Call for proposals to prevent gender-based violence through youth dating violence prevention: Scale up stream
This call for proposals is currently closed. The following is for information purposes only.
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- Objective
- Key action areas
- Applicants
- Funding
- Duration
- Eligible activities
- Ineligible activities
- Official language requirements
Objective
The objective of this stream is to scale up, deliver and further test youth dating violence prevention interventions that have already been shown to be effective through rigorous evaluation.
Key action areas
Projects must include these key action areas:
- Scale up a health promotion intervention that has shown effectiveness at:
- fostering healthy relationships
- preventing youth dating violence
- Incorporate an intervention research approach to evaluate the scale-up
- Engage youth and embed their voice in all aspects of the project
- Include aspects of the project that will be sustained and continue over time
- Have existing and build new multi-level and multi-sectoral collaborations
- Support the wellbeing of youth involved in the project by using approaches that are:
- Build the evidence base and support knowledge mobilization about youth dating violence prevention
Applicants
These Canadian organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Research organizations or academic institutions
Applicants and collaborators must have the necessary experience and knowledge to deliver the project. Together, you must have experience:
- in intervention research involving youth and
- working with youth on youth dating violence issues
Funding
You can apply for up to the maximum amount that lasts for the entire duration of the project. These amounts are:
- Up to $1,250,000 in total for a project within a local, provincial, or territorial context
- Up to $2,500,000 in total for a project in multiple provinces or territories
A limited number of projects will be funded through this call for proposals. Only request eligible costs that are necessary to deliver the project.
There are often higher costs associated with living and travelling in remote or northern areas. You may apply for up to an additional 35% of the maximum budget if you meet all 3 of these criteria:
- The work plan includes activities in a remote or northern area
- The budget includes costs for activities in a remote or northern area
- The application supports costs that are higher due to activities in a remote or northern area
Duration
Organizations outside of Quebec should plan a start date of April 1, 2024.
Organizations from the province of Quebec that are subject to the Act Respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif (Act M-30) should plan a start date of July 1, 2024.
Projects can last for a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 years.
Eligible activities
Activities must align with the stream objective. The call for proposals will support activities that deliver an intervention that has shown effectiveness to:
- foster healthy relationships
- prevent youth dating violence
The intervention must be rooted in evidence. It must rely on evidence gathered through rigorous research design such as:
- randomized control trials
- experimental or quasi-experimental designs
Projects must include activities that support collaboration across multiple levels and sectors. Applicants and their collaborators must demonstrate that their project will be able to reach and engage youth. For example, this could include agreements with:
- schools
- shelters
- cultural centres
- community centres
- child and youth advocacy centres
Activities must also:
- scale up the intervention to:
- reach a new youth population
- deliver it in a new location or setting
- share information with others so that they may:
- replicate it
- learn from it
- expand upon it
- rigorously evaluate and further test the intervention through intervention research
Activities that support the mental health and wellbeing of workers who would deliver the youth dating violence prevention intervention are also eligible. Applicants can include the details of these initiatives in their proposal.
If funded, projects must have their research protocol approved by a research ethics board that adheres to the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.
If funded, the lead organization and their project collaborators will retain ownership and control over data and research produced through the project.
Learn more
- Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada Research Ethics Board
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Ineligible activities
The call for proposals will not support activities that:
- focus on making a profit
- are considered standalone
- support ongoing operations
- address gender-based violence issues outside Canada
It will also not support activities that focus only on:
- awareness-raising
- needs assessments
- research and studies
- information campaigns
- networks or partnerships
- publications or newsletters
- providing wraparound services
- providing material assistance, such as food and clothing
It will also not support activities that provide these direct services:
- Shelter
- Primary care services
- Support to reunify or repatriate families
- Individual counselling, case management and referral services
- Legal advice and representation to secure legal status or remedies
Official language requirements
We’re committed to enhancing the vitality of English and French linguistic communities in Canada by:
- supporting their development
- fostering the full recognition and use of both official languages
An official language minority community is:
- an anglophone population in Quebec , or
- a francophone population outside of Quebec
Proposals should indicate if members of these communities will benefit or be involved in the project.
Projects must be accessible in one or both official languages depending on the reach and audience.
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