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Financial Services Department www. kitchen er.ca
REPORT TO: Council Meeting
DATE OF MEETING: June 23, 2025
SUBMITTED BY: Jonathan Lautenbach, CFO Financial Services, 519-783-8890
PREPARED BY: Tyler Harding, MCSI, Financial Services, 519-783-8887
WARD(S) INVOLVED: N/A
DATE OF REPORT: June 18, 2025
REPORT NO.: FIN -2025-297
SUBJECT: 2024 Grant Summary
RECOMMENDATION:
For Information
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to provide Council with information regarding grants for
2024.
• During 2024 the City of Kitchener received or was approved for $27.2M of external grant
funding.
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
To support effective and transparent financial governance, staff provide an annual update
on grant applications that have been received or approved. This report includes information
regarding grants for 2024, and the five-year period since 2020 when staff began tracking
this detail.
REPORT:
During 2024 the City of Kitchener received or was approved for $27.2M of external grant
funding. About half of this funding ($14M) relates to the Building Faster Fund which will be
received over three years if the City achieves their overall 2031 housing target.
In total, the City has received or been approved for $204.5M in grant funding for the five-
year period from 2020 through 2024.
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Year
Grants Approved
2020
76,461,710
2021
23,193,051
2022
27,576,957
2023
50,022,862
2024
27,296,622
Total
$204,551,202
Refer to Appendix A for more details.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Grant funding received from other levels of government or other third -party organizations
help reduce the cost to the City to provide valued programs and services to its citizens.
Without these grants, the City would have to consider other options such as:
• Increasing tax/user rates
• Reducing project scope
• Cancelling projects
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• FIN -2024-298 Grant Update
APPROVED BY: Jonathan Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — 2024 Grant Applications Approved or Funding Received
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Appendix A
Grant Applications - Approved Or Funding Received 2020 - 2024 W date
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