General eligibility requirements and assessment criteria for Gender-Based Violence Program funding

To apply for funding under Women and Gender Equality Canada's (WAGE) Gender-Based Violence Program, applicants must meet all of the general eligibility requirements described below.

Note: As available funds are limited, not all qualified applicants may receive funding.

Applicants

Eligible recipients include legally constituted organizations that are:

• Not-for-profit Canadian organizations
• Indigenous governments (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities) and their agencies
• Provinces, territories, municipalities and their agencies
• Research organizations and institutes, centres of expertise
• Educational institutions (i.e. universities, colleges, CÉGEPs, secondary schools, school boards / school districts)
• Public health institutions, hospitals, healthcare service providers
• For-profit Canadian organizations, if the nature of the funded activity not intended to generate a profit
• Labour groups and unions

Project activities

Eligible activities include:

• Engagement of target populations who are affected by the issue being addressed by the project
• Surveys and research that generate evidence and knowledge about promising practices to strengthen the GBV sector
• Design of interventions to address service gaps in gender-based violence sector
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination

Ineligible activities are:

• Activities addressing a related issue abroad (e.g. development of promising practices for women in a country other than Canada).

Ineligible costs

Capital expenditures, such as land, buildings, vehicles and other major capital costs, with the exception of computer equipment such as desktops, portables, and small peripherals required to carry out the project.

Sources of funding

Federal government funding will be limited to matching funding equivalent to up to 50% of total project budget for the following eligible recipients:

• Provinces, territories, municipalities and their agencies
• Educational institutions (i.e. universities, colleges, CÉGEPs, secondary schools, school boards / school districts)
• Public health institutions, hospitals, healthcare service providers.

Official languages

WAGE is committed to supporting and assisting the development of official language minority communities in Canada. Where the recipient's activities address a public composed of both official language groups, or could have an impact on the bilingual character of Canada, WAGE will ensure that the funding agreement concluded with the recipient stipulates appropriate measures to be taken.

Assessment criteria

• Degree to which proposed activities and intended outcomes support program objectives and priorities
• Risk assessment
• Need for proposed activities
• Qualifications of the applicant, including performance monitoring capacities
• Sound project methodology
• Likelihood for project success
• Sustainability of outcomes
• Value for money
• Capacity to leverage partnerships