Community Futures is a community based non-profit organization that is
dedicated to creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and the pursuit
of economic growth in Renfrew County.
We, along with 60 other Community Futures Development Corporation’s in
rural Ontario receive operational funding from the Government of Canada
through FedDev Ontario.
Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation is run by a
board of local volunteers and professional staff, we take a grass roots
approach to investing in local entrepreneurs and community initiatives.
On November 18th, Renfrew – Nipissing – Pembroke M.P. Cheryl Gallant, on
behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal
Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced
the Federal Government of Canada’s investment of $30 million over the next
three years in support of the renewal of the Eastern Ontario Development
Program (EODP).
The EODP promotes economic development initiatives in Eastern Ontario,
leading to a diversified and competitive regional economy with successful
businesses and prosperous communities. It has been a catalyst in many
communities by encouraging new projects and community plans, mobilizing
community stakeholders and helping to form partnerships Throughout
Renfrew – Nipissing - Pembroke.
Who is eligible?
The program, managed by FedDev Ontario, provides resources to the 15
Community Futures Development Corporations in Eastern Ontario, including
Renfrew County, who in turn solicit applications from eligible applicants.
These eligible applicants include:
- Non-profit organizations including municipalities and municipal organizations, corporations and community economic development organizations
- Commercial enterprises including individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives or trusts
- Aboriginal organizations
What activities are eligible?
Projects in the following priority areas will be considered:
- Business Development, which supports projects that will lead to the growth
of new and existing businesses within rural eastern Ontario communities. This
includes initiatives in areas such as skills development, youth attraction,
innovation and the adoption of information and communications technologies
- Community Innovation, which enables community-led economic development that
enhances and diversifies local economies. This includes projects identified
within existing community plans that build on the communities' competitive
economic advantages to establish or strengthen key economic sectors and/or
retain and expand existing businesses
- Collaborative projects, which involve and benefit multiple communities
For further information on eligible projects and the application process
as it becomes available, please consult our website, www.rccfdc.org, or
contact David Wybou, Community Development Officer and Project Coordinator
for RCCFDC at dvwybou@bellnet.ca.
EODP Guideline & Applications
