Funding for Social Development Partnerships Program – Children and Families – Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Children and Youth

• Completed application form (EMP5523) with all mandatory sections
• Completed attestation (Part 4 of the application form)
• Completed budget detail template (EMP5570)
• Document confirming your organization’s address and CRA business/registration number (or proof of provincial incorporation/registration)

• The applicant organization must be located in Canada and have a CRA business/registration number or proof of provincial incorporation/registration.
• The applicant must be an eligible organization type: not-for-profit (including charities and other qualified donees), an Indigenous organization (including band/tribal councils and self-government entities), or a provincial/territorial entity (for example, an educational institution, health or social services organization, or a municipality).
• The project must take place in Canada and align with the objective of increasing the social inclusion and wellbeing of vulnerable children and youth.
• The project must include at least one formal partnership.
• The project must provide opportunities for children and youth up to 30 years of age to actively contribute to the project’s design and implementation.

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations (including charities and other qualified donees)
• Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities)
• Educational institutions (such as school boards, colleges and universities)
• Health and social services organizations (such as hospitals, community health centres and community centres)
• Municipalities (towns, cities, or municipal government departments and agencies)

Who is not eligible

• For-profit businesses (funding is intended for non-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and certain public/provincial/territorial entities).
• Organizations located outside Canada.
• Organizations that cannot provide proof of a business number or registration with the CRA, or proof of provincial incorporation/registration.
• Organizations whose project does not take place in Canada.
• Organizations that wish to apply to this stream and to the call for proposals “Financial autonomy of low-income individuals” (only one application is accepted between the two; if multiple are submitted, only the first is assessed).

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada (organizations must be located in Canada; project activities must take place in Canada).

• Project objectives: how the project will achieve the program objectives.
• Organization’s capacity: recent (within the past 5 years), significant (2 years), and relevant experience delivering programs/services aligned with the target group and objectives.
• Project activities, timelines and feasibility: clarity and alignment of activities, realistic timelines, partnership roles/responsibilities and collaboration strategy, and approach to engaging the targeted community in design and implementation.
• Project results and impact: expected results/outputs/outcomes, measurable indicators, plan to collect/measure/report results, and impact on social inclusion/wellbeing and organizational capacity (partner collaboration and sustainability planning).
• Project budget: clear explanation of use of funds and whether costs are reasonable, detailed, and support the proposed activities.

• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) reviews your application and decides whether you will receive funding.
• If eligible, ESDC assesses the project against the program’s assessment criteria (including objectives, organizational capacity, feasibility, results/impact, budget, and considerations).
• Funding decisions were expected in fall 2021.
• If selected, ESDC may request additional documentation (for example, a letter confirming any cash contribution from other sources).
• If selected, ESDC may require progress reports listing all cash or in-kind contributions.

• Application period was from May 25, 2021 to July 6, 2021 (12:00 pm noon EDT); funding decisions were expected in fall 2021.
• Applicants could only submit an application to one of two Calls for Proposals (this call or the “Financial Empowerment of Low-Income People” call); if more than one was submitted, only the first application would be reviewed.
• Organizations located and operating in Quebec may need to obtain approval from the Quebec government before accepting federal funding (per the Act respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif).
• Information sessions were planned for June (online or by teleconference) for interested applicants.