Deadline: 17-Jan-23
The Government of Canada is inviting applications for the Sport Support Program (Stream Two) to support the development of Canadian athletes and coaches and Canadians’ participation in sport.
The Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) component reflects that the Government of Canada considers sport to be a powerful agent for social change and innovation and can achieve key social development goals in Indigenous communities. It was developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)’s Calls to Action, which identified four key social development goals of Indigenous communities.
Objectives
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The objectives of the SSP are to:
- Increase opportunities to participate in quality sport activities for all Canadians, including under-represented groups;
- Increase the capacity of the Canadian sport system to systematically achieve world-class results at the highest international competitions;
- Contribute to the provision of technical sport leadership within the Canadian sport system; and
- Advance Canadian interests, values and ethics in sport at home and abroad.
Streams
- SSDIC Stream Two outcomes
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The SSDIC Stream Two program has two specific outcomes that help to ensure that Indigenous people benefit from this funding.
- Outcome #1. Increase the opportunities for Indigenous participants to participate in sport activities: This is captured by identifying the number of communities reached and number of participants included.
- Outcome #2. Support communities’ self-determined social development goals: This is captured by identifying if and to what degree participants report feeling they have improved on the project’s identified social development goals and feeling more positive about their own health and wellness.
Funding Information
- If you receive $250,000 or more as an annual contribution, you are required to submit audited financial statements.
Eligible Projects
- To be eligible for funding from Stream Two of the SSDIC program component, your project must:
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Propose activities that create opportunities for Indigenous people to participate in sport, which address one or more of the four Stream Two social development goals:
- Improved health;
- Improved education;
- Improved employability; and
- Reduction of at-risk behaviour.
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Be guided by the following principles:
- the project addresses the needs identified by the Indigenous communities being served; and
- project design should, wherever possible, encourage and facilitate sustainable capacity building within the communities it serves.
- Propose activities occurring between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible for Stream Two funding, your organization must:
- Be an Indigenous government, Indigenous community, or other not-for-profit Indigenous or non-Indigenous delivery organization collaborating with an Indigenous organization(s);
- Have a letter of support from the leadership of the beneficiary Indigenous community (for non-Indigenous delivery organizations);
- Have financial statements for the past fiscal year, where applicable; and,
- Be undertaking or supporting projects in/for Indigenous communities that create opportunities to participate in sport and are targeting one or more of the identified social development goals.
- Note: Up to 25% of the Stream Two funding will be available for non-Indigenous delivery organizations.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.
