The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is pleased to invite eligible organizations to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for projects that prevent and address family violence and its health impacts by delivering, testing, and supporting diverse health promotion programs and interventions that are tailored to the needs of those who have experienced, are experiencing, or are at-risk of experiencing family violence.

This Call for Proposals is a two-step process. The first step is the submission of a LOI, which provides an overview of the proposed project. Applicants whose LOIs best fit the objectives of this funding opportunity will be invited to move on to the second step by submitting a full proposal.

Family violence is any form of abuse or neglect that a child or adult experiences from a family member, or from someone with whom they have or had an intimate relationship (including relationships with a person in a position of trust). There are many forms of violence, including physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse, or neglect.

Family violence is a serious public health issue, with impacts on individuals, families and communities. Violence in relationships is often repeated or ongoing and can cause complex trauma. The effects of family violence on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health can persist throughout the life course, and can affect future generations.

Objectives

Through this funding opportunity, PHAC aims to increase the evidence-base and uptake of health promotion programs and interventions that are effective in preventing and addressing family violence and its health impacts. Projects will use trauma and violence-informed approaches that are tailored to the needs of those who have experienced, are experiencing, or are at-risk of experiencing family violence. 

Types of programs or interventions

Projects should implement a health promotion program or intervention aiming to:

• Prevent family violence; and/or
• Support the health of survivors

Types of project activities

Each project must implement, and build the evidence-base through intervention research, a relevant health promotion program or intervention to prevent or address family violence. The program or intervention may be

• An existing program or intervention; or
• An adaptation, addition or modification to an existing program or intervention, to reach a new population, setting or context.

Funding Information

• The value of funding per project is a minimum of $100,000 annually. There is no maximum budget per project. PHAC anticipates supporting up to 30 projects with an envelope of up to $6 million per year.
• Projects can be a minimum of two years and a maximum of four years in duration.

Who can apply?

The following types of Canadian organizations are eligible to apply funding:

• Not-for-profit and voluntary organization
• Unincorporated groups, associations, societies and coalitions
• Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and agencies
• Organizations and institutions supported by provincial and territorial governments (regional health authorities, schools, post-secondary institutions, etc.)
• First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations

For more information, visit Government of Canada.