Deadline: 26 July 2017
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants interested in receiving funding from the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF).
The EAF funds organizations, businesses and other eligible recipients to improve accessibility and/or safety for people with disabilities by supporting the capital costs of renovation, construction and/or retrofit activities and the provision of accessible technologies in workplaces and communities across Canada.
Funding Schemes
This Call for Proposals has two funding streams:
- Workplace Accessibility Stream: To provide funding for small projects that improve accessibility and/or safety for people with disabilities in workplaces across Canada. These improvements must be addressed through renovation, construction and/or retrofit activities or through the provision of accessible technologies, in facilities where people with disabilities work or could work in the future.
- Community Accessibility Stream: To provide funding for small projects that improve accessibility and/or safety for people with disabilities in communities across Canada. These improvements must be addressed through renovation, construction and/or retrofit activities or through the provision of accessible technologies, in community spaces where programs and/or services are offered, or will be offered, to people with disabilities.
Expected Results
The expected results of
- EAF
- accessible communities and workplaces;
- increased access for people with disabilities to services, programs and/or employment opportunities; and
- increased opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in and contribute to community life and the economy.
- Workplace Accessibility Stream: If your application is submitted under the Workplace Accessibility Stream, it must demonstrate that the project aligns with both of the following expected results:
- increased workplace accessibility and/or safety; and
- increased opportunities for current or future employees with disabilities to obtain or maintain employment and participate in the economy.
- Community Accessibility Stream: If your application is submitted under the Community Accessibility Stream, it must demonstrate that the project aligns with both of the following expected results:
- increased accessibility and/or safety for people with disabilities in community spaces where programs and/or services are offered, or will be offered, to people with disabilities; and
- increased opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in and contribute to community life.
Eligibility Criteria
- not-for-profit organizations, including social enterprises;
- businesses (maximum 99 full-time equivalent employees);
- small municipalities (population under 125,000 as per most recent census data (2016));
- Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities); and
- territorial governments.
Each of the following requirements must be met in order for projects to be considered eligible for funding:
- Projects must demonstrate that they meet the CFP objective related to the EAF funding stream under which they apply; Projects must demonstrate that they meet all the expected results related to the EAF funding stream under which they apply;
- All activities presented in funding applications must reflect eligible activities;
- The duration of the proposed projects must be a maximum of 52 weeks (one year);
- Funding from ESDC cannot exceed $50,000 per project;
- Projects must demonstrate how they meet the mandatory 35% leveraging requirement;
- Projects must demonstrate community support for their project.
- All required documents must be submitted with the completed Standard Grant Application for Funding.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit Government of Canada.