HRSDC RFP Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability (SDPP-D)

Contribution funding of up to $20,000 is available to non-profit organizations holding an event between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011 for projects that enable people with disabilities to fully participate by ensuring accessibility. Accommodation projects could include items such as sign-language interpretation, real-time captioning, readers and scribes, support persons and interveners.

The objective of Accommodation Projects is: to enable people with disabilities to fully participate in keys events and conferences by ensuring that the events are accessible. Eligible expenses could include accommodations such as sign language interpretation, real-time captioning, readers and scribes, support persons and interveners. Organizations may apply for funding of up to $20,000 for an Accommodation Projects.

Deadline: February 8, 2010 at 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

Overview

The Disability component of the Social Development Partnership Program (SDPP-D) provides $11 million per year in grants and contributions to help ensure that people with disabilities benefit from the same quality of life as all Canadians. The Program supports innovative solutions to remove barriers through improved access to programs and services, and encourages a wide range of community-based initiatives that provide effective approaches to addressing social issues and barriers that people with disabilities face.

SDPP-D provides funding through grants and contributions to the not-for-profit sector for projects that meet the social development needs and aspirations of people with disabilities.

To promote the voice of people with disabilities, grants are provided to national disability organizations to:

•   assist in building their capacity,
•   increase their effectiveness, and/or
•  encourage their viability as critical partners in furthering the disability agenda at the national level.