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ACTIVELY ENGAGING WOMEN AND GIRLS ACROSS ONTARIO

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – INCENTIVE GRANTS

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS), with support from the Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund, is offering incentive grants to Ontario-based organizations interested in addressing the psycho-social factors that impact women and girls’ participation in sport and physical activity through participation, leadership or capacity building projects.

CAAWS is a national non-profit organization dedicated to creating an equitable sport and physical activity system in which girls and women are actively engaged as participants and leaders. CAAWS provides a number of services, programs and resources to a variety of clients, including sport and physical activity organizations, teachers, coaches, health professionals and recreation leaders. Since 1981, CAAWS has worked in close co-operation with government and non-government organizations on activities and initiatives that advocate for positive change for girls and women in sport and physical activity communities. Visit for more information.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

"Actively Engaging Women and Girls across Ontario" is a provincial project designed to increase capacity within thecommunity sport and recreation sector to increase the participation and leadership of womenand girls. Building on CAAWS' publication "Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing thePsycho-Social Factors" (a supplement to the Canadian Sport for Life foundation documents) the project involves a number of strategies to enhance policy, practice, program and service delivery in communities across the province. The development and delivery of 10 targeted initiatives will be supported over the next 2 years.

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR – “Creating Inclusive Environments for Women and Girls”

CAAWS will host a free webinar on Wednesday January 22nd 12:30-1:30pm EST to highlight key content and policy and practice recommendations from the “Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors” publication, and to review the incentive grant opportunity. Any organization interested in submitting an application is encouraged to participate. To register, visit

INCENTIVE GRANT GUIDELINES

Ten incentive grants of $1,000 are available over the next two years to organizations within Ontariocommitted to increasing participation and leadership of girls and women. Grants will be paid in two installments: $750 upon selection, and $250 upon completion of final project reporting. Projects and required reporting must be completed by March 31, 2015.

Areas of Focus

Funded projects must focus on increasing girls’ and women’s participation and leadership by addressing the psychosocial factors that limit their involvement. Three types of projects will be considered for funding:

PARTICIPATION PROJECTS must be geared towards the following Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) stages: Active Start, Fundamentals, Learn to Train, or Active for Life. For more information on Canadian Sport for Life and Long-Term Athlete Development, please visit Note: the ages associated with each LTAD stage may be different for marginalized groups.

LEADERSHIP PROJECTS must provide professional development opportunities and/or involve recruitment strategies to engage more women as decision-makers, coaches, officials, etc., taking the psycho-social factors that impact their participation into consideration.

CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS must provide educational opportunities to increase community program leader, coach and/or decision-maker awareness about the psycho-social factors that influence women’s and girls’ participation and leadership. Capacity building projects must contribute to increasing the quality of program, services and support for women and girls.

Possible projects include:

●Development of a new program targeting inactive girls and young women.

●Development of a new leadership development program targeting girls or women.

●Modifications or enhancements to an existing program to address the psycho-social factors to make it more appealing to inactive girls or women.

●A workshop to educate coaches about the psycho-social factors that impact women’s and girls’ engagement and performance.

●Delivery of one or more of CAAWS’ workshops (for more information visit

●Participation or leadership projects targeting diverse ethno-cultural communities (including Aboriginal).

●Participation, leadership or capacity building projects targeting Ontario’s French-speaking communities.

Mandatory Criteria

●The organization applying for the funds must be able to accept and manage the project funds.

●Project activities must be delivered in Ontario.

●The project must be completed by March 31, 2015.

●Project logic and activities must be consistent with CAAWS publication “Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors", and with Canadian Sport for Life.

● The project must contribute to building capacity within the community sport and recreation sector to increase the participation and leadership of women and girls.

●Evidence of sustainability for the project beyond the funding period must be shown.

Eligibility - Who Can Apply?

●Community organizations in Ontario (e.g.municipal parks and recreation departments, community associations, sport associations/clubs, sport councils, schools or schools boards, public health departments, health coalitions, settlement agencies, friendship centres, boys and girls clubs, etc.)

●Ontario provincial and regional non-profit and registered charitable organizations (e.g. provincial sport organizations, regional health alliances, etc.).

●National non-profit and registered charitable organizations, if proposed project activities will be delivered in Ontario (e.g. national sport organizations, national physical activity organizations).

GRANTEE EXPECTATIONS

Successful applicants must:

●Sign an agreement outlining their responsibilities related to management of the funds, project reporting, and communication with CAAWS.

●Comply with reporting requirements to share project progress, successes, challenges, key outcomes, and plans for the future. An interim report must be submitted mid-way through the project’s development and implementation. A final report must be submitted within one month of completion of the project. Reporting templates will be provided.

●Acknowledge funding support from CAAWS and the Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund on all project communication and promotional materials.

●Contact CAAWS about any questions or concerns.

PROJECT SUPPORT

CAAWS will provide on-going support and mentoring to funded projects, including templates for reporting on project outcomes and activities, and profile in related CAAWS communication (e.g. on the CAAWS website, through social media, etc.).

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

The deadlines for submitting applications are:

February 20, 2014 (minimum 4 projects selected)
June 20, 2014(minimum 2 projects selected)
October 20, 2014(minimum 1 project selected)

*Note: CAAWS reserves the right to change submission deadlines and minimum project selection. To not miss out on this opportunity, CAAWS recommends interested organizations submit applications for the earliest deadline possible. To receive notification of future Calls for Application, visit to sign up for CAAWS’ eNewsletter.

Applications must use the attached form, and be submitted electronically to Sheilagh Croxon, Project Coordinator, at . Successful applications will be announced within two weeks of the deadline. Shortlisted applicants will be notified, and applications kept on file for consideration at the next deadline; it is not necessary to resubmit.

Applications will be reviewed based on the identified areas of focus, mandatory criteria and eligibility. Applications are encouraged from across the province, and community size, geographic location, target group,and project delivery language will be considered in the selection process.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about CAAWS and to download the "Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors" publication, visit

With questions about the Actively Engaging Women and Girls across Ontario Project and Incentive Grants, contact Sheilagh Croxon, Project Coordinator at or 647.988.7877. Interested organizations are encouraged to contact Sheilagh about possible project activities.

ACTIVELY ENGAGING WOMEN & GIRLS ACROSS ONTARIO

INCENTIVE GRANT APPLICATION FORM

Organizations interested in submitting an application are encouraged to participate in a free webinar highlighting key concepts and recommendations from CAAWS’ “Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors” publication, and providing an overview of the incentive grant opportunity, on Wednesday January 22nd 12:30-1:30pm EST - to register, visit

The deadlines for submitting applications are:

February 20, 2014 (minimum 4 projects selected)
June 20, 2014(minimum 2 projects selected)
October 20, 2014(minimum 1 project selected)

A) Applicant Information
Organization:
Primary Contact Name, Position:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Telephone :
(with area code)
Email Address:
Secondary Contact Name, Position:
Telephone:
(with area code)
Email Address:
B) Project Information
Project Name:
Project Start Date:
Project End Date:
Expected Participant #s:
Project Type: /  Participation  Leadership  Capacity Building
LTAD Stage:
(Participation Projects only) /  Active Start  Fundamentals  Learn to Train  Active for Life
1. Description – Briefly describe your project, including a rationale, and if a participation project, how it relates to the identified CS4L Stage.
2. Project Activities – Please provide details what you plan to do.
3. Conceptual Linkages– Describe how your project is consistent with the concepts discussed in CAAWS’ Actively Engaging Women and Girls publication, and with Canadian Sport for Life.
4. Project Partners – Who will you work with to develop and deliver the project?
5. Expected Outcomes – What specific changes will result from the project (i.e. number of inactive women and girls engaged; number of people trained; impact on policy and practice; etc.)
6. Evaluation – How will outcomes be measured (what methods or tools will be used)?
7. Sustainability – How will this project continue or be expanded once the funding period has ended?
C) Applicant History/Experience
8. Provide a brief description of your organization.
9. Briefly describe the need for the proposedproject in your community.
10. Describe your organization’s current or previous experience developing and delivering programming targeting women and girls. How did these experiences guide your project concept?
D) Budget
12. Expenses – Please provide a breakdown of how you will use the $1,000 grant.
13. In-Kind Contributions – Will your organization, or any partner organizations, be providing any additional funding or in-kind support? If so, please list it here.