Family Violence Prevention Program: Call for proposals 2024 to 2025

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• About the call
• Eligible activities
• Selection criteria
• Who can apply
• Deadlines
• How to apply

About the call

The Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) provides vital services to Indigenous women, children, families and 2SLGBTQI+ people facing family violence and funds service delivery activities and key supports to help prevent family violence. FVPP funds Indigenous-led, culturally-appropriate and community-driven, service delivery family violence prevention activities across Canada.

This call for proposals supports family violence prevention and direct service delivery activities that focus on Inuit, Métis, Indigenous 2SLGBTQI+ people and urban populations. The primary focus of proposed activities must be on family violence prevention, and the client base must be predominantly Indigenous.

Contact your ISC regional office to submit proposals for family violence prevention activities for First Nations on reserve.

Indigenous applicants will be prioritized. Proposals from non-Indigenous applicants may be considered on an exceptional basis. ^{Footnote 1}

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) may circulate proposals amongst other government departments with similar funding should FVPP be unable to fund the project.

Eligible activities

Proposed activities should be:

• Indigenous-led
• culturally-appropriate
• community-driven
• directly linked to family violence prevention services that serve predominantly Indigenous clients

Eligible activities include, but are not limited to:

• front line service delivery projects, such as:
  • enhanced wrap-around services
  • case management
  • land-based activities
  • culturally appropriate mental health and addiction supports
  • stress and anger management seminars
  • support groups
• programs to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation
• family violence conferences and workshops

Proposals can range from short term activities with a smaller budget (such as $50,000 for 1 year) to multi-year projects in the average upper range of $100,000 per year.

Strong and comprehensive proposals with a budget higher than the average range may be considered on an exceptional basis. These proposals will be assessed based on how they directly contribute to preventing family violence and funding availability.

Applications from organizations with outstanding funding reports will not be reviewed.

Selection criteria

Your proposal must include:

• a cover letter that outlines how the activity aligns with the call for proposal
  • organizations should indicate in their cover letter how their mandate aligns with FVPP's objectives^{Footnote 1}
• the focus audience
  • ex. women, men, youth, children, families or 2SLGBTQI+ people
• the anticipated number of participants or level of community participation
• the specific need being addressed
  • ex. family violence in high-risk communities
• the delivery method
  • ex. seminar, healing circle or cultural camp
• an emphasis on using partnerships and additional resources:
  • potential partners, for example
    • federal, provincial, municipal or community governments
    • communities and non-government organizations
  • the role of partners in your activity
  • letters of support or commitment of identified partners
• tangible and measurable expected results, for example:
  • integrated and culturally appropriate programming
  • an increase in community awareness on family violence
  • a reduction in violent behaviours
• links with community planning, objectives or identified needs

Who can apply

• First Nations, governments and communities in Canada, including bands, district, tribal councils and associations
• Inuit representative organizations, governments and communities
• Métis representative organizations and settlements
• Indigenous organizations
• National Indigenous organizations
• Municipalities^{Footnote 1}
• Non-governmental and voluntary associations and organizations, including non-profit corporations^{Footnote 1}
• Educational or research institutions and associations^{Footnote 1}

Non-Indigenous organizations, including provincial, territorial and municipal governments, are only eligible for funding if they can demonstrate meaningful support from and partnership with the Indigenous clients they expect to serve.

Activities where the majority of clients or participants are Indigenous will be prioritized.

Indigenous organizations, associations and societies that have violence prevention as part of their mandate or who have partnered with these organizations may also be prioritized.

A recipient must have the legal capacity to enter into a funding agreement, such as being incorporated.

On an exceptional basis, individuals conducting family violence prevention activities can be considered for funding but they must be associated with an Indigenous community or organization. This must be demonstrated by providing letters of support.

Deadlines

The 2024 to 2025 call for proposals for violence prevention activities is now open. The deadline to submit a proposal is December 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Single-year violence prevention projects funded in 2024 to 2025 must be completed by March 31, 2025.

How to apply

• Review the requirements on this page and consult the following:
  • Contributions to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and 2SLGBTQI+ people
  • Family Violence Prevention Program national guidelines
• Write a cover letter that briefly outlines:
  • your organization's mandate
  • how the proposed project addresses the selection criteria
  • how the proposed project addresses at least 1 of the 7 prioritized themes
• Develop a budget and monthly cash flow
• Complete the Family Violence Prevention Program Project Proposal
  • For the 2024 to 2025 application form, search PAW 5664860 in the Filter items box on Proposals, applications, work plans
• Email your proposal to ppvf-fvpp@sac-isc.gc.ca

Only proposals submitted electronically via the FVPP email address will be considered. Contact us if you have questions about the application process.

All documentation, including attachments, should not exceed a total of 10 letter-sized pages.

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