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2025 Youth Climate Action Fund grant recipients

Round 1

Project nameProject descriptionOrganizationAllocation
ClimaCon 2025To support a ClimaCon conference for grade 9 students from three high schools to develop practical, innovative and sit-based solutions to climate change.Upper Grand District School Board$3,300
Get on BoardTo develop introductory skateboarding workshops for youth in the onward willow neighbourhood as a mode of active transportation and tool for self-growth.The Guelph Skateboarding Committee$7,000
John F Ross CVI Community Garden and Food Forest ProjectTo support the school breakfast program with development of a community garden and food forest focusing on native species.John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute$6,800
Greener GuelphTo help mitigate urban heat and reducing flood risk through tree planting on urban flood plains with approvals from the City.Trees for Guelph$2,100
Youth & Sustainable Urbanism ProgramTo build sustainable community through urban farming, communal gatherings, and environmental stewardship.Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition$6,000
Youth Climate Leaders NetworkTo provide concrete methods and platforms for youth-led climate action while prioritizing mental health.eMERGE Guelph Sustainability>$4,524
Supporting Active Transportation at CCVI – Bike RacksTo improve access to sustainable cycling through provision of bike racks at school and near local trail systems.Centennial Collegiate and Vocational Institute$6,102
The Ripple EffectTo empower youth to take the lead in addressing climate change through the lens of water and science communication.Waterloo Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival$5,600
Speciality crop production: Sustainable urban agriculture:To support youth and seniors in the production of multi-faith foods on two acres of land in Guelph.GreenTech AgriFood & Innovation Canada (GAIC) Inc.$4,447

Total: $45,873