The Rural Economic Development (RED) program helps rural communities remove barriers to community economic development, through support for planning and implementation projects that benefit rural Ontario.
The program is now open and will accept applications until March 31, 2017. A second intake is scheduled for July 31, 2017 to September 29, 2017.
The RED program supports the government’s plan to create jobs, grow the economy, and help people in their everyday lives by:
- Helping remove barriers to economic development for rural communities, Indigenous communities and organizations, and not-for-profit organizations.
- Helping rural communities identify their economic strengths and develop strategies to attract business and investment which will help to retain and create jobs.
- Helping rural communities and partners to be in a more competitive economic position so that they can diversify and grow their local economies – making economic growth more inclusive so that Ontario’s growing economy delivers real benefits to rural Ontario.
Applicants are required to read the program guidelines before completing the application.
For more information on the program, including guidelines, applications, and approved projects, please visit Ontario.ca/REDprogram.
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