About Local Grants

Local Grants is a free, independent list of funding for small businesses in Waterloo Region and Guelph. It brings local, Ontario and federal programs into one place, so you don't have to dig through a dozen city, provincial and federal websites to find what applies to you.

How we check

• Every program is checked against its own official page: the city, township, agency or organization that runs it.
• Each page shows the date we last checked it and links straight to the official page.
• We aim to re-check every program once a month. Where a program publishes a deadline, open or closed is worked out from that date, so it stops showing as open once the deadline passes. Programs with no published deadline are only as current as our last check.
• When an official page contradicts itself or doesn't say something, we tell you rather than guess.

What we don't do

• We aren't a government office and aren't connected to any funder.
• We can't tell you whether you qualify, and nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice.
• We don't help with applications. For free one-on-one help, the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre and Business Centre Guelph-Wellington are good places to start.
• No paid listings, ads or affiliate links.

Who built it

Local Grants was built by Nuvelo Labs, a small web, SEO and AI business in Kitchener. It lists 40 programs today.

Spotted something wrong?

If a program has changed, closed or is missing, please tell us.