Grants and Contributions

Deliver International Tourist Attraction and Indigenous Connections Program

Modify manure management technology to reduce production costs and expand internationally

Add culinary programming to the Silver Skate Festival

Conduct retail store launches to expand into domestic and international cosmetic markets

The Project is based on the principle of mobilizing new funds and partnerships to support and engage Canada’s community foundations in an effort to accelerate gender equality at the local level.

This project will advance gender equality in Canada in two main ways: by providing contribution funding to community foundations to fund projects in their communities, and by weaving in gender equality best practices within community foundations.

As such, the Project will directly support action to advance gender equality across Canada by leveraging the broad reach of community foundations. The Project will foster gender equality in Canada and will contribute to removing long-standing barriers to gender equality by catalyzing new investments and partnerships. The Project will provide funding to local women’s organizations through the community foundations for projects to advance gender equality. Community foundations will be encouraged to provide matched funding dollars to the investment already made by WAGE and activate fund development approaches that lean into feminist frameworks and principles.

The Project will also address gender equality at the institutional level. Community foundations will be encouraged to make a public commitment to gender equality, create programming that involves gender equality (e.g. hosting a Vital Conversation on Gender Equality) and review their internal policies and procedures (e.g. hiring practices) to prioritize gender equality.

Key outcomes of the Project will include increased funding to women’s organizations, increased capacity for equality-seeking organizations, and increased action to advance equality between women and men in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada.

The first and second supplemental funding will be used to expand the reach of the project to distribute additional funding to eligible organizations and to further support project activities.

Equipment acquisition and leasehold improvements: The project involves the start-up of a company specialized in the design, manufacture and assembly of hydraulic manifolds.

The Community-Led Inclusive Recovery initiative is a sub-component under the Support to Ukraine’s Reforms for Governance project (SURGe, P-006680-001). In response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, certain project activities were adapted to address new immediate needs and protect previous development gains. Canada’s development partners in Ukraine pivoted project activities to respond to the evolving context in several ways such as providing emergency supplies, equipment and services, and mental health support , transportation and accommodation. The beneficiaries, scope, expected results and geographic location of project activities may have changed from the original description.

The SURGe project aims to improve the quality of life of Ukraine’s citizens, particularly women and girls, through inclusive, citizen-centric and gender-responsive reforms managed by the Government of Ukraine. The project uses a responsive expert deployment mechanism to enhance and strengthen the Government’s reform management.

Under SURGe, the Community-Led Inclusive Recovery component provides technical assistance and support to the government of Ukraine to develop a national approach for community-led recovery initiatives and roll out a national digital planning and monitoring platform. The project deploys technical experts to work directly with Ukrainian municipalities on building inclusive recovery plans aligned with national frameworks and priorities. The plans respond to the specific needs of women and girls, returning veterans, marginalized groups, and those displaced by the war.

Acquisition of equipment : The project aims to improve the productivity and increase the production capacity of a company specialized in coffee roasting.

Enhance the Spirited Away Festival experience and awareness of Nova Scotia spirits

Support the downtown Dartmouth Ice Festival 2020