Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component - Disability Benefits Navigation (Navigation Services)
This funding will help people with disabilities and their families access disability programs and benefits, like the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB).
- Application period:
- December 5, 2024 to January 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) Closed
- Funding amount:
- Up to $1 million for a project that is up to 2 years in length
- Who can apply:
- Applicants invited by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Application period
Closed on January 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m., EST.
ESDC expects that projects will begin in April 2025.
Note: Only solicited organizations can apply.
Description
This funding will help people with disabilities and their families access disability programs and benefits, like the DTC, the CDB and other federal, provincial and territorial disability benefits.
ESDC will support organizations that help people with disabilities and their families find and apply for these benefits by:
- giving people the information they need and helping them with any challenges (this could include a help line, a website, or support groups)
- offering free, one-on-one help during the application process, including support for appeals if needed
Organizations can apply for up to $500,000 per year, up to a total of $1 million over 2 years.
Objective
Help people with disabilities and their families access disability programs and benefits, like the DTC, CDB, and other federal, provincial and territorial disability benefits.
Organizations solicited for funding
- Alliance for Equity of Blind Canadians (AEBC)
- Audition Québec
- Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD)
- Centre for Independent Living Toronto (CILT)
- Community Financial Counselling Services (CFCS)
- Disability Alliance of British Columbia (DABC)
- Finautonome
- Inclusion Canada
- Inclusion Yukon
- Independent Living of Nova Scotia (ILNS)
- Indigenous Disability Canada (IDC), formerly BCANDS
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSS)
- Nanaimo Disability Resource Centre (NDRC)
- National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
- NWT Disabilities Council
- Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (NDMS)
- Opportunities Yukon
- Plan Institute
- ResourceAbilities
- Saskatchewan Voice of People with Disabilities (SVPD)
- Spinal Cord Injury Newfoundland and Labrador
- Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO)
- Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED) Winnipeg Inc.
- Vie Autonome Péninsule Acadienne (VAPA) Inc.
- Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC)
- Voice of Albertans with Disabilities (VAD)
Find information on funded grant and contribution projects in proactive disclosure.
Eligibility
Solicited, not-for-profit organizations that:
- have an established disability benefits navigation service and/or
- have experience and expertise in benefits navigation related activities, and
- were invited to apply
Only 1 application per organization will be accepted.
The Solicited Call for Proposals is a competitive process and not all applications submitted under this CFP will be selected for funding.
Ineligible recipients
Ineligible recipients that cannot apply for funding include:
- non-solicited, not-for-profit organizations
- individuals; and
- provincial and territorial governments
Help and contact information
General information
edsc.accompagnement.ph-disability.navigation.esdc@servicecanada.gc.ca
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