Throughout our interviews with service providers across the region, it was clear that they feel an increased administrative burden in respect to applying for funding. As funding trends have shifted over the past two decades from core funding to project based funding, many agencies depend on multiple funding sources to run their programs. This is a multi-level structural issue not relegated simply to regional funding agencies, however, it is also an area that bodies like the Halton Granters’ Roundtable can have a positive impact in a local context.
Ways to address this are coordinating funding cycles; pooling funds to jointly fund initiatives so that agencies are required to apply to fewer bodies; and standardizing application processes.
