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

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).

• 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.