CFPs: Address GBV through Promising Practices and Community-Based Research (Canada)

Deadline: 03-Feb-23

The Women and Gender Equality Canada has announced the Call for Proposals to Address GBV through Promising Practices and Community-based Research.

Women and Gender Equality Canada works to advance equality for women and gender diverse people. It works to include people of all genders in Canada’s economic, social, and political life.

Objectives

• There are two objectives for this call for proposals:
  • For the Promising Practices stream: The objective is to fund projects to develop, put in place, and evaluate or to scale promising practices to strengthen the GBV sector.
  • For the Community-based Research stream: The objective is to fund research projects that build knowledge to help address the needs of the underserved in the GBV sector.
• Notes:
  • You can only apply to one stream of the call for proposals and can only submit one application to this call for proposals.
  • You cannot apply to scale promising practices that are part of an unfinished project.

Key Action Areas

• Promising Practices
  • Key actions will focus on promising practices that strengthen the GBV sector. They will also address gaps in prevention and supports for at-risk populations. The key action areas are:
    • Develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice
    • Scale a tested and successful promising practice
    • Strengthen the GBV sector to better address the needs of at-risk populations
    • Seek to understand the root causes and systemic factors that enable GBV and work on viable solutions
    • Address barriers to accessing GBV supports and services
• Community-based Research
  • Key actions will focus on community-based research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups:
    • Produce knowledge to help improve services for at-risk groups: Black or racialized women, immigrant, refugee and newcomer women, women living with disabilities, Indigenous women, or 2SLGBTQI+ people
    • Conduct research on GBV that is community-driven and action or change oriented.

Funding Information

• Promising Practices
  • For a project to develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice, you can apply for the maximum amounts. These are total amounts for the whole project:
    • Up to $650,000 in total to develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice within a local, provincial, or territorial context
    • Up to $850,000 in total to develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice on a pan-Canadian scale. Project activities must have an impact in at least four WAGE regions and be carried out in both official languages (both official languages not required for Indigenous organizations)
  • For a project to scale a successful promising practice in a new location or with a new population, you can apply for the maximum amounts. These are total amounts for the whole project:
    • Up to $650,000 in total for a project within a local, provincial, or territorial context
    • Up to $2,000,000 in total for a project in multiple provinces or territories
• Community-based Research
  • The maximum amount per project is: Up to $400,000 in total for a community-based research and data collection project.
• Duration: Projects should aim to start no earlier than summer 2023 and must end by March 31, 2026.

Eligibility Criteria

• All applicants under this call for proposals must meet the following criteria:
  • Be a Canadian organization
  • Have proof of incorporation or registration or be created under an Act
  • Have experience working on GBV issues
• Be one of the following organization types:
  • Not-for-profit or for-profit organizations that:
    • Are community-based and work with one or more of these population groups: Black or racialized women, immigrant, refugee and newcomer women, women living with disabilities, Indigenous women, or 2SLGBTQI+ people
    • Have experience in community-based research or a current partner with that experience
    • Do not intend to generate a profit
• Research organizations or institutes that:
  • Have a mandate to conduct research and have research staff and facilities
  • Have proof of incorporation or registration as an independent body
• Have a partnership with a community-based organization that:
  • Serves at least one of the at-risk groups
  • Has experience working on GBV issues
• Centres of expertise that:
  • Provide leadership, best practices, support, or training in a given field
  • Have experience in research
  • Have proof of incorporation or registration as an independent body
• Have a partnership with a community-based organization that:
  • serves at least one of the at-risk groups
  • has experience working on GBV issues
• Universities, colleges, and CÉGEPs: For these applications, the federal government will only fund up to 50% of the total project budget. They must:
  • Have experience in research
• Have a partnership with a community-based organization that:
  • Serves at least one of the at-risk groups
  • Has experience working on GBV issues.

For more information, visit GBV.