FedNor, Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP)
FedNor's NODP funds community economic development, business growth and youth internships across Northern Ontario, up to 33% of capital costs or 50% of non-capital costs. Contributions are repayable for profit-generating projects and non-repayable otherwise. Intake is continuous, but call a FedNor officer before applying: budget availability is limited and applications are officer-mediated.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to 33% of costs Up to 33% of capital / 50% of non-capital eligible costs; repayable for profit-generating projects, non-repayable otherwise
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- Instrument
- Conditional contribution
- Status
- Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
- Who qualifies
- Businesses Nonprofits and charities Municipalities and local boards Indigenous organizations and communities
- business
- nonprofit
- municipality
- indigenous-org
- Northern Ontario per FedNor's 12-census-division service area (includes Muskoka)
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How do you apply?
Call first. This funder expects contact with a program officer before you apply.
- contact a FedNor officer BEFORE applying (the site itself says budget availability is limited)
- officer-mediated application
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Can you combine this with other funding?
- NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Grow, The standard northern stack; watch the NOHFC-contingent-on-FedNor approval-delay trap.
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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Community Investment Initiative for Northern Ontario (CIINO)
Open, continuous intake same funder (FedNor); both for nonprofits & charities and municipalities & local services boards — Up to $100,000
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Community Futures Program (Northern Ontario)
Open, continuous intake same funder (FedNor); both for small business, expansion — Varies; see program
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Economic Development Initiative (EDI) in Northern Ontario
Open, continuous intake same funder (FedNor); both for nonprofits & charities and municipalities & local services boards — Up to 90% of costs
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FedNor, NODP Youth Internships
Open, continuous intake same funder (FedNor); both for small business, expansion and nonprofits & charities — Up to $52,500
Guides that cover this program
- How does the NOHFC application process work?
- How do you apply for FedNor funding?
- NOHFC or FedNor: which funder fits your project?
- Can you stack NOHFC and FedNor funding?
- How to decode grants, loans and conditional contributions
- What counts as Northern Ontario for grant purposes?
- How to get grant-ready: what Northern Ontario funders ask for
- What replaced the Tourism Growth Program in Northern Ontario?
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: