Enabling Accessibility Fund: Improving Physical Accessibility & Safety for People with Disabilities

Deadline: 26 July 2016

The Government of Canada is currently accepting applications from organizations for its Enabling Accessibility Fund in order to support capital costs of construction and renovations related to improving physical accessibility and safety for people with disabilities in Canadian communities and workplaces.

The program has funded over 2,300 projects across the country and has improved accessibility for thousands of Canadians.

Funding Streams

• The Workplace Accessibility Stream
  • Projects may include:
    • renovating, retrofitting or constructing workplaces in which job opportunities for people with disabilities could be created or maintained;
    • retrofitting motor vehicles for work use; and
    • providing information and communications technologies for work use.
  • The Community Accessibility Stream
    • Projects may include:
      • renovating, retrofitting or constructing community facilities where programs and/or services are or will be offered to people with disabilities;
      • retrofitting motor vehicles used as community-based transportation; and,
      • providing information and communications technologies for community use.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible recipients for this CFP are:

• not-for-profit organizations, including social enterprises
• small businessesFootnote 3 (maximum 99 full-time equivalentFootnote 5 employees)
• small municipalities (population under 125,000 as per census data)
• Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities); and territorial governments

How to Apply

Applicants must fill the application form via given website.

Eligible Country: Canada

For more information, please visit Enabling Accessibility Fund.