Deadline: 30-Sep-2024
The Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, through the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, is calling for proposals for projects under the Newfoundland and Labrador Settlement and Integration Grants program.
Funding Streams
- The Newfoundland and Labrador Settlement and Integration Program provides project-based funding to support the social, economic, and cultural integration of newcomers to the province and offers two funding streams:
- Stream 1: Economic Integration
- Supports and promotes newcomers’ economic advancement through labour market attachment, including advancing employers’ capacity to hire and support newcomer employees. Priority areas include:
- Improve Labour Market Access for Newcomers
- Foreign Credential Recognition Navigation
- Job Creation and Labour Market Connections
- Workplace- and Industry-Specific Language Training
- Capacity-Building Initiatives for Employers
- Supports and promotes newcomers’ economic advancement through labour market attachment, including advancing employers’ capacity to hire and support newcomer employees. Priority areas include:
- Stream 2: Settlement Supports and Services
- To strengthen communities’ ability to attract, welcome, and retain newcomers at all stages of their settlement journey by contributing to a comprehensive range of settlement services throughout NL. Priority areas include:
- Pre-Arrival Settlement Programming
- Settlement Services
- Place-Based Immigration Initiatives
- Building Welcoming Communities
- Projects to Improve or Expand Access to Settlement Services
- Capacity-building initiatives for Service Provider Organizations
- Intercultural Competency and Public Outreach
- Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- To strengthen communities’ ability to attract, welcome, and retain newcomers at all stages of their settlement journey by contributing to a comprehensive range of settlement services throughout NL. Priority areas include:
- Stream 1: Economic Integration
Funding Information
- The maximum recommended funding contribution for each project is $300,000.
- Requests for higher amounts will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include:
- Non-profit organizations, including newcomer-serving, community, ethnocultural and multicultural organizations
- Post-secondary Institution
- Municipality
- Indigenous Governing Bodies
- Ineligible applicants include individuals, businesses, private-sector companies, and for-profit firms; funding bodies whose sole mandate is to award grants or funding; Immigration agents, consultants, or recruiters; and unregistered organizations
For more information, visit Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.