Community Partnership Program

The Community Partnership Program (CPP) provides support for community-based activities, events and initiatives that align with the Town’s priorities.

The Town of Halton Hills believes that governments, community groups and organizations have a shared responsibility to contribute to the enhancement of the quality of life and well-being for residents. As a result, the Town of Halton Hills establishes partnerships through the Community Partnership Program to allocate municipal funds and resources.

View the Community Partnership Program guidelines PDF document.

Partnership priorities

Community organizations can now submit applications to the Halton Hills Community Partnership Program for community-based activities, events and initiatives that have outcomes that align with the following priority areas:

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Active Living

Support recreation for all
Focus on active recreation, sport, active transportation, healthy lifestyles
Make improvements to parks and facility

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Community Wellbeing

Improve and encourage inclusion, community health and wellbeing
Support families, youth, seniors, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
Promote and create quality opportunities for civic participation and volunteerism

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Community and Neighbourhood Engagement

Create community gatherings and celebrate rural character, culture, agriculture, and local history.
Build connected and more engaged neighbourhoods
Focus on outdoor activities and connecting residents to nature

Funding streams

Community groups and organizations can choose one funding stream or they may apply for more than one funding stream for their activities, events, and/or initiatives. If a community group or organization is requesting support from more than one stream the combined total can be up to a maximum of $5,000. Funding streams include:

Organizational Effectiveness: Strengthening internal practices and addressing challenges such as development activities, governance, marketing and promotion, strategic planning, training, and volunteer management.
Municipal Support: Waiver of municipal fees. This includes expenses related to facility rental permit, road occupancy permit, loan of municipally owned or controlled equipment fees and delivery (sports equipment, picnic tables, pylons, barriers, etc.) and other pre-approved support for new activities, events, and initiatives.
Community Projects: New activities, events, and initiatives that innovatively seek to meet or resolve a defined need within the community.
Neighbourhood Projects: Empowering residents and neighbourhood groups to create and host new activities, events, and initiatives designed to celebrate and to build healthier, connected and more engaged neighbourhoods. *Exempt from the community registered group, financial and insurance conditions of guidelines.

Who does the Town partner with?

The Town partners with community registered groups and organizations based on the guidelines of the Community Partnership Program (CPP) and against the specific criteria of each funding stream. Additional criteria must also be met.

Eligible partners include:

Community registered groups
Individuals
Faith organizations
Social service agencies
Service clubs
For-profit groups/organizations

To register or renew your group with the Town of Halton Hills, visit our community registered groups webpage.

How to apply

The application deadline is Friday, March 11, 2022, at 4:30 p.m.

Organizations that meet eligibility criteria may submit one application. Applications are accepted once annually. To view the list of questions included in the application, please download the questions as a PDF document.

Organizations that meet eligibility criteria may submit one application. Applications are accepted once annually.

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Contact us

For more information about the CPP guidelines, upcoming virtual information sessions and the application process, please email our community development staff or call 905-873-2600 x2273.

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