Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations

Public Safety Canada offers grants 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 Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations (GP to NVOs) provides funding to NVOs who are active in the area of corrections, conditional release and/or community reintegration. The funding is meant to help these organizations maintain a national structure and cover core operating expenses, including salaries and benefits. The GP to NVOs provides a total of nearly $1.8M annually in the form of grants to organizations that meet program eligibility criteria.

Eligibility Criteria

The criteria for receiving a grant under the program include the following:

• The applicant is a national voluntary organization or a not-for-profit organization that provides services in the area of corrections, conditional release and/or community reintegration, and therefore contribute directly to public safety.
• The organization's objectives and activities are directly related to those of the Department and its portfoliio partners.
• The organization has a a governance structure such as a Board of Directors.
• The organization has internal accountability measures.
• The organization is normally able to secure at least five per cent (5%) of its core funding from sources other than the federal government.
• The organization has a visible constituency.
• The organization agrees to provide information requested by the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Grant Program.

How to apply

The following will be required of all applicants in order for the department to consider a grant application:

• A completed Request for Funding Questionnaire (Word 39 KB) (HTML);
• The organization’s most recent annual report;
• A projected balanced budget disclosing all revenues from all sources, including in-kind support, as well as all expected expenses over the life of the project; and
• A copy of the most recent financial statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and certified by a person duly authorized by the organization.

The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness may request additional information such as copies of recent reports, conference proceedings and other documents produced by the applicant, if available.

Submission

Completed applications must be submitted electronically to ps.gpnvo-psobn.sp@canada.ca. The maximum file size limit for email attachments is 10Mb. Funding decisions are made based on a Departmental review and approval process. Applicants will be notified of the status of their respective applications upon completion of this process.

For more information

Please read carefully the Terms and Conditions of the Grant Program.

Please direct requests for assistance to: ps.gpnvo-psobn.sp@canada.ca

Assistance is available to answer general questions.

Date modified:

2019-10-07