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Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects
Accessible projects for workplaces and communities
Record updated
- Funding available
- $ 125,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Deadline
- Unspecified
- Location
- Canada
Overview
The Enabling Accessibility Fund – Small Projects provides up to $125,000 per project to improve accessibility and safety for persons with disabilities. It supports construction, renovation, retrofit, accessible equipment, and ICT projects in workplaces and community spaces across Canada.
At a glance
Funding available
- Maximum funding
- $125,000
- Maximum share of project costs
- 25%
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Increase social or community impact
- Develop an online presence
- Renovate or expand facilities
Eligible candidates
- Location
- Canada
- Eligible Industries
- All industries
- Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
- Organisation size
- 99 employees maximum
- Audience
- Persons with Disabilities
- Legal structures
- Non-profit
Non-profit candidates
- Sector of operation
- Social Services, Emergency and Relief, Economic, Social and Community Development, Housing, Employment and Training, Diversity and Inclusion
- Target groups
- Indigenous peoples, People with disabilities, Rural / Remote communities, Low-income individuals / families
- Scope
- Local, Municipal, Regional, National
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Availability timeline
2025
Periods: 1
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Not-for-profit organizations
- For-profit organizations with up to 99 full-time equivalent employees
- Municipal governments, Indigenous organizations, and territorial governments
- Organizations that provide transitional, temporary or emergency housing
- Early Learning and Child Care centres, including centres situated in or on public school property if the proposed project activity is exclusively for the use of the child care centre/program, and Indigenous ELCC centres, including those on reserves, operating in Inuit communities, or operated by Self-Governing First Nations or Modern Treaty Holders, even if they do not have a registration or licensing number
Who is not eligible
- Federal and provincial governments
- Public schools (primary and secondary), including organizations submitting proposals for projects that would take place on publicly funded school property, except registered and/or licensed Early Learning and Child Care centres located on public school property when the proposed activity is solely for the use of the childcare centre/program
- Public health care facilities, including projects that take place on public health care property
- Home-based childcare centres; crown corporations and entities that are controlled by the federal or a provincial government or on land owned by the federal or a provincial government; and long-term care facilities not specifically serving persons with disabilities
- Residential housing organizations such as condo boards and co-op boards, except transitional housing for persons with disabilities or activities in the common spaces of housing exclusive to persons with disabilities
Eligible expenses
- Renovation, construction, and retrofit activities
- Purchase of accessible equipment or devices
- Information and Communication Technologies and systems
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Retrofit of motor vehicles
- Construction, renovation or retrofit activities that aim to decorate or improve the esthetics of a building or its surroundings
- Construction, renovation or retrofit activities for personal use
- Contingency costs
- Activities that take place before a signed agreement with ESDC
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Activities funded
- Renovation, construction, and retrofit activities
- Purchase of accessible equipment or devices
- Information and Communication Technologies and systems that enable access to programming and services for multiple persons with disabilities or help persons with disabilities maintain or gain employment
How to apply
- If you don’t have a GCOS account, create one as soon as possible.
- Use your Grants and Contributions Online Services (GCOS) account to apply.
- Complete the online EAF small projects calculator from the Budget section in GCOS.
- Upload the supporting documents requested in the application.
- Submit a complete application package by 3:00 pm EDT on July 23, 2024.
Documents Needed
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) document showing the valid business number that is no more than 2 years old, unless you are already a registered Grants and Contributions Online Services (GCOS) user
- An external quote for each non-flat rate project activity
- The completed EAF small projects calculator summary entitled “Total estimated eligible costs of your project”
- Digital picture(s) of the project space to be improved, accessible item(s)/device(s), or website screenshots, depending on the project type
Selection criteria
- Applications are processed in the order in which they arrive.
- Priority may be given to projects that improve accessibility and safety in facilities delivering housing security, food security, or clothing security services.
- Priority may be given to Indigenous community projects that improve accessibility and safety for Indigenous persons with disabilities.
- Priority may also be given based on geographic distribution, community needs, and other emerging priorities that support the objective of the EAF.
- Organizations that received funding from the 2022 small projects CFP will be considered after those that did not receive funding through the 2022 small project process.
Processing and Agreement
- When you submit your application through GCOS, you will receive an acknowledgment immediately and a tracking number.
- ESDC will not contact applicants to provide missing information.
- Funding decisions will be made based on the information provided by the organization in their application and supporting documents.
- The Department expects to make funding decisions in Fall 2024.
- Costs incurred before a funding agreement is signed by an organization and the Department, will not be reimbursed and the project may no longer be eligible for funding. Decisions are final and there is no appeal process.
Additional information
- Applications are screened on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Only the first application received per unique CRA Business number will be considered for funding.
- Projects funded under the 2022 small projects CFP are considered after organizations that did not receive that funding.
Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects Program
What is the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects?
The Enabling Accessibility Fund – Small Projects provides up to $125,000 per project to improve accessibility and safety for persons with disabilities. It supports construction, renovation, retrofit, accessible equipment, and ICT projects in workplaces and community spaces across Canada.
How much funding can be received?
Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects Funds up to 25% of admissible expenses, capped at $125,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects program?
To be eligible for the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects program, you must:
Eligible organization type
Accessibility and safety project
Workplace or community space
What expenses are eligible under Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects?
Renovation, construction, and retrofit activities
Purchase of accessible equipment or devices
Information and Communication Technologies and systems
Who can I contact for more information about the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects?
You can contact Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) by email at NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Where is the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects available?
The Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects program is available across Canada.
Is the Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects is a Grant and Funding