Important dates
Applications will open on January 21, 2025, and close on February 12, 2025, at 9 am.
Overview
The purpose of the Family Violence Prevention Grant Program is to support initiatives that focus on transforming societal norms and beliefs that enable family violence, such as gender-based violence. The outcomes are to promote healthy relationships, consent and fostering safer spaces and stronger communities.
Primary prevention approaches address the root causes of gender-based violence to stop violence before it occurs.
Gender-based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender. It can take many forms, including physical, sexual, psychological, emotional and financial abuse, as well as technology-facilitated violence.
The Family Violence Prevention Grant Program has 2 streams.
- Community Capacity Building: initiatives that increase the capacity of communities, organizations or individuals to respond to and address family violence through partnerships.
- Targeted Prevention Initiatives: initiatives that address the risk and protective factors of family violence to prevent it before it occurs.
Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate innovative ways of reaching and working with underserved and equity-deserving communities and groups to prevent and tackle the root causes of family violence before it begins.
Funding
Funding is for the term of March 15, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
- Applicants can apply for multiple projects across both streams.
- Not all applications will be funded.
- Some applications might be recommended for a lesser amount.
Grants will be:
- for one-time funding
- from $25,000 to $200,000 for one year in 2025-26
Eligibility
Eligible organizations must be a legal entity, such as:
- registered organizations
- entities that exist through legislation
- fiscal agents
Ineligible organizations as the primary applicant are:
- for-profit organizations
- schools or school boards
- organizations that already receive Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) funding for the project
- organizations not registered under one of the listed acts in the grant guidelines
- funding agencies or other funders (fiscal agents are eligible)
- organizations that primarily benefit those outside of Alberta
- organizations that have overdue or incomplete accounting/reporting relating to any grant previously awarded by the Government of Alberta
- organizations that are not legally registered or have been operating in Alberta for less than one full year
- individuals
How to apply
Step 1. Read the guidelines
Step 2. Complete the application package
Fill out the Family Violence Prevention Grant Program Application Form.
Include the following documents in your application package:
- Application form
- Project budget
Step 3. Submit the application package
Submit your application package by email.
Email: [email protected]
After you apply
We will email you in March 2025 if your grant application is approved.