Today, the Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, announced a call for applications for the 2022-23 Inclusion Grant Program. Funding up to $25,000 is available to eligible community-based and non-profit organizations to help them create more accessible and inclusive facilities and events.
Initiatives under the Inclusion Grant Funding Program to date have included installation of ramps, automatic doors or visual alarms, as well as sign language interpretation or captioning. A complete list of organizations that received funding in 2021-22 is found in the backgrounder below.
To obtain a copy of the policy, application and more information on the Inclusion Grant Program, please visit the department’s website, call toll-free 1-888-729-6279, or text 709-725-4463. Video Relay Service calls are welcome and information and applications are available in alternate formats.
The deadline for applications is September 9, 2022.
As part of Budget 2022, the Provincial Government is investing $75,000 for the Inclusion Grant Program for 2022-23.
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“Our Government is committed to advancing accessibility and inclusion, which provides the foundation for healthy and thriving communities. The Inclusion Grant Program supports groups and organizations to ensure that programs, projects, events or meetings have accessibility features, so that everyone can fully participate and contribute to their communities. I encourage all organizations to start thinking about this important next step, and submit their applications as soon as possible, but certainly by the September 9th deadline.”
Honourable John G. Abbott
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities
“CNIB has a goal to be accessible and inclusive to everyone. The funding from the Inclusion Grant enabled us to construct a ramp on our building that will not only support CNIB employees, clients, volunteers, and its stakeholders, but also the three other non-profits which reside in our building. The addition of the ramp to our building has truly created a completely accessible and inclusive space for everyone.”
Amanda Halliday
Coordinator, Community Giving and Team Operations
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
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Children, Seniors and Social Development
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Amanda Halliday
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
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BACKGROUNDER
2021-22 Grants under the Inclusion Grant Funding Program
| Organization | Description | Amount |
| Coalition of Persons with Disabilities – NL | Sign language interpretation for meetings | $2,990.00 |
| CNIB NL | Accessibility renovations (entranceway and emergency exit) | $8,824.33 |
| St. John’s Status of Women Council/Women’s Centre | Sign language interpretation for public events | $2,357.50 |
| Topsail United Church | Alternate formats, assistive listening device purchase and audio support, captioning for events | $3,776.96 |
| Gander Elks Lodge #310 | Accessibility renovations (ramp) | $16,100.00 |
| Food First NL | Alternate format and assistive listening device purchase for meetings | $4,440.44 |
| Grand Bank Lions Club | Accessibility renovations (entranceway, emergency exits) | $7,685.86 |
| Resettlers Museum | Accessibility renovations (ramp for community events) | $3,306.25 |
| Corduroy Brook Enhancement Association Inc. | Assistive listening device purchase | $3,967.00 |
| SeniorsNL | Sign language interpretation for meetings | $5,000.00 |
| Easter Seals NL | Switches, accessible AED, sign language interpretation classes | $2,183.85 |
| Manuels River | Accessibility device (hippocampe wheelchair with attachments) | $11,005.48 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Committee | Accessibility renovation project – entrances, handles/switches, ramp | $25,000.00 |
| Status of Women Central | Accessibility renovation project – entrance, ramp, washroom | $23,300.00 |
| Salvation Army Gambo Corps | Accessibility renovation project – entrances, handles/switches, signage, lighting, wayfinding, washrooms | $11,400.00 |