Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$1,211,828.80
Sep 29, 2023
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Tackling misinformation through media to promote peacebuilding in South Sudan
7453625 P013428001
This project contributes to reducing conflict resulting from media-related misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech prone to electoral violence in South Sudan. The Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) implements this project in the build up to the national elections in late 2024. Project activities include: (1) increasing media literacy among civilians; (2) strengthening the capacity of journalists, content creators, and the South Sudanese diaspora to identify and debunk misinformation and disinformation; and (3) improving government, media, and civil society relations.
Through a targeted package of evidence-based awareness raising and training, JHR works with key stakeholders in violence-prone communities, the media, and the government to improve South Sudanese access to accurate and reliable information.