Community Resilience Fund (CRF)

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations
• Police services and their governing authorities, including Indigenous police services
• Governments and their agencies
• Universities and educational institutions
• Individual researchers
• Research institutions
• International charitable and non-governmental organizations
• For-profit institutions, provided the activity is non-commercial

Who is not eligible

• Federal institutions, including any department, branch, office, board, agency, commission, corporation, or other entity that receives an annual appropriation from Parliament.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and wages, including mandatory employment-related costs.
• Rent, utilities, maintenance, insurance, taxes, and conference or meeting room rentals directly related to the project.
• Office equipment and minor capital acquisitions up to $10,000 per acquisition.
• Program supplies and materials up to $10,000 per acquisition.
• Administrative expenses that do not exceed 15% of the total funding agreement.

Eligible geographic areas

• National: Canada (including all provinces and territories)
• Provincial, territorial, municipal, regional, and Indigenous communities within Canada

• Applicant need.
• Reasonableness of costs.
• Capacity to achieve results.

• The Call for Applications is now closed and is no longer accepting applications.

• Recommended proposals are reviewed by the G&C Program Steering Committee.
• The Steering Committee evaluates whether proposed costs are reasonable and makes the final funding decision.
• Recipients may be required to provide audited financial reports.
• Recipients will report on results achieved, and contribution recipients may need to submit financial and non-financial reports and a final accounting of expenditures.

• Applicants must disclose all confirmed and potential sources of project funding, including government and in-kind support, before the start and at the end of the project.
• Projects producing intellectual property allow the recipient to retain copyright, while the Department may request a royalty-free, permanent and non-exclusive license for use.
• For proposals, individuals, communities and organizations must show how the project will respond to the needs of official language minority communities and the impact on those communities.