How to apply

Application period: closed on October 4, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

Organizations that have partnered with a designated Youth Accessibility Leader will have until November 1, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. EDT to submit an application for funding. Organizations interested in applying for funding will obtain information on how to apply from their designated YAL.

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As a Youth Accessibility Leader, you can either work alone or work as a team and have friends and family support you throughout the process.

Read this section to learn more about the process:

  • apply to become a YAL by completing the online form. After you have applied, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your application to become a YAL. You will hear back from us within 10 business days
  • if you are eligible, we will send you a tool kit by email with all the information required to help you start your journey. You will have a basic understanding of the EAF program and the eligibility criteria of the process. The tool kit includes the:
    • Youth Journey Journal
    • applicant guide for the EAF Youth Innovation Component, and
    • information on how the applying organization can gain access to the online application in the Grants and Contributions Online Services (GCOS) system
  • you are now ready to think about your community or workplace and identify accessibility barriers that limit persons with disabilities from participating in everyday life. You will talk to an organization with existing accessibility barriers and encourage them to apply for funding through the EAF Youth Innovation Component
  • you will help interested organizations request up to $12,000 from Employment and Social Development Canada for accessibility projects up to 12 months in duration.

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