2SLGBTQI+ Projects Fund 2024 Call for Proposals: After you apply

5. After you apply

Once you submit your application through ONAIS, the system will send an email to the account owner. Consider this the confirmation of receipt of your application. Some email servers may classify our email as spam. To prevent this, add the following email address to your contacts: FEGC.DemandesFinancement-FundingApplications.WAGE@fegc-wage.gc.ca.

Approved projects

The department may not approve all eligible applications. There is a limit to the amount of funding available. It is also dependent on the department’s annual budget and decisions by Parliament.

We expect decisions on applications in summer 2024.

We will communicate all decisions (approval or rejection) by email. The Minister for Women and Gender Equality makes all funding decisions. Decisions regarding funding are final and there is no appeal process.

If the Minister approves your project, the department will contact you for the next steps. You must wait to sign an agreement with the department before you can begin activities.

The Minister may announce successful projects. You must not make public announcements until the department gives the go-ahead.

Progress reports

All approved projects include reports to show progress. A funding agreement will outline the type and frequency of reporting required.

Final report

All approved projects include a final report. A funding agreement will outline when the final report is due.

Quality reports submitted on time show good project management. If you fail to submit progress or final reports on time, it may impact your ability to get funding from the department in the future.

Project results and impacts

The department will collect and disseminate information on the outputs and impacts of the activities funded through this call for proposals. This information is an important part of our accountability to Canadians. Funding recipients will be expected to participate in the collection of performance (impact) data, program evaluations, and audits. Through regular project reporting (at least annually), data will be collected on progress of their activities, how the project was implemented, what was accomplished, who and how many benefited from the activities, and the concrete impact of the activities. This information will be used to report on how the Equality for SSOGIE Program is helping Canadians, assist WAGE in making decisions about its programs, and showcase the important work of equality-seeking organizations.

Data will be collected to demonstrate progress towards the outcomes of the SSOGIE Program:

Immediate Outcomes

• Intended audiences have access to programs, resources and supports to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
• Networks and collaborations to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, are established.

Medium-Term Outcomes

• Intended audiences use/apply knowledge in their policy and program work to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Long-Term Outcomes

• Policies and practices to address barriers to equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression are inclusive.