Prevent Gender-Based Violence Through Youth Dating Violence Prevention

Eligibility

Scale Up Stream:

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Canadian research organizations or academic institutions

Applicants and Collaborators must have the necessary experience and knowledge to deliver the project. Together, you must have experience: 

• in intervention research involving youth AND
• working with youth on youth dating violence issues

Key Populations Stream:

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Canadian research organizations or academic institutions

Applicants and Collaborators must have the necessary experience and knowledge to deliver the project. Together, you must have experience: 

• in intervention research involving youth
• working with youth on youth dating violence issues AND
• working with 1 or more of the underserved or at-risk populations identified in the call for proposals as a Key Action Area.

Summary

Context
Gender-based violence in the form of youth dating violence is a serious public health issue with long-lasting health and social impacts. The stages between adolescence and early adulthood are crucial times to provide youth with the knowledge and skills to develop and maintain healthy relationships throughout their lives.

Objectives
This funding opportunity aims to support projects that deliver and test health promotion interventions that:

• foster healthy relationships
• prevent youth dating violence
• help build the youth dating violence prevention evidence base

This call for proposals has 3 streams of projects, each with its own objective:

• Scale up stream
  This stream scales up, delivers and further tests youth dating violence prevention interventions that have already shown to be effective through rigorous evaluation.
• Key populations stream
  This stream delivers and tests existing youth dating violence prevention interventions that support underserved or at-risk populations.
• Indigenous stream
  This stream supports Indigenous organizations to develop or adapt, deliver and test culturally appropriate youth dating violence prevention interventions for Indigenous youth.

This call for proposals aims to promote health equity by reducing disparities in health outcomes among population groups in Canada. Applicants are expected to incorporate health equity approaches and considerations into their project, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus.

Learn more: Introduction to Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus)

The lead contact for the proposed project can:

• apply to only 1 stream of the call for proposals
• submit only 1 application to this call for proposals

Funding

Scale Up Stream
You can apply for up to the maximum amount that lasts for the entire duration of the project. These amounts are:

• Up to $1,250,000 in total for a project within a local, provincial, or territorial context
• Up to $2,500,000 in total for a project in multiple provinces or territories

A limited number of projects will be funded through this call for proposals. Only request eligible costs that are necessary to deliver the project.

There are often higher costs associated with living and travelling in remote or northern areas. You may apply for up to an additional 35% of the maximum budget if you meet all 3 of these criteria:

• The work plan includes activities in a remote or northern area
• The budget includes costs for activities in a remote or northern area
• The application supports costs that are higher due to activities in a remote or northern area

Key Populations Stream
You can apply for up to the maximum amount that lasts for the entire duration of the project. These amounts are:

• Up to $1,000,000 in total for a project within a local, provincial, or territorial context
• Up to $1,750,000 in total for a project in multiple provinces or territories

A limited number of projects will be funded through this call for proposals. Only request eligible costs that are necessary to deliver the project.

There are often higher costs associated with living and travelling in remote or northern areas. You may apply for up to an additional 35% of the maximum budget if you meet all 3 of these criteria:

• The work plan includes activities in a remote or northern area
• The budget includes costs for activities in a remote or northern area
• The application supports costs that are higher due to activities in a remote or northern area

Overhead

For these costs to be considered eligible, applicants must break down indirect costs into
separate line items in the budget and provide justification and link to proposed activities. The
budget must clearly identify the eligible expenditures under each budget category along with
details on how the amount was determined. Applicants need to complete a detailed budget and
justification template (refer to the Invitation to Submit and Funding Request - eligible and
ineligible expenses and the attached Detailed Budget including Budget Justification tab) with a
breakdown of the project related costs. For example, % of utility costs or rent of organization
allocated to project staff; % of financial/bookkeeping position or executive director position time
working on the project; etc. The total cannot exceed 18% of PHAC’s financial contribution
to the project and must be prorated to reflect only the costs required to support the
PHAC funded portion of the project.

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

How to Apply

To apply, email us to request an application template at chpv-pscv@phac-aspc.gc.ca. Your subject line must refer to the stream you're applying to by using one of these 3 subject lines:

• Scale up stream application template
• Key populations stream application template
• Indigenous stream application template

To apply for this funding opportunity, you must request the application template by August 10, 2023.

You must submit your application by 11:59 pm Pacific Time on August 31, 2023, using our application template.