NTOF Application Portal

Please ensure you've reviewed the funding guidelines before completing this application.

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Printable version can be found here, however only electronic submissions will be accepted.

If you have any questions after reviewing the guidelines, please contact us at:
ntof@housingjustice.now

Section A: Basic Information

Primary Applicant: Full Preferred Name*

First NameLast Name

Primary Applicant: Email Address*

example@example.com

Primary Applicant: Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Secondary Applicant: Full Preferred Name

First NameLast Name

Secondary Applicant: Email Address*

example@example.com

Secondary Applicant: Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Name of Tenant-led Group/Tenant Union:*

Website / social media links (if any):

Year the group started: *

(approximate is okay)

City / Region / Province or Territory*

Regular meetings or assembliesElected or rotating leadershipWritten principles, bylaws, or agreementsNone of the above / still forming

Tell us about your organizing work as tenants: What collective actions, campaigns, or organizing activities are you currently engaged in, or have recently completed? *

0/500

Section B: Organizing Focus & Context

Just forming (group forming, outreach & relationship building)Developing (regular meetings, growing membership, active conversations)Active & sustained (ongoing campaign, structured leadership, defined goals)Experienced (multiple cycles of organizing, established tenant leadership)

What is the core organizing goal or demand you are currently working toward?*

(For example: building a tenant union, stopping evictions, winning repairs, fighting rent increases, advancing a policy campaign, etc.)0/500

How do these activities build tenant power in your community? What gains are you trying to make? *

(For example: stronger tenant participation, concrete wins, increased leverage, or lasting structures.)0/500

Who are the tenants most impacted by this work?*

(e.g., low-income tenants, racialized tenants, newcomers, students, seniors, people with disabilities, etc.)0/300

Are you connected to other tenant groups or organizing efforts?*

This could include formal coalitions or informal collaboration.0/300

Section C: Use of Funds

Total Amount Requested*

Up to a maximum of $5,000 can be requested

One-time organizing costsShort-term campaign supportOngoing / sustaining organizing work

Start Date:*

Date

End Date:*

Date

What makes this organizing effort urgent or important right now?*

0/300

If this request includes paid labour or stipends, how will this compensation support your organizing work in a time-limited and proportionate way?*

0/400

Budget (approximate)

If you prefer, you are welcome to submit your budget as a file below instead:

How would these funds be used in practice? Please connect your budget items to your organizing goals.*

0/500

How does your organizing support collective tenant power or housing justice more broadly? Does your work create lessons, momentum, or models that other tenant groups could build from?

Please describe briefly.0/500

What would happen if you did not receive this funding? How does this funding fit into your broader funding or resource picture?

0/300

File upload for supportive materials (Optional)

Upload campaign materials, pictures or any key documents to provide context for your groups work.

I confirm that the information shared in this application is accurate to the best of my knowledge.I understand that submitting an application does not guarantee funding, and that funding decisions are made through a volunteer Tenant-led advisory committee.I understand that, if selected for funding, I may be asked to confirm details or provide additional information before funds are released.I understand that NTOF may share anonymized, aggregated information about funded work for learning or movement-building purposes.I consent to the NTOF team contacting me about this application and related follow-up as needed through the NTOF mailing list.