Deadline: 10-Apr-24
Submissions are now open for the 2SLGBTQI+ Projects Fund to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social and political life.
Although much progress has been made in Canada towards protecting rights and improving equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, stigma and discrimination persist, and drive long-standing and ongoing inequities for 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada.
Under Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan, funding has been made available to support work by 2SLGBTQI+ organizations to address barriers to 2SLGBTQI+ equality.
The objective of this call for proposals is to advance the equality of 2SLGBTQI+ people. Community-informed projects will address needs and barriers to equality.
Priorities
- They will prioritize proposals that:
- Address barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people who are:
- Intersex
- Trans
- Two Spirit
- Non-binary
- Indigenous
- Black
- Racialized
- Refugee, immigrant or newcomer
- living with disabilities
- seniors
- youth
- low-income
- member of an official language minority communities
- living in rural, remote and/or northern communities
- Address any other gaps, such as geography, as deemed by the Department
- Address barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people who are:
Funding Information
- Up to $400,000 in total for projects with a local reach. Project activities cover one community, such as a town, city, or regional municipality.
- Up to $1,200,000 in total for projects with a regional, provincial or territorial, or pan Canadian reach.
- Regional, provincial/territorial reach: Project activities cover more than one community. They can also cover part of a province or territory; an entire province or territory; or a few adjacent provinces and territories. Projects that cover one of Canada’s three largest municipalities would also qualify as regional: Greater Toronto, Greater Montreal and Greater Vancouver area.
- Pan-Canadian reach: Project activities must have impact in at least four WAGE regions and be carried out in both official languages (both official languages are not required for Indigenous organizations).
- Projects should start no earlier than September 2024 and must end by March 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants under this call for proposals must meet the following criteria:
- Be a Canadian not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the Canada Not for Profit Corporations Act or corresponding provincial/territorial legislation.
- Have proof of incorporation.
- Work primarily or entirely with 2SLGBTQI+ communities. To show this you must provide your mandate and describe your organization’s experience.
- An exception to working primarily or entirely with 2SLGBTQI+ communities may be granted where no such organization exists in a given region, community or population. You must request an exception before you apply.
- If your organization is approved an exception, it must still meet all other applicant eligibility criteria.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants that are not eligible include:
- organizations that do not work primarily or entirely with 2SLGBTQI+ communities unless an exception is granted in advance of the submission of an application
- for-profit Canadian organizations, including social enterprises
- Indigenous governments, including band councils, tribal councils and self government entities and their agencies
- provinces, territories, municipalities, and their agencies
- research organizations and institutes
- centres of expertise
- Academic or educational institutions
- individuals
- organizations outside of Canada
- political parties and organizations involved in political activities that are partisan
- Any organization incorperated other than a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act or under corresponding provincial or territorial legislation.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.