GrantTrail

NAICS Industry group 6242 · in Social assistance

Federal grants for community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

Programs that fund recipients the department coded with this industry. Departments record an industry code on about one agreement in ten, mostly business programs, so this is a guide to which programs fund businesses like yours, not a full count.

Total value
$107M
Agreements
754
To named organizations
713
$105M
To individuals or unnamed
41
$2.4M; never named here

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Local Food Infrastructure Fund514$39.3M
School Food Infrastructure Fund18$35M
Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Large Scale Projects36$11.9M
Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)95$6.8M
Pacific Economic Development Program1$5M
Local Food Infrastructure Fund: Small Scale Projects30$1.8M
AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association Component1$1.7M
Opportunities Fund - Project1$1.4M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms12$1.3M
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)4$802K
Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects7$467K
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario4$396K
Youth Employment and Skills Program19$298K
Northern Ontario Development Program1$295K
Northern Ontario Development Program - 20111$295K
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation1$200K
Western Diversification Program1$113K
(CCSP) Canada Community Security Program2$76K
Industrial Research Assistance Program1$75K
Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant - Domestic1$50K
CanExport SME1$27K
Career Focus Program2$22K
Economic Recovery Program1$20K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Breakfast Club of Canada3$15M
Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society1$5M
United Way British Columbia3$4.2M
Food Banks Canada2$3.6M
Food First NL3$3.3M
Second Harvest Canada / Deuxième Récolte Canada2$2.8M
Saskatchewan School Boards Association2$2M
Pulse Crops (Canada) Association1$1.7M
"Argus" Residence for Young People1$1.4M
Mazon Canada1$1.4M
Farm to Cafeteria Canada Society1$1.3M
Food Depot Alimentaire Inc.2$1.2M
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada25$1.1M
United Way East Ontario1$1M
Longan Vision Corp.8$936K
Zagime Anishinabek3$787K
Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.3$607K
Mikinakoos Children's Fund2$590K
Kispiox Band2$575K
Muskowekwan First Nation3$561K
Fort Resolution Métis Government1$500K
Piikani Nation1$500K
Dene Tha' First Nation1$500K
Tzeachten First Nation1$497K
Indigenous Food Sovereignty Assn.1$474K

Plus 41 agreements ($2.4M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20092$120K
20121$18K
20131$259K
201942$849K
2020120$8.6M
2021193$12.4M
202255$13.5M
2023128$9.7M
202457$3M
202569$48M
202686$11M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities519$76.3M
Indigenous recipients198$28.2M
For-profit organizations25$1.8M
Government11$996K
Individuals and sole proprietorships1$7,000

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Mar 2026Arctic Fresh Projects Inc.Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant - DomesticInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$49,750
Mar 2026Salish Seas Regenerative Farm SocietyLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$91,462
Mar 2026Longan Vision Corp.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026Centre d'action bénévole de la M.R.C. de CoaticookLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$68,441
Mar 2026Municipalité de VilleroyLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$33,120
Mar 2026Conseil des Innus de PessamitLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$90,818
Mar 2026Solidarité citoyenne PortneufLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$49,135
Mar 2026Funds for the Future Sexsmith Youth SocietyLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$100,000
Mar 2026Ville de MirabelLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$88,865
Mar 2026Fort Alexander First NationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$99,623
Mar 2026North Caribou Lake First NationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$64,818
Mar 2026Nawalakw Healing SocietyLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$35,031
Mar 2026Flying Dust First NationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$100,000
Mar 2026Royal Canadian Legion Branch 162Economic Recovery ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$20,000
Mar 2026My Own Back Yard Community Group AssociationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$82,433
Mar 2026Kashechewan First NationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$100,000
Feb 2026Naskapi Nation of KawawachikamachLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$100,000
Feb 2026Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$39,793
Feb 2026Algonquins of Barriere Lake First NationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$96,538
Feb 2026La Coopérative de solidarité Abondance Urbaine Solidaire (CAUS)Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$26,070
Feb 2026Groupe Populaire d'Entraide de Lavaltrie Inc.Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$58,004
Feb 2026Mississauga First NationLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$100,000
Feb 2026Buctouche Micmac BandLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$37,889
Feb 2026Services d'entraide ''Le Relais''Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$28,923
Feb 2026Jardins Communautaires de NicoletLocal Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$85,197