Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant
by Grants Ontario / Transfer Payment Ontario
Also known as: EASE Grant
The EASE Grant offers up to $60,000 for small capital projects that make outdoor spaces, buildings, and housing more accessible for people with disabilities and older adults - ramps, accessible trails, retrofits. It's the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility's reported successor to the Inclusive Community Grants and EnAbling Change programs. The 2026-27 round (deadline reported as May 7, 2026) is now closed; over 40 projects were funded in 2025-26. Expect an annual cycle.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $60,000 Small capital projects and retrofits making outdoor spaces, buildings and housing more accessible
Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $500,000,000, logarithmic.
ontario.ca · Last verified Oct 1, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source
The program offers up to $60,000 in grants to fund small capital projects that focus on making outdoor spaces, buildings and housing more accessible for everyone.
- Instrument
- Grant (non-repayable)
- Status
- Next intake not announced watch this page or subscribe to the calendar
- Who qualifies
- Municipalities and local boards Nonprofits and charities Indigenous organizations and communities
- municipalities
- not-for-profit organizations
- Indigenous governing bodies
- Projects improve accessibility and support active lifestyles for people with disabilities and older adults
news.fundsforngos.org · Last verified Sep 27, 2026 · Reported, verification pending
- Where
- Algoma District · Cochrane District · Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division) · Kenora District · Manitoulin District · Nipissing District · Parry Sound District · Rainy River District · Sudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury) · Thunder Bay District · Timiskaming District · District Municipality of Muskoka
11 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.
Common questions
Is the EASE Grant open?
Not currently - the official page says applications are closed as of mid-2026. The 2026-27 application deadline was reported as May 7, 2026. The program launched in 2025 and appears to run annually, so watch ontario.ca/EaseGrant for the next round or contact your MSAA Regional Development Advisor.
Who can apply?
Municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, and Indigenous governing bodies (reported from 2026-27 call coverage - the official overview page doesn't restate the applicant list). Projects must improve accessibility for people with disabilities and older adults.
What does it fund?
Up to $60,000 for small capital projects and retrofits - making outdoor spaces, buildings, and housing more accessible. Verified verbatim from the official ontario.ca page. Coverage of the 2026-27 call reported it can cover up to 100% of eligible costs, but that figure isn't on the official overview page.
Where else could this money come from?
Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.
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Seniors Community Grant Program
Next intake not announced same funder (TPON); both for nonprofits & charities; msaa, seniors, annual deadline — $1,000 – $25,000
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Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund
Next intake not announced same funder (TPON); both for nonprofits & charities and municipalities & local services boards; capital, tpon — $150,000 – $500,000,000
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Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund
Open, continuous intake same funder (TPON); both for municipalities & local services boards — Varies; see program
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Ontario Transit Investment Fund
Open, continuous intake same funder (TPON); both for nonprofits & charities and municipalities & local services boards — Not published
Guides that cover this program
Notes on this record
Official page verified 2026-08-17 (updated 2026-05-07): max amount, purpose, and closed status confirmed. Applicant list, May 7 2026 deadline, and up-to-100%-of-costs figure come from secondary coverage of the 2026-27 call - marked reported. Also reported to replace the EnAbling Change Program (no record authored for it).
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: