Before you apply Talk to us! Contact staff at OTF to discuss your proposal before you begin to fill out an application form. We will be able to answer questions you may have about local and provincial granting priorities, budget limitations, the time frame for a decision, application tips, etc. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, staff are not able to review draft applications. Call 1.800.263.2887 to be directed to the appropriate OTF staff. Complete your application Tools for applicants, including an Application Writing Guide, are available on the Tools and Tips section of our website or by calling us. Applications must be submitted, in either English or French, on the current Ontario Trillium Foundation Application Form. Applications submitted on any other form will not be accepted. A downloadable version of this Application Form is available from the OTF website. If you are unable to complete this form using a computer, please type or print in ink using block capital letters. Do not bind or cover your application in any way, as we need to make copies for our reviewers. Simply use a clip to hold each copy together. Do not send videocassettes or CDs with your request. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to use or store these types of supplemental material. Submit your application Send four (4) copies of your completed application as well as four (4) copies of all required attachments to: Ontario Trillium Foundation 45 Charles Street East 5th Floor  Toronto, ON M4Y 1S2 Do not send applications to local offices. Deadlines The Ontario Trillium Foundation’s grant application deadlines are March 1, July 1 and November 1. Applications must be received at OTF’s Toronto office by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, your request must be received by 5:00 p.m. the next business day. Applications received after the deadline date will be returned to the applicant.