Steven Guilbeault
Hon. Steven Guilbeault
Member of Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Calls for Proposals - Indigenous Sport, Seniors, Climate, Community Support, LGBTQI+, Safety
October 8, 2020

We wish to inform you of the following calls for proposals of the federal government that are currently accepting applications :

 

1 - Sport Support Program - The Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) component  
Deadline : Friday October 16, 2020

$3.6 million are available annually to Indigenous governments, Indigenous communities and other not-for-profit Indigenous and non‑Indigenous delivery organizations collaborating with Indigenous organizations for projects that use sport for social development in Indigenous communities.

 

2 - New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) 
Deadline : Tuesday October 20, 2020 at 3pm

The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) supports projects led or inspired by and for seniors. Eligible applicants may receive a grant under the Community Projects Component up to $25,000 or up to $5,000 for the Small Grants Initiative pilot project. Organizations are invited to apply for funding under the five national priorities of NHSP:

  1. Supporting healthy ageing
  2.  Preventing elder abuse and fraud
  3. Combatting ageism, celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion
  4. Improving seniors’ access to government services and benefits
  5. Adapting community-based organizations to a more virtual environment

This year, organizations can apply for funding to support seniors dealing with the pandemic by submitting project proposals that offer specific COVID-19 relief or recovery activities for seniors. Information sessions are offered by webinar, see schedule at the end of this email.

 

3 - Climate Action and Awareness Fund - Community-based climate action projects
Deadline : Wednesday October 21, 2020

The request for proposals for community-based climate action projects will provide knowledge, tools and/or skills that lead to or engage communities in climate action. This request for proposals will provide from $100,000 to $6 million to eligible organizations (not-for-profit non-governmental organizations; university or academic institutions; Indigenous organizations), for a total of up to $50 million over five years.


4 - Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund – Black LGBTQI+ Canadians   

Deadline : Thursday October 22, 2020 at 3pm
Promoting Health Equity supports Black Canadians to develop more culturally responsive knowledge, capacity and programs to address mental health and its determinants in their communities. Following the open solicitation for the Fund in Fall 2018, a gap was identified for proposals focusing specifically on addressing the unique needs of Black LGBTQI+ Canadian populations. To this end, an open solicitation is being held to focus on understanding the needs and supports for Black LGBTQI+ populations in Canada, regarding mental health and its determinants.

5 - 2e round of funding through the Emergency Community Support Fund
Deadline : Friday October 30, 2020

The Government of Canada’s $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund first launched last May. Funding is distributed through the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada (in Montreal : Fondation du Grand Montréal) and United Way Centraide Canada. The final installment of funding is now available.

Centraide of Greater Montreal will not have another round of funding applications. They will enhance projects that have already received funding and reconsider existing requests that have not yet been accepted. Centraide will communicate with the organizations before October 16. Organizations that want to submit a request for a new project may do so with the Foundation of Greater Montreal. The Red Cross is also accepting projects.

The Emergency Community Support Fund is also funding the Canadian Red Cross to supply free personal protective equipment to community organizations and to train up to 70,000 volunteers and staff on how to prevent the spread of disease.

Two webinars are offered on Tuesday October 6 and will provide information about how to apply. These webinars will be recorded and be available to view afterward.
Tuesday October 6, 2020 from 1pm to 2pm (English)
Tuesday Octobre 6, 2020 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm (French)

 

Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program (SIP)
Deadline : Saturday October 31, 2020
The Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) is designed to help communities at risk of hate-motivated crime improve their security infrastructure. Approved projects may receive up to 50 per cent of total project costs, to a maximum of $100,000 per project. Funding is available to private, not-for-profit organizations that are at risk of being victimized by hate- motivated crime. It helps with the cost of security infrastructure improvements for:

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