Family Violence Prevention Program

The Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) funds the operations of emergency shelters and transitional (second stage) housing to improve the safety and security of Indigenous women, children, families and 2SLGBTQI+ people across Canada, including in the North and in urban centres. FVPP also provides funding for community-driven service delivery projects for family violence prevention activities.

Call for proposals for violence prevention activities: closed

The 2024 to 2025 call for proposals for violence prevention activities is now closed. The deadline to submit a proposal was July 19, 2024 at 11:59 Eastern Standard Time. For more information, contact us at ppvf-fvpp@sac-isc.gc.ca.

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About the program

Emergency and second-stage shelters (transition homes) that serve First Nations, Inuit, Métis, urban and Northern communities across Canada provide vital services to Indigenous women, children, families and 2SLGBTQI+ people facing family violence.

The program also funds activities and key supports to help prevent family violence.

The program funds:

The program supports activities that address family violence and provide families and communities with:

Family violence activities of various scopes are funded each year to support Indigenous communities across Canada.

The program also provides core funding to the National Indigenous Circle Against Family Violence to build shelter capacity and act as a national coordinator by supporting Indigenous-led shelters and their staff through:

For more information about 2020 to 2022 budget investments to prevent family violence consult:

Who can apply

Indigenous applicants are prioritized. To find out more about how to apply for funding for different types of projects, consult: eligible recipients.

Deadlines

Violence prevention activities

The Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) provides vital services to Indigenous women, children, families and +2SLGBTQI+ people facing violent situations or family violence, and funds activities and key supports to help prevent future family violence.

The 2024 to 2025 call for proposals is now closed. The deadline to submit a proposal was July 19, 2024 at 11:59 Eastern Standard Time.

Shelters and transition homes

The Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative was launched to support shelters and transition homes for Indigenous women, children, families and 2SLGBTQI+ people across Canada, including Northern and urban centres.

This call for applications is now closed. Applications were accepted until March 1, 2024. Thank you to all applicants for submitting their proposals to receive funding for construction and ongoing operational support.

To find out more, consult the Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative.

Inuit shelters

This call for applications is now closed. Applications were accepted until March 1, 2024.

To find out more about Inuit-specific shelters, consult Shelter Initiative for Inuit women and children.

How to apply

When considering an application for family violence prevention activities, you should consult:

Violence prevention activities on reserve

In some regions, First Nations regional boards are authorized by chiefs to administer violence prevention funds by collecting, reviewing and approving proposals for projects. The First Nations regional boards also take on a strategic visioning and coordinating role by targeting specific needs, such as an annual youth conference in the area of family violence.

To find out more, contact your ISC regional office.

Violence prevention activities across Canada, proposal-based

The 2024 to 2025 call for proposals is now closed. The deadline to submit a proposal was July 19, 2024 at 11:59 Eastern Standard Time.

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