TORONTO – Speaking at the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) annual conference on Jan. 20, Premier Doug Ford announced the province is now accepting applications for a new intake this year under the Rural Economic Development (RED) program.
“Many rural communities are feeling left behind,” said Ford.
“The RED program is one of the many ways that our government is helping to bring real benefits to more communities in rural Ontario.”
Rural communities and regions, Indigenous communities and organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and local service boards can apply for the RED program until Feb. 24.
As part of the program’s Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream, the province will cover up to 50 per cent of the costs for eligible projects that help remove barriers to job creation and attract investment and skilled workers.
