Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator Stream

• Advance Screening Form
• Full Proposal, if invited
• Detailed budget
• Supporting evidence base or appendices, if used

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Unincorporated groups, societies, and coalitions
• Non-federal Canadian public institutions
• Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and agencies
• Private sector organizations

Who is not eligible

• Applicants proposing direct mental health treatment or clinical services
• Organizations seeking funding for core operating costs
• Projects based on pure research without practical application

Eligible expenses

• Salaries, benefits, and consultant fees directly related to the project
• Office space rental and equipment not normally used in daily operations
• Travel and accommodation within Canada
• Meeting, workshop, dissemination, promotion, and communications costs
• Evaluation, audit, insurance, and other approved project costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Mental health services or clinical treatment
• Core operating expenses, including normal rent
• Capital costs such as land, buildings, or vehicles
• Pure research without specific application
• In-kind expenses and travel or hospitality above NJC rates

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Best fit with the Fund’s objectives and guiding principles
• Eligibility of the applicant and proposed activities
• Quality, clarity, and completeness of the application
• Responsiveness to community needs and anticipated impact
• Cost-efficiency and value for money

• Step 1: Submit Advance Screening Form
  • Complete the ASF with a brief outline of the proposed project.
  • Submit the ASF by email to the funding contact.
• Step 2: Await Screening Review
  • The submitted ASF is reviewed for fit with the Fund’s objectives.
  • Only selected applicants are invited to continue.
• Step 3: Submit Full Proposal
  • Prepare and submit the Full Proposal if invited.

• Applications are first screened through an Advance Screening Form.
• Submitted forms are assessed for fit with the Fund’s objectives.
• Selected applicants are invited to submit a Full Proposal.
• Funding is not guaranteed and decisions depend on available funds.
• A funding agreement must be accepted before any project expenses are incurred.

• Applicants selected after the Advance Screening Form are invited to submit a Full Proposal.
• Projects that build organizational capacity may later be invited to seek additional implementation funding.
• Projects must be accessible in one or both official languages, depending on audience and reach.
• Projects involving human intervention research may require research ethics board approval.