Age Well at Home (AWAH) - In-Home Support Pilot Project Stream

• Minimum funding request per project: $300,000.
• Maximum funding request per project: $800,000.
• Projects must be completed by March 31, 2025.

• The applicant must be a not-for-profit organization, municipal government, educational institution, Indigenous entity (such as band council, tribal council, or self-government entity), or health and social services institution located in Canada.
• The organization must have delivered at least one eligible service to low-income and otherwise vulnerable seniors, primarily in their home, for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
• The organization must have provided a service that helps seniors navigate and access eligible services from other local organizations for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
• At least 60% of the delivery of services to seniors must have been completed through volunteer labour.
• The organization can only submit one application under the In-Home Support Pilot Project stream and must deliver services within a local area (not national or provincial in scope).

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations (including charities)
• Municipal governments
• Educational institutions
• Indigenous entities (band councils, tribal councils, self-government entities)
• Health and social services institutions

Who is not eligible

• For-profit private sector companies.
• Organizations located and operating in Quebec may require additional approval from the Quebec government before a funding agreement can be signed.
• Organizations that do not have at least three years of recent, relevant experience delivering the eligible services to low-income and otherwise vulnerable seniors.
• Organizations that cannot demonstrate their provincial or territorial government's agreement for provincially or territorially funded institutions, health institutions, or post-secondary institutions.

Eligible expenses

• Hiring, compensating, and providing work tools for staff related to project administration.
• Purchasing or renting materials, supplies, and equipment required for the project.
• Renting, insuring, and paying utilities for project workspaces.
• Travel and hospitality expenses directly related to the project.
• Reimbursing volunteers for purchases of supplies or mileage necessary for supporting project activities.
• Accessibility supports for project staff.
• Engaging professional services as required for project delivery.
• Engaging with Elders for project support.
• In exceptional circumstances, hiring paid staff or contractors to deliver direct services to seniors.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations located in Canada delivering services within a specific local area (such as a neighbourhood, group of neighbourhoods, or municipality).
• Applicants operating in any Canadian province or territory, subject to possible provincial/territorial approval (notably in Quebec).

• Completeness and timely submission of the Application for Funding form (EMP5523) and supporting documents.
• Demonstrated recent, significant, and relevant organizational experience delivering eligible services to low-income and vulnerable seniors, primarily in their homes.
• Clarity in describing how the project addresses the needs of low-income and otherwise vulnerable seniors and aligns with the objectives of the call.
• Clear articulation and measurability of expected results, including specific outputs, outcomes, and results measurement indicators (RMIs).
• Priority consideration for projects enhancing geographic and demographic diversity, delivering multiple types of eligible services, and serving various vulnerable groups, including those in rural, remote, or minority language communities.

• Applications received after the deadline will not be considered for funding.
• If the application is missing mandatory information, the applicant will have 5 business days to provide it upon request.
• Decisions regarding funding are final with no appeal process available.
• Participating organizations are required to collect and report meaningful data on project impacts and participate in knowledge-sharing activities.