Sustaining Funding Program
Public Safety Canada offers grants and contributions to national voluntary organizations (NVOs) that work in the area of criminal justice and whose objectives and activities support and promote the public safety mandate and priorities of the Department.
The Sustaining Funding Program (SFP) provides funding to NVOs who are, for the most part, active in the area of corrections. The funding is meant to help these organizations maintain a national structure and cover core operating expenses, such as staff payroll and office equipment leases. The SFP provides a total of nearly $1.8M annually in the form of grants to NVOs which meet program eligibility criteria.
Learn more about the program below:
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must meet the following nine criteria, providing proof that their organization:
- is an NVO or a not-for-profit organization occupying a strategic position and undertaking critical functions enabling it to provide valuable advice in keeping with Public Safety Canada's mandate;
- has objectives and activities directly related to those of the Public Safety Canada;
- has a board of directors;
- has internal accountability measures;
- is well established and has a high level of credibility;
- is normally able to secure at least five per cent (5%) of its core funding from sources other than the federal government;
- has a visible constituency;
- is actively engaged in pursuing its stated objectives through strategies and activities acceptable in a free and democratic society; and
- agrees to provide information requested by Public Safety Canada in accordance with the Treasury Board's Transfer Payment Policy.
Review and approval
As part of the governance structure of the program, the grant applications are first reviewed by the Department's Liaison Committee on Relations with the Voluntary Sector, and ultimately approved by the Minister.
Funding provided to NVOs is disbursed over a one-year funding cycle, subject to annual Parliamentary appropriations.
How to apply
The applications for grants under SFP must include the following materials:
- Eligibility form (MS Word Version 73KB) provided by the Department and completed by the recipient
- Applicant's most recent annual report
- Projected budget showing all revenues from all sources, including in-kind support as well as all expected expenses for the following fiscal year
- List of names, titles and telephone numbers of people responsible for managing the grant
- Copy of most recent audited financial statement
- Copies of recent reports, conference proceedings or other documents that demonstrate the activities of the organization, if available
Applications must be submitted no later than November 1, 2010 to:
Sustaining Funding Program
Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON K1A 0P8
For more information
For further assistance please contact:
Dariusz Galczynski
Program Manager
Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate
Public Safety Canada
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P8
Tel: 613-998-3606
Fax: 613-990-8295
Email: dariusz.galczynski@ps-sp.gc.ca