Family Violence Prevention Program off-reserve call for proposals, 2016-2017
This call is now closed. Applicants were asked to use the 2016-2017 proposal template (PDF) and consult the Proposal Assessment Criteria (for projects off-reserve).
Eligible applications must have been received by e-mail to PPVF-FVPP@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca no later than midnight Eastern Time (ET) on March 3, 2016. Applications sent after that deadline will not be considered.
For any questions relating to prevention activities off-reserve, please send an email to PPVF-FVPP@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca.
Eligible activities
Family violence prevention activities targeting Indigenous individuals and communities off-reserve may include:
- public outreach and awareness
- conferences
- seminars
- workshops
- support groups
- community needs assessments
For 2016-2017 the focus of proposals was on the following identified activity themes:
- engaging men and boys
- family violence prevention education for young Indigenous peoples
- empowering young Indigenous women
- vulnerability to violence associated with the transition between on- and off- reserve
Selection criteria
Priority will be given to family violence prevention projects that clearly identify:
- a target audience (women, men, children and/or families)
- a specific need (addressing violence in high-risk communities)
- a delivery method (seminar, healing circle, cultural camp)
- an emphasis on leveraging partnerships and additional resources
- partners could include federal, provincial, municipal or community governments, but may also extend to communities and non-government organizations
- tangible results with strong community participation
- a sustainable best-practice project that could be shared and used elsewhere.
Also:
- projects must end by March 31, 2017
- administrative costs cannot exceed 15% of the total approved amount
- applicants are recommended to limit these costs to allow the project to maximize participation
- applicants are encouraged to make cash and/or in-kind contributions to their project
- in-kind contributions can be any non-monetary good or service provided by an interested party without any expectation of reciprocal favourable treatment
- priority will be given to Indigenous organizations, associations and societies that have family violence prevention as part of their mandate
- for a proposal to be approved, all assessment criteria must be met and fully completed
- recipients will be asked to submit an annual report (PDF) outlining the project's results, number of participants and details around how the project fulfilled the priorities as per the funding proposal. The deadline for this report is May 31, 2017.
Family Violence Prevention Program officials from Headquarters provided two teleconference information sessions on February 1, 2016, and February 25, 2016, to assist applicants with respect to the off-reserve call for proposals.