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Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream
Short-term funding for Black mental health capacity building
Last Update: June 12, 2026
Funding available
$ 100,000
Timeline
- Closing date : November 15, 2024
Location
Canada
Overview
Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream provides short-term support for capacity-building projects that improve mental health for Black communities in Canada. It funds community engagement, knowledge gathering and mobilization, program concept development, and feasibility testing for culturally focused mental health initiatives.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new program or service
- Increase social or community impact
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
Timeline
- Closing date : November 15, 2024
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Black Canadians
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Building community engagement, networks, collaborations, and partnerships.
- Collecting and analyzing community data and needs information.
- Synthesizing and mobilizing knowledge and community resources.
- Assessing past and current mental health promotion programs.
- Developing the concept or method for a culturally focused mental health program.
Documents Needed
- Advanced Screening Form
- Full Proposal
- Detailed budget
- Supporting evidence base appendices, if applicable
- Research ethics approval, where required
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations and unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions.
- Non-federal Canadian public institutions.
- Crown corporations.
- Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and agencies.
- Research organizations, academics, and private sector organizations.
Who is not eligible
- Organizations not based in Canada.
- Applicants without the required not-for-profit partnership, where applicable.
- Projects focused on clinical mental health treatment.
- Pure research projects without specific applications.
Eligible expenses
- Project-related salaries, benefits, and consultant fees.
- Rent for office space and equipment not normally used in daily operations.
- Travel, accommodation, meetings, events, workshops, and related meals.
- Honoraria, communications materials, audiovisual work, websites, app development, evaluation, audit, and insurance.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Mental health services or clinical treatment.
- Core operating expenses such as regular rent.
- Capital costs, including land, buildings, or vehicles.
- In-kind expenses and unspecified miscellaneous costs.
- Travel and hospitality above National Joint Council rates.
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are first screened through an Advanced Screening Form.
- Selected applicants are invited to submit a Full Proposal.
- Applications are reviewed competitively against program objectives and available funds.
- A funding agreement must be accepted before any project costs are incurred.
- Receipt of the screening form is acknowledged by email.
Additional information
- Only one proposal may be submitted per applicant.
- Applications with ineligible, incomplete, or unsuccessful screening submissions will not advance.
- Research involving humans requires ethics approval.
- Projects may receive additional funding from other sources, but total government assistance cannot exceed 100% of project costs.
Contacts
Other components of this program
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream Program
What is the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream?
Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream provides short-term support for capacity-building projects that improve mental health for Black communities in Canada. It funds community engagement, knowledge gathering and mobilization, program concept development, and feasibility testing for culturally focused mental health initiatives.
How much funding can be received?
Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream Funds up to $100,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream program?
To be eligible for the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream program, you must:
Aligned with Fund objectives
Benefits Black communities in Canada
Led by or with Black partners
What expenses are eligible under Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream?
Building community engagement, networks, collaborations, and partnerships.
Collecting and analyzing community data and needs information.
Synthesizing and mobilizing knowledge and community resources.
Assessing past and current mental health promotion programs.
Developing the concept or method for a culturally focused mental health program.
Who can I contact for more information about the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream?
You can contact Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) by email at cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca or by phone at none.
Where is the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream available?
The Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream program is available across Canada.
Is the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator stream is a Partnering and Collaboration