Preventing Family Violence Program: Preventing & Addressing Child Maltreatment

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Canadian organizations and institutions supported primarily by provincial and territorial governments (regional health authorities, schools, post-secondary institutions, etc.)
• Canadian research organizations or academic institutions
• Indigenous governments and Indigenous not-for-profit organizations

Applicants and collaborators must have the necessary experience and knowledge to deliver the project. Together, applicants must demonstrate the following:

• Expertise in intervention research
• Experience working on child maltreatment issues and
• Organizational and operational capacity to manage the proposed project activities and budget

Applicants will be expected to leverage in-kind and financial contributions that will contribute to the project’s development, implementation and research. A specific matched funding ratio is not required.

Applicants should plan a project start date of April 1, 2026. Projects must end by March 31, 2031.

Summary

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is inviting eligible organizations to submit applications for funding for projects that prevent and address child maltreatment. 

Child maltreatment is a serious and prevalent public health issue, with both immediate and  long-term health and social impacts that affect children, families, and communities across Canada. Child maltreatment is also a risk factor for violence in relationships later in life. Preventing child maltreatment and its health impacts is a crucial measure to enable physical,  mental, social and spiritual wellbeing throughout the life course.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) supports health promotion interventions to prevent and address child maltreatment and its impacts. These can include, for example, interventions that:

• build skills and knowledge for safe and healthy relationships
• identify and address factors that put families and children at risk of child maltreatment
• address community and societal-level factors to prevent child maltreatment
• equip service providers with evidence-based training and resources to help prevent child maltreatment and its health impacts
   

The overall objectives of this call for proposals are to:

1. Prevent and address child maltreatment by delivering and testing health promotion interventions to support children, families and caregivers;
2. Build and share evidence about effective approaches to prevent and address child maltreatment; and
3. Build the capacity of service providers to prevent and address child maltreatment. 

Applicants are invited to apply for funding for a project that addresses at least one of the following two key action areas:

1. Deliver a health promotion intervention that prevents or addresses child maltreatment
2. Equip service providers to prevent, recognize and respond safely to child maltreatment, through training, resources and or other supports and mechanisms 

In addition, all projects must incorporate the following key action area:

• Integrate a rigorous intervention research protocol to test the effectiveness of the intervention

Overhead

Overhead/administrative fees expressed as a percentage of ongoing operational support are not eligible under this program but prorated indirect costs ARE eligible expenses. As such, applicants must refer to UCalgary's Itemized Indirect Costs table and apply expenses as applicable to their project.  

Applicants can be in touch with the External Grants team to request a copy of the Itemized Indirect Costs table; those costs are also listed in brief below: 

• Grants Management & Legal Services: $550/year (include for all budget years)
• Legal Services - Subsites: $450/year/subsite (include for all budget years)  
• Facilities & Office Space: $18.18 per square foot, prorated to reflect the square-footage and percentage of time used (include for all budget years)
• CHREB or CFREB Review: $5,000 (include in Year 1 if project requires REB approval)

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.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

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.

Submission Process: 

1. Complete the "Funding Request Form" as well as the "Detailed Budget and Justification Form" from PHAC. 
2. Complete the Pre-Award/Application record in RMS (https://research.ucalgary.ca/conduct-research/additional-resources/resea...)
   1. attach the completed Funding Request and Budget documents and submit for approvals from your department head and/or faculty Associate Dean (Research). *Important: when submitting in RMS, please ensure that you allow time for academic approvals prior to the Research Services review deadline of 12:00pm on Friday May 23, 2025.
3. Once these approvals are obtained, RMS will automatically forward the Application record to Research Services for institutional review and approval.
4. Research Services will review, provide feedback (by email) if necessary, and will provide the institutional approval. RSO will provide the capping institutional signature if needed and will advise when ready. 
5. Full Applications should be submitted to the agency via email to chpv-pscv@phac-aspc.gc.ca by 11:59PM Pacific Time on May 28, 2025. 

Additional Resources

Using RMS:

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research:

Support with the development of your grant application is available internally through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST). Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Support for Knowledge Engagement:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation is available internally through the Knowledge to Impact Team. Applicants can reach out by email to the KTI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information, please visit the KTI team webpage.

Support for Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@libanswers.ucalgary.com and/or visit https://libguides.ucalgary.ca/researchdatamanagement.

Support for EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice. Contact Erin.OToole@ucalgary.ca for more information.