Item - 2025.HL25.3
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on June 3, 2025 and was adopted with amendments.
HL25.3 - 2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund Allocations and Review Process
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Authorized the Acting Medical Officer of Health to allocate $645.4 thousand in 2025 for seven (7) one-year projects.
2. Authorized the Acting Medical Officer of Health to allocate $1,679.2 thousand to fifteen (15) three-year projects to implement year three services in 2025 as recommended by the 2023 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) Review Panels and as outlined in Table 3 and Attachment 2 to the report (May 16, 2025) from the Acting Medical Officer of Health..
3. Authorized the Acting Medical Officer of Health to execute Grant Agreements with the applicants identified in Attachment 2 to the report (May 16, 2025) from the Acting Medical Officer of Health.
4. Directed the Medical Officer of Health to consider including intimate partner violence, youth vaping, and youth consumption of energy drinks as priority areas for the Toronto Urban Health Fund as part of the review of the program that is expected at the Board of Health in Q4 2025.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Board of Health recessed its public meeting to meet in closed session to consider the item as it relates to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the Board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them.
Origin
Summary
The Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) provides grants to community-based HIV prevention and substance use initiatives. This report outlines the Toronto Urban Health Fund’s program criteria and priorities, application review process, and 2025 grant recommendations for Board of Health approval.
The 2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel recommends granting $645.4 thousand for seven (7) one-year projects and $1,679.2 thousand for fifteen (15) three-year projects that were approved in 2023. The grants total $2,324.6 thousand for the twenty-two (22) projects and are to be used between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. The 2025 recommended projects for Toronto Urban Health Fund grant funding focus on HIV prevention through sexual transmission, harm reduction, and child and youth resiliency.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-255486.pdf
Attachment 1 - 2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) Review Panel Members
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-255487.pdf
Attachment 2 - 2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) - Project Summaries and Recommended Activities for Approved Applications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-255488.pdf
Motions
That the Board of Health:
1. Direct the Medical Officer of Health to consider including intimate partner violence, youth vaping, and youth consumption of energy drinks as priority areas for the Toronto Urban Health Fund as part of the review of the program that is expected at the Board of Health in Q4 2025.
That the Board of Health re-open Item HL25.3, headed "2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund Allocations and Review Process".
That the Board of Health:
1. Direct the Medical Officer of Health to consider including intimate partner violence, youth vaping, and youth consumption of energy drinks as priority areas for the Toronto Urban Health Fund as part of the review of the program that is expected at the Board of Health in Q4 2025.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jun-03-2025
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 7 | Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Abinaya Chandrabalan, Lily Cheng, Ida Li Preti, Chris Moise (Chair), Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Lindsay Kretschmer (Interest Declared), Charles Ozzoude, Suman Roy (Interest Declared), Ramanjeet Singh, Stephanie Zhou |
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jun-03-2025
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 7 | Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Abinaya Chandrabalan, Lily Cheng, Ida Li Preti, Chris Moise (Chair), Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Lindsay Kretschmer (Interest Declared), Charles Ozzoude, Suman Roy (Interest Declared), Ramanjeet Singh, Stephanie Zhou |
Declared Interests
Lindsay Kretschmer - as her organization is in contract negotiations and has a long-standing connecting to this particular fund.
Suman Roy - as an organization he is associated with has received funding.
Written Declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=12502