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.
$4,000,000.00
Mar 6, 2025
For-profit organization
Bridging the digital gender gap in Cameroon and Senegal
7465855 P014630001
This initiative aims to strengthen the economic empowerment and resilience of women in all their diversity through their increased participation in digitally enabled economy in Cameroon and Senegal. With a focus on women in the informal agriculture sector and those in the early stages of business development (1 to 5 years), the project addresses barriers that limit technology use for business growth. Project activities include: (1) training women entrepreneurs to use digital tools, strengthen cybersecurity, and improve marketing; (2) providing gender-responsive business management training, an online hub with templates and resources, and pathways to financing to help women access broader markets; and (3) building capacity in local partner organizations to sustain women’s empowerment and gender equality initiatives.
The project directly benefits 1,000 urban and rural women entrepreneurs (500 per country) and indirectly benefits 5,000 to 7,000 family members, plus 300 women accessing services and training through local partner organizations.