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Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians
Supports Black LGBTQI+ mental health projects
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Funding available
$ 400,000
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Canada
Overview
This program supports Black LGBTQI+ Canadian communities to improve mental health and address social determinants. It funds community-based knowledge mobilization, awareness, evaluation, and culturally focused capacity-building projects up to $400,000, or up to $480,000 for syndemic projects.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop team skills
- Develop a new program or service
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
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
- Other Racialized Persons
- Black Canadians
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Youth (<40)
- Women
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Knowledge generation and synthesis on mental health needs and barriers
- Knowledge mobilization and awareness-raising activities
- Community needs assessments and data gathering
- Development and testing of culturally focused mental health initiatives
- Evaluation of community-based mental health programs
Documents Needed
- Detailed budget
- Advance Screening Form or Funding Request Form
- Full proposal, if invited
- Supporting evidence or appendices
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations
- Unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions
- Canadian public institutions and agencies
- Research organizations and post-secondary affiliates
- Private sector organizations, in partnership with a not-for-profit
Who is not eligible
- Organizations outside Canada
- For-profit organizations applying without a not-for-profit partner
- Projects focused on clinical mental health treatment
- Pure research projects
Eligible expenses
- Salaries, benefits, and consultant fees directly tied to the project
- Office space and equipment rental
- Travel, accommodation, meetings, events, and workshops in Canada
- Dissemination, promotion, communications, insurance, evaluation, and audit services
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Clinical mental health services or treatment
- Core operating expenses such as rent
- Capital costs, including land, buildings, or vehicles
- Pure research
- In-kind expenses
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Selection criteria
- Fit with the Fund’s objectives and guiding principles
- Quality, clarity, and completeness of the proposal
- Responsiveness to community-identified needs
- Expected impact on Black communities
- Efficient use of resources
How to apply
- Step 1: Submit the Advance Screening Form or funding request form
- Prepare the initial application form for the relevant stream.
- Submit it by email to the address provided by PHAC.
- Step 2: Assessment of the initial submission
- PHAC reviews the submission for fit with the Fund’s objectives.
- Only selected applicants are invited to continue.
- Step 3: Submit the full proposal, if invited
- Complete the second-stage application.
- Include the required supporting materials and detailed budget.
- Step 4: Await the funding decision
- Applications are assessed competitively.
- PHAC notifies applicants of the outcome.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed through a competitive assessment process.
- Only eligible proposals with strong quality are considered for funding.
- Not all eligible applications will be funded.
- Selected applicants receive a funding agreement before expenses can be incurred.
Additional information
- Projects must be accessible in English or French, depending on audience.
- Applicants must consider GBA+ in their proposal.
- Research or evaluation involving humans requires ethics approval.
- Applicants may also access complementary funding from other sources.
Contacts
Availability timeline
2026
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians Program
What is the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians?
This program supports Black LGBTQI+ Canadian communities to improve mental health and address social determinants. It funds community-based knowledge mobilization, awareness, evaluation, and culturally focused capacity-building projects up to $400,000, or up to $480,000 for syndemic projects.
How much funding can be received?
Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians Funds up to $400,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians program?
To be eligible for the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians program, you must:
Canadian applicant
Black leadership required
Project benefits Black LGBTQI+ communities
What expenses are eligible under Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians?
Knowledge generation and synthesis on mental health needs and barriers
Knowledge mobilization and awareness-raising activities
Community needs assessments and data gathering
Development and testing of culturally focused mental health initiatives
Evaluation of community-based mental health programs
Who can I contact for more information about the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians?
You can contact Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) by email at cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
Where is the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians available?
The Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians program is available across Canada.
Is the Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund — Black LGBTQI+ Canadians is a Partnering and Collaboration