be considered for funding.
In partnership with the Toronto Youth Cabinet, the Grant Review Committee (GRC) is a volunteer panel made up of diverse youth from across the city of Toronto, including Indigenous, Black and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth. All eligible and shortlisted INI grant applications will be reviewed by the GRC who will make the INI grant recommendations for approval.
The City of Toronto awarded 54 grants to support youth-led initiatives that promote youth engagement and community safety. The recommendations were made by a youth-led grants review panel.
The 2025 youth-led groups that received funding are:
| Group Name | Funding Amount | Ward/Service Area |
| National Network for Immigrants and Refugees in Canada | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| ThePitch.Toronto | $17,000.00 | 22 Scarborough-Agincourt, 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| Built By Us Market | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek. 18 Willowdale |
| Unity Foundation Inc. | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek |
| Galloway Youth United: Indoor Soccer & Wellness Initiative | $17,000.00 | 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| Youth Voices Project- Regent Park | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| MOBILIZING FOR IMPACT | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| Voices to Vision | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek |
| Unity For Change Coalition Scarborough | $16,967.00 | 21 Scarborough Centre, 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| MDZ Productions | $17,000.00 | 10 Spadina-Fort York |
| BrushForward - Youths Empowering Survivors Through Creative Healing | $16,770.00 | 8 Eglinton-Lawrence |
| UBUNTU NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATION (UNO) | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| Her Rhythm Rising | $15,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| The Digital Healing Studio | $16,992.58 | 1 Etobicoke North, 5 York South-Weston |
| Diamondsinthadirt | $17,000.00 | 8 Eglinton-Lawrence |
| Third Shore Collective | $14,280.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| WoodGreen Community Services Youth Advisory Council 2025 | $16,991.00 | 21 Scarborough Centre |
| Echoes For Excellence | $17,000.00 | 5 York South-Weston, 17 Don Valley North,19 Beaches-East York, 20 Scarborough Southwest |
| D-Way Youth Organization | $17,000.00 | 10 Spadina-Fort York |
| Chimneystack Homework Club | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek |
| Post-Secondary Access Collective (PAC) | $17,000.00 | 5 York South-Weston |
| MWNYE - Muslim Women of North York & Etobicoke | $17,000.00 | 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore, 5 York South-Weston, 6 York Centre |
| Rafiki Bridge | $13,880.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek, 14 Toronto-Danforth, 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park |
| NYFC COMMUNITY CLUB | $17,000.00 | 9 Davenport |
| Ball and Beyond | $17,000.00 | 22 Scarborough-Agincourt |
| Youth Inclusivity Program | $17,000.00 | 21 Scarborough Centre, 23 Scarborough North |
| Proclaim Community Hub | $17,000.00 | 5 York South-Weston |
| Sacred Earth Guardians | $17,000.00 | 14 Toronto-Danforth |
| All Blocks 1 Goal | $16,500.00 | 16 Don Valley East |
| Swahili Cultural Center | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek |
| Phoenix Arise Foundation | $17,000.00 | 0 City Wide |
The 2026 youth-led groups that received funding are:
| Group Name | Funding Amount | Ward/Service Area |
| Theatre of the Beat Inc. | $17,000.00 | 14 Toronto-Danforth |
| ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency | $17,000.00 | 5 York South-Weston, 14 Toronto-Danforth |
| 3ES Grassroot Organization | $16,295.40 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| LoveCry the Street Kids Organization | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre,14 Toronto-Danforth, 19 Beaches-East York |
| Circle of Strength TO | $16,950.00 | 19 Beaches-East York, 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| SAM Scarborough Mural Collective | $17,000.00 | 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| Raising ALL Roots | $15,000.00 | 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| Regenesis York | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek |
| Brown Citizen Circle | $17,000.00 | 11 University-Rosedale, 13 Toronto Centre, 20 Scarborough Southwest |
| Learn and Grow Empringham | $17,000.00 | 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park |
| CircleXTo | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre, 16 Don Valley East, 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| YouthUnlocked | $17,000.00 | 12 Toronto-St. Paul’s, 20 Scarborough Southwest |
| The Canadian Courage Project | $17,000.00 | 1 Etobicoke North, 13 Toronto Centre, 20 Scarborough Southwest |
| Uptown Climate Conversations | $17,000.00 | 17 Don Valley North, 18 Willowdale |
| Hijabi Ballers | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre |
| SCAE Youth Committee | $17,000.00 | 1 Etobicoke North |
| Toronto's Link Up | $17,000.00 | 1 Etobicoke North,13 Toronto Centre, 15 Don Valley West, 24 Scarborough-Guildwood |
| Cut the Silence | $13,000.00 | 12 Toronto-St. Paul’s |
| Helping Handbags | $16,320.00 | 2 Etobicoke Centre |
| Bloomz Hub | $17,000.00 | 7 Humber River-Black Creek |
| The Sena Project | $17,000.00 | 0 City Wide |
| Active Minds T.O. (Toronto) Youth Group | $17,000.00 | 13 Toronto Centre, 14 Toronto-Danforth, 22 Scarborough-Agincourt |
| Planted Oaks, Rooted Cedars: A Workshop Series for Youth Growth and Development | $17,000.00 | 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore |