Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli announced the Ontario government is expanding its support for local emergency readiness with a second round of funding for
the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant (CEPG) for 2024-25.
This new $5 million investment will help equip municipalities and organizations with essential resources, equipment and training to better prepare for natural disasters and emergencies.
“The next round of Community Emergency Preparedness Grant funding will be tailored to each recipient’s unique needs and can be used for purchasing equipment such as generators, sandbagging machines, thermal imaging drones and radio systems. It can also be directed towards emergency management training and awareness initiatives,” said Fedeli via news release. “The provincial government is stepping up to ensure Ontario is safe, practiced and prepared for any
type of emergency.”
The CEPG is part of the government’s three-year, $110-million investment to strengthen emergency preparedness in Ontario, providing communities with the resources they need to stay safe, practiced and prepared.
Applicants must have a My Ontario Account and register for Transfer Payment Ontario. The province is hosting information sessions soon to help guide applicants through the application process. Participants must register in advance if they are interested in attending.
Applications are open until October 31, 2024, at 5 p.m.
QUICK FACTS
- Eligible applicants must be located in Ontario and include:
- Small- and medium-sized municipalities (with populations under 100,000 people);
- Local services boards established under the Northern Services Board Act;
- First Nations communities, Tribal Councils and Indigenous service organizations that support emergency management programming in First Nations communities;
- Non-governmental organizations with an emergency preparedness mandate or responsibility;
- Non-governmental organizations that provide fire protection services to communities;
- Non-municipal fire departments or entities providing fire protection services as defined in the Fire Protection and Prevention Act in unincorporated Ontario.
In 2023-24, the $5 million grant program supported 113 recipients across Ontario. Recipients who received funding in 2023-24 will be ineligible, allowing other communities and organizations from across Ontario to benefit from this program.
