The Honourable Lela Evans, Minister of Women and Gender Equality, today announced a call for proposals for the 2026 Community Violence Prevention Grants Program.
Funding for the program is made possible through a $13.6 million, four-year bilateral agreement with Women and Gender Equality Canada under the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence.
The program’s objectives support targeted and community-driven efforts to address the complex root causes of gender-based violence and help reduce the underlying risk factors that lead to harm and victimization of women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, particularly those living in rural areas.
Proposals must be related to community-based violence prevention. The maximum grant is $50,000.
Consideration for grant funding will be given to proposals that focus on:
- Building community support networks, especially at the regional and/or municipal levels.
- Supporting survivors, their families, and their communities.
- Engaging men and boys in gender-based violence prevention.
- Ending the normalization of violence within communities.
- Addressing stigma around gender-based violence.
- Promoting healing and mental well-being for those impacted by gender-based violence.
The program guidelines, criteria, application form and contact information can be found here. Applications must be submitted to the provincial Office of Women and Gender Equality on or before June 7, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. (NDT).
This initiative delivers on key commitments in Budget 2026: Opportunity for All of Us, which supports violence prevention initiatives for safer communities. More detailed information on Budget 2026 is available here.
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“When we invest in community violence prevention, we invest in people. These grants give organizations, especially in rural and remote areas, the tools and support they need to build safer futures for all of us.”
Honourable Lela Evans
Minister of Women and Gender Equality
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National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence
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