What is eligible?
- New and recurring events
- Community or tourism-based events
- Annual and/or recurring events that include:
- new programming or activities
- and are anticipated to improve the quality and/or sustainability of the event, such as:
- Increased attendance
- Increased tourism expenditure (additional overnight stays, more local spending)
- Raising the event profile/quality
- Promoting sustainability of future events
- Other enhancements, as deemed eligible by NOHFC
What is not eligible?
- On-going operational costs of an organization
- Event costs of participant travel, alcohol, awards or gifts
- Annual general or business meetings
- Private sector events and projects led by the federal or provincial governments
- Projects that do not generate economic benefits to Northern Ontario
- Events that have already occurred
Process
Applications must be submitted a minimum of 16 weeks prior to the event date. Applications will not be considered for funding events that have already occurred. The applicant may be required to reimburse NOHFC if assets financed by NOHFC are sold within the first three years after project completion.
Applications to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation take the following path:
Apply
Submit your application and we’ll review it and make sure your project meets our program guidelines.
Evaluation
We’ll get some additional information on your project and review it in greater detail.
Decision
We’ll share our review with our board of directors, who will make the final decision on your application.
