Deadline: 21-Apr-22
The Canadian Women’s Foundation is pleased to announce a funding call for the Shockproofing Communities Grants to address the Impact of Pandemic on Gender-Based Violence.
The Canadian Women’s Foundation prioritizes inclusion and addressing barriers to access. The vision of gender equality for all in the grantmaking is expressed in the prioritization of women, girls, TwoSpirit, trans, and non-binary peoples who face multiple challenges.
In recognition of the long histories and ongoing effects of colonization, racism, violence and exclusion, the Canadian Women’s Foundation has increased the focus on the following communities:
- First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary peoples
- Black women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary peoples
- Women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary peoples living with disabilities
- Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, pansexual, androgynous, and asexual (2SLGBTQI+) peoples
Funding Information
- Organizations are eligible to receive between $5,000 and $75,000, depending on need and number of requests.
- Organizations must plan to spend the funds by March 31, 2023. Expenses incurred between July 19, 2021, and March 31, 2023, can be included.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include but are not limited to:
- Increasing capacity to deal with the influx in those seeking support as a result of increased gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Supporting your organization’s ability to help address, prevent and reduce genderbased violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Adapting or re-designing programs and service approaches.
- Reviewing and adapting service approaches to fill gaps identified during the pandemic (for example, to ensure service approaches are accessible and culturally appropriate for marginalized or underserved communities).
- Testing and evaluating programs and service approaches adapted in response to the pandemic.
- Developing strategies and approaches to prepare for a post-pandemic environment (e.g., human resources, outreach and communications approaches, partnerships, future emergency preparedness policies and procedures).
- Developing and coordinating sector approaches to transition to a post-pandemic environment, such as through convening, research, knowledge mobilization and exchange on best practices and lessons learned.
- Addressing long-term technology infrastructure needs, through updates to existing technology systems/tools or upgrades to new systems/tools, as well as training for staff on online tools.
Eligibility Criteria
The Canadian Women’s Foundation has received funding from the Department for Women and Gender Equality to support women’s organizations and other organizations offering significant gender-based violence supports and services related to women, trans, Two Spirit, and non-binary people to support projects and collaborations that address gender-based violence in the context of the pandemic.
For more information, visit https://canadianwomen.org/shockproofingcommunities/