Deadline: 04-Sep-20
The Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC), the Department of Public Safety Canada is seeking proposals from eligible organizations for projects and/or initiatives starting in fiscal year 2020-21 that support and advance efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking, with a specific focus on raising awareness of human trafficking among at-risk youth. This targeted contribution funding supports Public Safety Canada’s mandate by ensuring communities are kept safe.
Objectives
Youth are one of the vulnerable populations at risk of being trafficked in Canada. According to police-reported data, just under 1,400 victims of human trafficking were reported by police in Canada between 2009 and 2018, with 28% of victims identified as being less than 18 years old. In order to prevent at-risk youth from becoming victims of this crime and to enhance awareness of human trafficking among this vulnerable population, the objective of this call is to provide time-limited and multi-year contribution funding to eligible organizations to develop pilot projects that test promising or best practices with the focus of:
- creating innovative human trafficking awareness tools for at-risk youth that can be replicated;
- raising awareness of human trafficking in group home settings; and
- promoting at-risk youth involvement in the development of the pilot projects.
Funding Information
- The total federal funding available is up to $2,000,000 over a four-year period, starting in fiscal year 2020-21 (ending March 31, 2024). A total of $500,000 is available each fiscal year for all funded projects, with an anticipated maximum of $100,000 available per year for each project.
- Funding is available to eligible organizations that are not currently receiving funding through Stream A of CPCSOC.
Requirements
- Applicants must demonstrate their experience in providing awareness-raising initiatives related to human trafficking to at-risk youth. This would include awareness activities such as identifying indicators of human trafficking, preventive actions, or empowering youth to be active participants in the prevention of their own potential victimization.
- Project proposals must demonstrate how the initiative will develop an innovative approach to creating awareness of human trafficking among at-risk youth and preventive actions youth can take to avoid victimization. Specifically, initiatives must incorporate how to recognize signs of human trafficking, how to recognize grooming and luring mechanisms commonly used by perpetrators, rights under the United Nations Rights of the Child Convention, and how to report suspected cases of human trafficking or exploitation. Initiatives should also include the creation, promotion and/or dissemination of educational and/or awareness materials/resources.
- Project proposals must include a targeted engagement plan describing how the project will consult or partner with group homes and child services agencies in the development of the initiative, and how the project will contribute to enhanced awareness of human trafficking among youth living in care.
- Applicants must provide a detailed description of the project and workplan, including expected results and how the project meets the objectives of the call and CPCSOC.
- Project proposals should include a collaboration plan that demonstrates planned efforts to promote at-risk youth involvement in the development and implementation of the at-risk pilot projects through leveraging resources and building partnerships with child services, group homes, shelters, academic institutions, Indigenous governments and groups, law enforcement agencies and other relevant stakeholders. The proposal should be accompanied with least two letters of support from partners.
- Characteristics of youth most at risk of human trafficking include being: under 18 years of age; of female gender identity; LGBTQ2+; Indigenous; homeless; and/or living in foster care. Youth with a history of significant conflict with parents/caregivers, and with previous experience with physical or sexual or physical abuse are also considered at risk. Taking these and other relevant characteristics into account, project proposals should demonstrate how the proposed initiative will be culturally appropriate and sensitive, acknowledge the specialized needs of vulnerable youth populations and incorporate a gendered and diverse approach in preventing exploitation, including ensuring that education and awareness materials and resources include inclusive language and a balanced and constructive perspective. Applicants must include a GBA+ (intersectional) analysis identifying how members of Indigenous and northern communities, youth, LGBTQ2+persons will be engaged.
- Applications must include a performance and evaluation plan that demonstrates how outcomes of the proposed project will be measured.
- Applicant must include a description of how any confidential and personal information will be protected in accordance with the applicable federal, provincial or territorial legislation.
For more information, visit https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/hmn-trffckng/cpcsoc/cpcsoc-trsk-yth-en.aspx