New Horizons for Seniors Program – Pan-Canadian Stream – Step 2 – Solicited Proposals

From: Employment and Social Development Canada

This funding opportunity aims to fund projects in the form of collective impact plans that will measurably increase the social inclusion of vulnerable seniors.

Application period:
August 15, 2024 to October 18, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Funding amount:
From $1 million to $5 million per project with a duration of 4 to 5 years.
Who can apply:
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is inviting only organizations that were successful in Step 1 of the process to apply.

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Application period

Solicited organizations can apply between August 15, 2024 and October 18, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ESDC expects that projects will begin in December 2024.

Note: Only invited organizations who were successful under Step 1 can apply.

Description

This funding opportunity aims to fund projects in the form of collective impact plans that will measurably increase the social inclusion of vulnerable seniors.

Through this process, ESDC will fund backbone organizations to act as intermediaries. Backbone organizations will work with collaborating organizations to put in place a collective impact initiative.

Eligible organizations can apply for a project from $1 million to $5 million with a duration of 4 to 5 years.

ESDC expects that successful projects will begin in December 2024 and will be between 4 and 5 years in duration.

Objectives

This process aims to:

  • build the collective capacity of organizations to recognize and address barriers to social inclusion faced by vulnerable seniors
  • provide access to information, programs, and services for vulnerable seniors to enhance their social inclusion within their communities
  • support services to seniors as part of action research to better understand effective approaches for increasing the level of social inclusion of vulnerable seniors in their communities
  • develop innovative approaches to engage and keep senior volunteers to improve their social inclusion in their communities
  • address systemic barriers that contribute to the social isolation of vulnerable seniors

Organizations solicited for funding

The organizations identified and invited to apply under this funding are:

  • Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
  • Centre for Newcomers Society of Calgary
  • The Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging Inc.
  • Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)
  • District of Saanich
  • Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada
  • Governors of St. Francis Xavier University
  • Hospice Toronto
  • Manitoba Métis Federation
  • Maplewood Care Society
  • New Hope Senior Citizens Centre
  • Restigouche CBDC Inc.
  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Saskatoon project)
  • Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging Foundation
  • Seniors Resource Centre Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Southeast Environmental Association
  • Sudbury Women's Centre
  • Université Laval
  • Ville de Gatineau
  • Westend Seniors Activity Centre

Find information on funded grant and contribution projects in proactive disclosure.

Eligibility

This is a solicited funding process. ESDC will only solicit proposals from organizations who were successful under Step 1 (Call for Concepts) of this process. ESDC will not accept applications from unsolicited organizations.

Eligible applicants

Organizations must be in Canada and be one of the following types:

  • not-for-profit organization
  • for-profit organization (provided that the nature and intent of the activity is non-commercial and not intended to generate profit)
  • municipal government
  • Indigenous government (including band councils, tribal councils, and self-government entities)

Organizations can only submit 1 application as a backbone organization under this process.

The following organizations are eligible if their provincial or territorial government agree:

  • post-secondary institutions
  • public health and social services institution

To be eligible, all organizations must have a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number or charitable registration number.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this intake process, please contact ESDC at edsc.pnhapc-nhsppc.esdc@servicecanada.gc.ca by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on October 18, 2024.

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