Call for Proposals to Address Gender-based Violence (Canada)
Deadline: 3-Feb-23
Women and Gender Equality Canada has launched a call for proposals to address gender-based violence (GBV) through two separate streams: promising practices and community-based research.
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Objectives
There are two objectives for this call for proposals:
For the Promising Practices stream: The objective is to fund projects to develop, put in place, and evaluate or to scale promising practices to strengthen the GBV sector.
For the Community-based Research stream: The objective is to fund research projects that build knowledge to help address the needs of the underserved in the GBV sector.
Key Action Areas
For the Promising Practices stream
Key actions will focus on promising practices that strengthen the GBV sector. They will also address gaps in prevention and supports for at-risk populations. The key action areas are:
Develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice
Scale a tested and successful promising practice
Strengthen the GBV sector to better address the needs of at-risk populations
Seek to understand the root causes and systemic factors that enable GBV and work on viable solutions
Address barriers to accessing GBV supports and services
For the Community-based Research stream:
Key actions will focus on community-based research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups:
Produce knowledge to help improve services for at-risk groups: Black or racialized women, immigrant, refugee and newcomer women, women living with disabilities, Indigenous women, or 2SLGBTQI+ people
Conduct research on GBV that is community-driven and action or change oriented
Funding Information
Community-based Research Stream
The maximum amount per project is: Up to $400,000 in total for a community-based research and data collection project
For the Promising Practices stream
For a project to develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice, you can apply for the maximum amounts below. These are total amounts for the whole project:
Up to $650,000 in total to develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice within a local, provincial, or territorial context
Up to $850,000 in total to develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice on a pan-Canadian scale. Project activities must have an impact in at least four WAGE regions and be carried out in both official languages (both official languages not required for Indigenous organizations)
For a project to scale a successful promising practice in a new location or with a new population, you can apply for the maximum amounts below. These are total amounts for the whole project:
Up to $650,000 in total for a project within a local, provincial, or territorial context Up to $2,000,000 in total for a project in multiple provinces or territories.
Duration: Projects should aim to start no earlier than summer 2023 and must end by March 31, 2026.
Eligible Activites
Promising Practices Stream
The call for proposals will support activities that:
Engage key at-risk and underserved populations
Engage and work with stakeholders
Engage and mobilize men and boys as allies to prevent and end GBV
Build evidence on promising practices to strengthen the GBV sector
Design and test ways to address service gaps in the gender-based violence sector
Develop products such as backgrounders or guides as part of a greater project and
Scale a promising practice that has shown positive results. Scaling may include:
Replication of an existing promising practice in a new location or with a new population
Use of the promising practice to advocate for change in law and policy, or
Work with partners to increase wrap-around supports in a community
They will prioritize proposals that:
Develop, put in place, and evaluate a promising practice for at-risk populations:
That engages men and boys as allies in the prevention of GBV
To prevent human trafficking, or
To enhance supports for victims and survivors of human trafficking
Scale a promising practice that has been tested and shown positive results
Prevent and address GBV as experienced by Black or racialized women, immigrant, refugee and newcomer women, women living with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ people, or northern communities, and/or
Address any other gap, such as geography, as deemed by the Department
The activities must align with the following objective: To fund research projects that build knowledge to help address the needs of the underserved in the GBV sector.
For the Community-based Research Stream
All projects in this stream must:
Get ethics approval before research can begin. You can get research ethics approval from the following:
An existing research ethics board within the applicant or its umbrella organization
An academic institution could go through their usual process to get approval
An organization that approves research, such as the Community-Based Research Ethics Office.
Address one or more of the three pillars of the federal GBV Strategy:
Prevent GBV
Support survivors and their families
Promote responsive legal and justice systems
Be community-based
Focused on GBV
Focus on and involve Black or racialized women, immigrant, refugee and newcomer women, women living with disabilities, Indigenous women, or 2SLGBTQI+ people
Include a way to share information with others as a key component. You will need to share your findings with affected communities in a way that is accessible and useful. For instance, you could share information on your project with the GBV Knowledge Centre.
They will prioritize proposals that:
Have a local or regional scope of work and/or
Address any other gap, such as geography, as deemed by the Department
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants under this call for proposals must meet the following criteria:
Be a Canadian organization
Have proof of incorporation or registration or be created under an Act
Have experience working on GBV issues, for example, if you propose a project on human trafficking, you must show your experience in this area
For the Promising Practices stream
Be one of the following organization types:
Not-for-profit organizations
Indigenous governments or their agencies
Research organizations or institutes: They have a mandate to conduct research and have research staff and facilities – you must have proof of incorporation or registration as an independent body
Centres of expertise: They provide leadership, best practices, support, or training in a given field – you must have proof of incorporation or registration as an independent body
Universities, colleges, and CÉGEPs: For these applicants, the federal government will only fund up to 50% of the total project budget
For the Community-based Research stream
Be one of the following organization types:
Not-for-profit or for-profit organizations that:
Do not intend to generate a profit
Have experience in community-based research or a current partner with that experience
Are community-based and work with one or more of these population groups: Black or racialized women, immigrant, refugee and newcomer women, women living with disabilities, Indigenous women, or 2SLGBTQI+ people
Research organizations or institutes that:
Have a mandate to conduct research and have research staff and facilities
Have proof of incorporation or registration as an independent body
Have a partnership with a community-based organization that:
Serves at least one of the at-risk groups
Has experience working on GBV issues
Centres of expertise that:
Provide leadership, best practices, support, or training in a given field
Have experience in research
Have proof of incorporation or registration as an independent body
Have a partnership with a community-based organization that:
serves at least one of the at-risk groups
has experience working on GBV issues
Universities, colleges, and CÉGEPs: For these applications, the federal government will only fund up to 50% of the total project budget. They must:
Have experience in research
Have a partnership with a community-based organization that:
Serves at least one of the at-risk groups
Has experience working on GBV issues
For more information, visit Government of Canada.