Capacity Grant Program

The Capacity Grant Program for 2023-24 is closed.

Deadline: June 2, 2023. 

The Capacity Grants are crucial to enable persons with disabilities to become fully engaged in their community and to lead transformative change towards more independence, self-management and genuine community inclusion. The enduring legacy of a capacity grant will be its impact over the long term and how it has affected the lives of persons with disabilities.

Eligible Applicants:

  • non-profit organizations
  • community-based organizations
  • incorporated municipalities, including Indigenous community governments and organizations
  • Applicant’s project has clear deliverables that prevent and remove barriers to inclusion in the province
  • Has cross disability perspective integrated in the project
  • One year project that has a long term capacity to address one or more of the five strategic directions

Not Eligible Applicants:

  • Applicants who submit their application past deadline
  • Incomplete applications with no deliverables and timelines provided to complete project

Program Information

For more information please contact:

Disability Policy Office
Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development
3rd Floor, West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Toll-free: 888.729.6279
Text: 709.725.4463
Email: CSSDGrantPrograms@gov.nl.ca

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