GrantStation Canadian Insider - August 2023

Application deadline: Initial applications are made available in September and due on October 31, 2023. 
Description: The vision of the Jays Care Foundation is a level playing field for all children and youth across Canada. The Foundation's Field of Dreams program provides support throughout Canada for infrastructure dedicated to youth life-skill development and physical activity. Funding is provided to design, refurbish, and build safe spaces for children and youth to play baseball, develop life skills, and learn from positive role models. Support is provided for baseball and softball diamonds as well as capital improvements to other athletic facilities such as gyms and multi-sport courts. Funded infrastructure must support children and youth facing barriers. Registered charities, nonprofit baseball associations, municipalities, and First Nations are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: September 30, 2023
Grant amount: Approximately $45,000 will be awarded through this program in 2023. 
Description: Through the Animal Welfare Organization Grants program, the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada is looking to fund innovative projects that fulfill its vision—that animals are well-cared for, are treated with respect, and that an enlightened ethic of animal care be fostered. Funding is provided for innovative educational, research, and public outreach and awareness initiatives. Project outcomes should improve and advance animal welfare policies and practices; increase public awareness, understanding, and engagement in key animal welfare issues and solutions; and enhance and protect the well-being and habitats of domestic, farm, or wild animals. Preference will be given to projects that have a national impact, or to projects that are local or regional in nature but the project, materials, and outcomes could be shared or duplicated nationally with similar organizations. Registered charities and registered nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. 

Application deadline: September 15, 2023
Grant amount: $15,000 to $30,000
Description: The Autism Speaks Canada Community Grants program funds evidence-informed projects across the country that promote community participation and address physical and emotional safety for autistic Canadians and their families. Examples of project focuses include, but are not limited to, cyber-safety and bullying prevention, positive sexuality, elopement and wandering, addressing discrimination and stigma, community-based risk prevention strategies, early recognition and support for mental health concerns, and specialized training amongst public safety personnel and mental health providers. Charitable organizations and qualified donees are eligible to apply. All projects must involve the inclusion of lived experience in the design, implementation, or evaluation of the program, including autistic individuals or their caregivers. Priority is given to projects that involve collaboration; emphasize a strong inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) lens; and address underserved populations, such as Indigenous peoples, rural and remote communities, adults and seniors, and 2SLGBTQ+.

Application deadline: 
Indigenous Communities Fund: October 13, 2023
Community Board Grants: September 15, 2023 (There are three deadlines per year.)
Innovation Grants: The 2024 deadline will be featured on the TFFF website towards the end of 2023 or Q1 of 2024.
Geographic scope:
Indigenous Communities Fund and Innovation Grants: National
Community Board Grants: Atlantic Canada; Manitoba and Saskatchewan; and specific regions of Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia
Description: TELUS and the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation (TFFF) provide support to positively impact the local communities served by the company. TELUS’s Indigenous Communities Fund supports Indigenous-led organizations such as Band Council and First Nations governments as well as not-for-profits, registered charities, qualified donees and community groups. Funding is available for projects supporting Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) within Canada that are focused on areas including, but not limited to, access to education and resources, community building and enhancement, language and cultural revitalization, inter-community sharing of cultural stories, and health, mental health, and well-being. TFFF offers two other types of grants: 1) Community Board Grants enable local community leaders to identify and support grassroots charitable programs that meet the needs of youth in their communities. Focused on health or education, programs must support youth experiencing obstacles to reaching their full potential and be delivered in an eligible region. 2) Innovation Grants offer funding for breakthrough ideas that can help Canadian registered charities and qualified donees create breakthrough changes for youth in their communities. 

Application deadline: September 28, 2023
Geographic scope: The region consisting of all the watersheds that flow into the Columbia River in southeastern British Columbia and the unceded traditional territories of the Ktunaxa, Lheidli T’enneh, Secwepemc, Sinixt, and Syilx Nations
Grant amount: Grants range up to $70,000.
Description: The Columbia Basin Trust’s Small Community Wildfire Readiness Support program helps small and First Nations communities in the Basin plan and prepare for wildfires through wildfire prevention and protection equipment, training courses, and planning assessments. Eligible applicants include First Nations communities, registered nonprofit organizations, legally incorporated society-run fire departments and brigades, and local governments representing small and remote communities (populations typically less than 2,500) in the Columbia Basin Trust region.

Application deadline: None
Geographic scope: Manitoba
Description: Jubilee Fund is a charitable impact investment fund that aims to help Manitoba nonprofits working to reduce the impact of poverty. Jubilee Fund provides loan guarantees, direct loans, and bridge financing to Manitoba organizations that reduce poverty. Examples of poverty reduction efforts include job creation, job readiness training, youth coming out of care supports, rent-geared-to-income housing, newcomer settlement, subsidized childcare, mental health services, financial counseling, tutoring, and services for people with intellectual or physical needs. Registered charities, nonprofit organizations, cooperatives, and social enterprises are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: September 25, 2023
Geographic scope: Northern, rural, and remote communities
Grant amount: Seed funding of up to $50,000 is provided.
Description: Healthcare Excellence Canada has issued a call for applications focused on strengthening primary care in northern, rural, and remote communities. This program aims to help spread promising practices that are improving access to primary care in specific parts of the country and improve patient and provider experiences of care; make care safer, including more culturally safe; and reduce avoidable emergency department visits. Groups that prioritize team-based primary care are eligible to apply, including primary care providers and clinics, community-based organizations, municipalities, regional health authorities, Indigenous governments/organizations, and provincial/territorial governments. Support is provided through seed funding, capacity building support, and networking and learning events. 

Application deadlines: 
Car Seat Grant Program: The upcoming deadlines are August 30 and November 29, 2023.
Provincial Traffic Safety Fund Grant Program: March 31 and September 30, annually
Community Grant Program: February 28 and October 31, annually
Sponsorships: None
Geographic scope: Saskatchewan
Grant Amount:
Car Seat Grant Program: Grants range up to $2,500.
Provincial Traffic Safety Fund Grant Program: Grants range up to $100,000.
Community Grant Program: The average grant is $1,000. 
Description: The Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) Community Donations Program offers support in Saskatchewan through the following grant programs: The Car Seat Grant Program helps groups in need buy car seats in order to improve overall child passenger safety and help community members establish, enhance, and deliver programs to benefit their clients and their vulnerable children. The Provincial Traffic Safety Fund Grant Program supports municipalities and Indigenous land or territories for local, collaborative action that will increase traffic safety awareness. The Community Grant Program supports traffic safety and brain injury prevention programs. In addition, sponsorships are provided for charitable and nonprofit organizations, programs, and events focused on safety, including road safety, loss prevention, risk management, property crime prevention, and other community safety initiatives; and security, including security of the person (i.e. human rights, diversity, and inclusion) and security of basic needs (i.e. food, clothing, shelter, and essential services). 

Application deadline: September 22, 2023
Geographic scope: Canada
Grant amount: The minimum grant amount is $150,000. 
Description: The Climate Change Adaptation Program helps to position Canada’s regions and sectors to adapt to a changing climate. Funding is provided for projects that address climate change adaptation on the following topics: adaptation skills, economics, emerging issues, and natural resource sectors. 

Application deadline: September 14, 2023
Geographic scope: Canada
Grant amount: Grants range up to $25,000. 
Description: The community-based stream of the New Horizons for Seniors Program is a federal grant that supports community-based projects that are designed by seniors for seniors and contribute to improving their health and well-being. Projects must be senior-led and volunteer-based and meet at least one of the following 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; and providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects or programs for seniors.

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Webinar date: August 23, 2023, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: If your organization is similar to other nonprofits, a lack of time, staff, and resources is one of the greatest challenges you face when grantseeking. Fortunately, AI tools can save you time when writing your next grant proposal. However, current AI tools cannot replace an effective proposal writer, but instead can be used as a well-trained assistant. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke and David Gates will show you how to use AI tools effectively when writing proposals. They will be joined by Phillip Deng, the CEO of Grantable, and Mike Chamberlain, the CEO of the Grant Professionals Association, who will share their unique insights into AI best practices and considerations for nonprofits.

Webinar date: August 28, 2023, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: When writing your proposals, do you clearly demonstrate the impact of your work? Providing the number of classes held or participants served is useful information, but it isn’t enough to satisfy most funders because funders want to know… "So what?" What difference will your program make? How will it change people's lives? And how will you measure those changes? During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to use outcomes and indicators so you can answer a funder’s “So what?” question confidently.

Webinar date: August 29, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: Finding the right team members can help your organization in numerous ways. However, recruiting employees and volunteers presents unique challenges. During this webinar, Autumn Joyce of Cultivate Advisors will show you how to brand your recruitment efforts properly. By actively considering your brand, mission, vision, and values when recruiting, you can help your organization attract top talent and increase its impact.

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