Deadline: 7 August 2019
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is inviting eligible organizations to submit applications for funding for projects that catalyze system-level change to enhance pathways to care for people who use drugs.
The objective of this new funding opportunity is to support projects that catalyze system-level change with enduring impact to enhance pathways to care and reduce barriers for people who use drugs.
Projects funded through this investment should support sustainable system-level change that includes:
- Foundational policies or practice guidelines that embrace proven and promising intervention models that can support pathways to care and reduce barriers for people who use drugs;
- Capacity development to increase the skills and knowledge of the workforce to implement the policies or practice guidelines; and
- Practical tools and resources to support ongoing implementation.
Investment Principles
- Health Equity: Health equity is fostered by the absence of unfair/unjust, systematic and avoidable differences in health status or social determinants of health between population groups. It includes consideration of sex and gender and other factors such as age, education, language, geography, culture and income. PHAC promotes a health equity approach that increases access to opportunities and conditions conducive to health for all.
- Evidence-based: Evidence refers to rigorous, scientific research and/or evaluation of the intervention, or the application of relevant research and/or strong theoretical underpinnings to support the relevance and impact of the proposed intervention and/or adaptation of the intervention to a new context or audience.
- Engagement: Engagement refers to meaningful involvement of the intended audience to inform and improve the design of the approach or resources. This should include engagement with people with lived and living experience, as appropriate.
- Non-stigmatizing: Stigma leads to discrimination, which prevents people from getting the services and supports they need. Non-stigmatizing initiatives model a person-centred approach, promote stigma-free language and messaging and actively support the reduction of fear, stigma, misinformation and misunderstanding.
- Cultural Safety: Promoting and improving cultural safety involves working across ethnic and other diverse factors to help systems and organizations ensure that service environments are safe for all, regardless of culture. Cultural safety is particularly important for Indigenous peoples but is relevant across cultures.
- Trauma- and Violence Informed: Trauma- and violence-informed practice is a client-centred model that is built on knowledge about the impact of violence and trauma on people’s lives and health. This knowledge should be incorporated into all aspects of policy, practice and programming in ways that foster clients’ safety, respect and empowerment.
Funding Information
- Applicants can request project funding for a maximum of 15 months, totalling between $350,000 and $1,000,000.
- All project funding will end March 31, 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
Only applicants in following categories may be considered for funding:
- Canadian not-for-profit voluntary organizations and corporations
- for profit organizations
- provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and agencies
- organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (regional health authorities, post-secondary institutions)
- unincorporated groups, societies and coalitions
- Indigenous organizations
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.
for more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/funding-opportunities/grant-contribution-funding-opportunities/supporting-pathways-to-care-people-who-use-drugs.html
