Grants and Contributions
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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.
$769,455.00
Mar 4, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Combatting Information Manipulation Targeting Women during Electoral Processes in LA
7466811 P014987001
The project aims to increase women and girls' access to civic and political leadership opportunities in Chile, Bolivia, Honduras, Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina to achieve better representation and gender equality. Over a 24-month period, the project would monitor and document the impact of information manipulation on women participating in electoral processes through national-level surveys and statistical analysis, conduct training and workshops to equip women candidates and activists with strategies to identify and combat gendered information manipulation, and launch awareness and advocacy campaigns to educate the public and policymakers on its effects on women's political participation. Additionally, the project would collaborate with regional partners, multi-stakeholder organizations, and tech platforms, where appropriate, to influence improved digital governance measures and policies instituted by state authorities.