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Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease
Funding for multi-sectoral chronic disease prevention
Funding available
$ 200,000 - $ 5,000,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Canada
Overview
This program supports multi-sectoral projects that promote healthy living and prevent chronic disease. It provides federal funding of $200,000 to $5,000,000 for primary prevention initiatives focused on healthy weights, common risk factors, and tobacco use.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Increase social or community impact
- Enhance an existing program
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Minimum amount : 200,000 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Primary prevention projects that promote healthy living and healthy weights
- Projects addressing physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, unhealthy eating, or smoking
- Projects focused on tobacco use as a chronic disease risk factor
- Initiatives with potential to be scaled up or adapted across Canada
Documents Needed
- Cover letter signed by the organization’s board president or equivalent
- Letter of Intent template
- Project description and intervention details
- Evidence supporting the intervention
- Multi-sectoral partnership information
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations and corporations
- For-profit organizations
- Unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions
- Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and agencies
- Indigenous organizations
Who is not eligible
- Applicants with pure research projects
- Stand-alone awareness, conference, workshop, website, or app projects
- Projects limited to services that are the responsibility of other levels of government
Eligible expenses
- Personnel, travel, and accommodation
- Materials, equipment, rent, and utilities
- Evaluation and dissemination costs
- Other costs related to the approved project
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Pure research
- Ongoing organizational activities and operational support
- Stand-alone awareness, website, app, conference, symposium, or workshop projects
- Capital costs such as land, buildings, or vehicles
- Membership fees and costs above Treasury Board travel and hospitality rates
Selection criteria
- Applicant eligibility and capacity
- Clarity of the intervention and target population
- Evidence and rationale supporting the intervention
- Quality of the evaluation approach
- Strength of multi-sectoral partnerships and collaborations
How to apply
- Step 1: Prepare the Letter of Intent
- Complete the LOI template and cover letter.
- Include project, organizational, evidence, evaluation, and partnership information.
- Step 2: Submit by email
- Send the completed LOI to the program email address.
- Make sure your email address is included for follow-up.
- Step 3: Review and invitation
- PHAC screens the submission for eligibility and completeness.
- Successful applicants are invited to submit a proposal.
- Step 4: Proposal stage
- Submit the full proposal if invited.
- The proposal is reviewed before a funding decision is made.
Processing and Agreement
- LOIs are screened for eligibility and completeness
- Submissions undergo a comprehensive review
- Successful applicants are invited to submit a proposal
- Proposals are reviewed again before funding decisions are made
- Applicants are notified by email, usually within 45 days for tobacco-focused LOIs
Additional information
- The program is being phased out and replaced by the Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund.
- Only Letters of Intent focused on tobacco use are currently being accepted.
- Applicants will be notified by email.
- Successful projects may use pay-for-performance agreements.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease Program
What is the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease?
This program supports multi-sectoral projects that promote healthy living and prevent chronic disease. It provides federal funding of $200,000 to $5,000,000 for primary prevention initiatives focused on healthy weights, common risk factors, and tobacco use.
How much funding can be received?
Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease Funds up to $5,000,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease program?
To be eligible for the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease program, you must:
Eligible organization or group type
Primary prevention focus
Multi-sectoral partnerships required
What expenses are eligible under Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease?
Primary prevention projects that promote healthy living and healthy weights
Projects addressing physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, unhealthy eating, or smoking
Projects focused on tobacco use as a chronic disease risk factor
Initiatives with potential to be scaled up or adapted across Canada
Who can I contact for more information about the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease?
You can contact Government of Canada by email at phac.psd-dps.aspc@canada.ca or by phone at none.
Where is the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease available?
The Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease program is available across Canada.
Is the Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease is a Partnering and Collaboration