Canadian Women’s Foundation: Rebuilding Lives Grants Program

Deadline: 20-Jun-23

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is now accepting Letters of Intent for Rebuilding Lives grants.

Areas

• Organizations can apply for grants in one of the two following areas:
  • Rebuilding Lives:
    • Programs and services that support women, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary people, who have experienced gender-based violence, and their children.
    • Programs
      • They will fund programs that provide direct and targeted support to women, Two Spirit, trans, and
      • non-binary people, and their children, who have experienced gender-based violence. They will consider applications for existing programs or services, or to pilot programs or services, including:
        • Housing or shelter and wraparound supports provided to survivors of gender-based violence, and their children.
        • Crisis counselling, support and information services or lines, systems navigation, and case management for survivors of gender-based violence, including physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, financial, spiritual, and harassment or stalking.
        • Outreach services, participant-led support groups, and other programs or supports to survivors of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace and on campus. Note that the Foundation recognizes sex work as work and encourages applications from sex worker support and advocacy organizations.
        • Legal information, court support, or other navigation programs for those navigating family, criminal, other judicial systems resulting from gender-based violence.
        • Support to children who have experienced or witnessed gender-based violence, or for parenting children who have witnessed gender-based violence or abuse.
        • Projects using other approaches to support survivors, and their children, to rebuild their lives free from violence.
  • Collaborative Projects:
    • Sectoral capacity-building, policy and research, advocacy, and collective action initiatives that support systemic change efforts on a regional or national scale.
    • Initiatives
      • These initiatives must take a collaborative and practical approach to undertake:
      • Sectoral resource sharing, capacity building or training opportunities, and knowledge mobilization by regional, provincial, or national groups.
      • Policy work/leadership on gender-based violence that actively involves women, girls, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary survivors of violence.
      • Advocacy campaigns and actions that aim to address systemic barriers for survivors of violence. Note that while public awareness can be a component of the wider project, initiatives focused exclusively on this aspect will not be considered.
      • Education and action on gender-based violence involving First Nations, MÈtis, Inuit, Black, racialized, newcomer, migrant, youth, sex workers, 2SLGBTQI+ and women, girls, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary peoples living with disabilities.
      • Coalition-building for emergency preparedness, planning, and coordination at a provincial/territorial or national level.
      • These initiatives must include at least two partner organizations and include a practical component as noted in the examples above; projects exclusively focused on research will not be considered.

Funding Information

• The Rebuilding Lives grants are available for a maximum of $45,000 per year for four years.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be considered for a Rebuilding Lives grant, your proposed program or project is required to demonstrate the following:
  • Applicants must be incorporated non-profit organizations and have a valid charitable number from Canada Revenue Agency or be a First Nations Band or municipality designated as a qualified done by Canada Revenue Agency. If your organization does not have charitable status or is not a qualified donee, they can consider an application in partnership with another organization that is a registered charity or qualified donee with a mandate relevant to your proposal.
  • Gender-based violence programming, services, and/or advocacy are core or central to your organization’s mission and you have significant experience offering programs, services, and/or advocacy initiatives with/for women, girls, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary people who face multiple barriers and are underserved, including:
    • First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people
    • Black and racialized people
    • 2SLGBTQI+ people
    • People with disabilities
    • Newcomers and migrants
    • Youth
  • Your organization has significant experience in working with survivors of violence such as shelters, sexual assault centres, women’s centres, sex worker organizations, and other organizations providing a continuum of services and connection to the community.
  • Please note that they will only accept one application per organization in this grant stream.

For more information, visit Canadian Women’s Foundation.