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True Patriot Love Local Community Fund

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Local Community Fund

True Patriot Love Local Community Fund is Closed

The unique circumstances of military service, including frequent deployments, multiple moves, and the voluntary acceptance of risk on behalf of a nation, can significantly impact the well-being of serving members, Veterans, and their families. The impact of service may vary after a member transitions out of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Local Community Fund aims to strengthen the supports available to the military and Veteran community across Canada – when and where they are needed.

Through this Fund, True Patriot Love provides grants ranging from $5,000 to $75,000 to advance service/program delivery, capacity-building, and systems-change efforts that directly improve the lives of serving members, Veterans, and their families.

Notifications: April 2026

Grant Term:

  • One year funding to support activities taking place between April 1, 2026, and March 31, 2027.
  • Successful applications will be required to participate in a verbal interim impact meeting and submit a written final impact report outlining activities, outcomes and financial expenditures.
  • Note: True Patriot Love is re-evaluating its impact reporting requirements, and an update will be shared with grant collaborators once this process is completed and finalized (Summer 2026).

Considerations:

For this Local Community Fund application window, we welcome proposals from Canadian registered charities with a strong connection and understanding of support for the military and Veteran community.

Proposals should focus on service/program delivery, capacity building and/or systems change.

Proposals should focus on supporting the following themes:

  • Mental health and wellbeing, including through creative arts engagements
  • Military and Veteran families, including children and youth programming, including but not limited to the 2026 summer camp season
  • Projects leveraging, expanding or replicating proven programs and services already being offered by Military Family Resource Centres (MFRCs) or other organizations that provide support to military families, children and youth

 

Eligibility

  • Canadian Registered Charities, including non-profits supported by a charitable partner
  • Programming is delivered in Canada
  • Delivery organization has a strong understanding of and, is informed by the lived experience of Serving Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans and their families.
  • Inclusion of a safeguarding policy, including background checks and trauma-informed practices
  • Evidence-based with clear objectives, a measurement plan and specifically addresses project sustainability post-funding
  • Programs that directly support the military and Veteran community (while First Responders may participate in programming, True Patriot Love funding is directed to support the participation of those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces and/or their families.)

Ineligible Activities and Expenses

  • Events and conferences
  • Capital projects
  • Partisan and religious activities
  • Out-of-country expenses
  • For-profit Organizations

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Veanna Octive, Manager, Granting and Evaluation at voctive@truepatriotlove.com.