Funding Opportunities
Local Emergency Fund
This fund prioritizes opportunities that provide emergency food, essentials, housing and well-being supports.
Requests of up to $500 can be made through this fund. Limited funding is available for Year 1.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Applications are accepted from Registered Charities.
- The organization focuses on supporting those living in, or at high risk of, food insecurity and other impacts of poverty
- The organization has existing, trusting relationships with members of a low-income community
Application form can be downloaded here
Grant guidelines can be downloaded here
Community Capacity Grant
The United Way for Haliburton Kawartha Lakes invites all interested and eligible organizations located in City of Kawartha Lakes or Haliburton County to submit requests for support through our new Community Capacity stream of funding.
Guidelines can be downloaded here
Application form can be downloaded here
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and funds will be disbursed until all funds are granted.
United Women Helping Others Grant
United Way HKL women’s group United Women Helping Others (UWHO) are excited to once again offer a grant opportunity for the community.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Registered charities or not-for-profits OR the applicant must have a community agency project partner that is a registered charity or not-for-profit.
The goal of this grant is to help fund small projects, and/or fill service gaps, including assisting with the cost of rural outreach for small organizations with a large geographic area to cover.
Grant Amount: $1,200.00
Application form can be downloaded here
Application deadline is 12PM on October 9th, 2026.
For more information contact Shantal Ingram, Co-Executive Director at 705-878-5081 or email shantal@hkl.unitedway.ca