Funding for Community-based Projects under the New Horizons for Seniors Program (Canada)

Deadline: 1-Nov-22

The Government of Canada is seeking applications for its community-based stream of the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP), a federal grant that supports community-based projects that are designed by seniors for seniors. This program funds projects that empower seniors in their communities and contribute to improving their health and well-being.

Objectives

Projects submitted for this grant (up to $25,000) must meet at least 1 of the following program objectives:

• Promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations.
• Engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others.
• Expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse.
• Supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors.
• Providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

National priorities

Projects submitted for this grant (up to $25,000) do not have to meet 1 of the following National priorities. However, if your project does meet 1 or more of the National priorities, it will receive extra points during the assessment process.

• Priority 1: Supporting healthy ageing
  • Including:
    • Addressing social isolation, including through supporting seniors’ digital literacy.
    • Addressing ageism.
    • Supporting mental health and dementia, and
    • Developing and delivering virtual programming for the above.
• Priority 2: Preventing senior abuse
  • Including:
    • Providing measures to reduce crimes and harm against seniors including elder abuse.
    • Developing educational material to prevent unscrupulous practices, financial fraud and scams from happening to seniors.
    • Supporting financial empowerment of seniors.
• Priority 3: Celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion
  • Including:
    • Promoting intergenerational mentoring and engagement.
    • Advancing Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and helping to secure a better quality of life for Indigenous seniors.
    • Collaborating with diverse communities notably by serving members of the following vulnerable groups:
      • Indigenous Peoples
      • People with disabilities
      • Members of racialized and newcomer groups
      • Members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities
      • Low-income seniors
      • Veterans, and
      • Members of official language minority communities
    • Supporting seniors living in rural or remote areas.
• Priority 4: Helping seniors to age in place
• Including:
  • Providing practical supports, tools and resources to seniors to help them remain in their homes longer, and
  • Helping seniors navigate and access government benefits, services and providing support to file their taxes.

Funding Information

• Eligible organizations can apply for up to $25,000 for projects that are led by seniors and are volunteer based.

Eligible Projects

Your project must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be no longer than 52 weeks.
• Request no more than $25,000.
• Meet at least 1 program objective.
• Seniors will lead or play a vital role in its planning and/or delivery.
• Seek to benefit seniors and communities.
• Demonstrate cost effectiveness.

Eligibility Criteria

• Your organization must be 1 of the following types:
  • Non-profit organization.
  • Municipality.
  • Provincial or territorial government, institution or Crown Corporation.
  • Indigenous organization including:
    • Band council.
    • Tribal council, and
    • Self-government entity.
  • Coalition, network or committee.
  • Research organization or institute.
  • Educational institution.
  • Public health and social services institution.
  • For-profit organization provided that the nature and intent of the activity is non-commercial and does not generate profit.
• For organizations with offices in multiple locations, each individual location is eligible to apply for funding. However, they must operate independently and have a separate governing structure. Organizations that do not operate independently may only receive a maximum amount of $25,000 for all locations.
• Organizations can only submit 1 application per project. Multiple projects may not exceed a total of $25,000 per organization.
• The following organizations are eligible with the agreement of their provincial or territorial government:
  • Post-secondary institutions.
  • Social service and public health institutions.
  • Provincially/territorially funded institutions.

For more information, visit Government of Canada.

For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/new-horizons-seniors-community-based.html