Deadline: 12-Sep-2024
The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility is inviting proposals for the Seniors Active Living Centres Program Expansion.
The Government of Ontario is committed to helping older adults keep fit, active, healthy, and living in their communities close to home. The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility has oversight of the Seniors Active Living Centres Act, 2017 (SALCA), and the Seniors Active Living Centres SALC programs delivered across Ontario.
Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) programs promote wellness, social interaction, and education to help seniors stay active, independent, and engaged. Ontario is expanding the SALC Program in 2024-25 and inviting organizations to submit proposals to launch a new SALC program.
Funding Information
- At this time, the maximum amount available for program costs for a 12-month fiscal year is up to 80% of net annual operating costs of maintaining and operating the program, to a maximum of $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can represent a seniors’ focused organization, or an organization that offers a variety of programs to a range of people, including seniors.
- Applicants are responsible for the application and for agreeing to and fulfilling all terms of the funding agreement, if selected.
- Note that any applicant that is currently in default of any Ontario government grant is not eligible for funding.
- Proposed SALC Programs must be:
- Delivered in a geographic area (municipality, First Nation, or Local Service Board) that does not currently have a SALC program operating within it. (see Appendix for current SALC program locations).
- Delivered to support a specific underserved population that is not currently being served by an existing SALC program in the area for example: Francophone, Indigenous, veterans, low-income, racialized older adults, rural/remote, 2SLGBTQIA+, or seniors with disabilities.
- Applicants must also demonstrate the following to be eligible for funding:
- Ontario only: Programs must serve seniors in Ontario. Programs can also be open to older adults (aged 55 years or older).
- One of the following organizations:
- Not-for-profit organization incorporated in Ontario or Canada and operating continuously in Ontario for at least two years, since at least April 1, 2022.
- This would include any not-for-profit organization that serves the interests of or provides services to First Nation, Inuit, Métis or other Indigenous peoples.
- Municipalities, upper-tier, lower-tier or single-tier municipalities.
- District Service Boards associated with a municipality.
- A Local Services Board as set out in s. 7 of the Northern Services Boards Act
- An Indigenous governing body that is a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of a First Nation, Inuit, Métis or other Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
- Registered Charities as defined in subsection 248 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
- Not-for-profit organization incorporated in Ontario or Canada and operating continuously in Ontario for at least two years, since at least April 1, 2022.
- Governance structure and organizational capacity
- Must have an operational and viable governance structure in place, such as a board of directors, council or other elected governing body. The ministry may request documentation at any time to demonstrate that a governance structure is in place.
- Must have resources to support program administration (including staffing, volunteers or administrative resources).
- Financial viability
- Proof of financial stability, such as statements or documents from a financial institution identifying the average fund balances over the past twelve (12) months and listing any current lines of credit that were established for short-term cash flow needs and their available balance.
- Prior year financial statements that have been reviewed and certified by an independent auditor or a board-endorsed financial statement.
- Applicants that are municipalities must identify the tab that summarizes revenues and expenditures on the provincial Financial Information Reporting (FIR) system.
- Attestation of compliance with applicable laws
- Attestation that the organization will comply with all applicable laws in operating the program, including but not limited to the Ontario Human Rights Code, building codes, accessibility, health and safety laws, including food safety, and employment standards.
- Specify where the programs will carry out their activities (physical location and/or virtual programming) and attest that they meet or exceed provincial accessibility requirements.
Ineligible
- Examples of organizations ineligible to apply:
- Organizations seeking funding to operate a SALC program in a municipality that already has SALC program that is not dedicated to supporting a specific underserved population
- Individuals
- Unincorporated bodies (other than unincorporated entities authorized to act on behalf of a First Nation, Inuit, Métis or other Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982)
- For-profit businesses
- Agencies, Boards or Commissions of the Federal or Provincial governments
- Private foundations
- Private schools
- Organizations whose purpose is related to political activity (lobbying), as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency
- Organizations that are currently in default of any other Ontario government grant
For more information, visit Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.