Gender Equity Grant

• Completed Gender Equity Grant Application Form
• Itemized project budget (planned costs and expenses)

• The applicant must be a non-government organization, a community government, or an Indigenous government.
• The project must be a community-based project carried out in the Northwest Territories.
• The project must promote the elimination of gender-specific inequalities in the Northwest Territories.
• The project must address at least one program objective (e.g., addressing historical and social gender-based inequalities; promoting awareness/education/social action on gender equity; advancing gender equity through partnerships/capacity building/policy development/applied community research; or strengthening an organization’s capacity to enhance gender equity in the Northwest Territories).

Who is eligible?

• Non-government organizations (NGOs) / non-profit organizations
• Community governments (municipal corporations)
• Indigenous governments

Who is not eligible

• For-profit businesses (the program is restricted to non-government organizations, community governments, and Indigenous governments).
• Organizations outside the Northwest Territories (projects must be community-based and carried out in the Northwest Territories).

Eligible geographic areas

• Northwest Territories (Canada).

• How well the proposed project supports a service, program, or initiative that addresses gender inequality.
• The project’s potential to effectively provide gender-based support through meaningful collaboration or increased knowledge.
• Whether the project is a community-based project carried out in the Northwest Territories.
• Whether the project will result in a final project output (e.g., a report or presentation) that can be shared with participants and the broader community.
• Evidence of community support and overall financial feasibility of the project.

• Applications are reviewed by a committee and prioritized based on how well the project meets the program’s objectives and criteria.
• Grant decisions are made and communicated in writing to all applicants.
• Applicants will receive a written decision no later than 60 days after the application due date.

• The 2025–2026 funding for this grant program has been fully expended and the program is currently closed.
• A call for applications is issued at the beginning of each fiscal year.
• Applications submitted after the deadline may be considered if funding is still available.
• Approved projects cannot receive funding under the Women’s Initiatives Grant in the same fiscal year.