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Funding Eligibility Criteria
The list below is intended to assist organizations in determining eligibility. Organizations must meet all five criteria to be eligible for review:
- Non-profit organization with Letters Patent or By-law.
- Organization has an incorporation number.
- Proposed project services the City of Toronto.
- Organization has an annual Audited Financial Statement and Auditor’s Report signed by a Chartered Accountant or CGA.
- Proposal is requesting one-year or two-year "project funding".
Should your organization not meet all five criteria listed, then a trustee must be identified. Refer to trusteeship package in the application for more information.
DPCIP Funding Priorities 2011-2015
A review of the DPCIP program resulted in determining the key strategies and populations for 2011-2015. This review was based on advisory committee input, Ontario Public Health Standards, Toronto Drug Strategy and Toronto Public Health Strategic Plan for 2010-2014.
Strategies:
DPCIP funding will focus on project activities that engage high risk populations to reduce the frequency, severity, and impact of substance misuse through one or more of the following strategies:
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Resilience Building
- Addressing risk factors and strengthening protective factors among vulnerable populations to increase their ability to cope in adverse environments
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Health Promotion
- Encouraging health seeking behaviours by addressing knowledge gaps and risky behaviours
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Organization Capacity Building
- Providing board, staff and volunteers with training, knowledge and tools to effectively address the needs of vulnerable populations
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Community Development
- Empowering and engaging communities to take action to resolve substance misuse in their communities. Communities can be geographic and/or population based
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Creating Safe and Supportive Environments
- Creating social networks and settings for high risk populations whereby systemic barriers and psychosocial influences that can lead to substance misuse are reduced
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Populations:
High risk populations are youth and adults whose history, place of residence, behaviour, mental health status, and/or identity makes them at higher risk for substance use/misuse. These populations are defined to be:
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High Risk Youth and risk factors:
- History of family members misusing
- Behavioural, mental health, or social problems
- Excluded from school/poor school attachment
- Young offenders/in conflict with the law
- Homeless/street-involved/transient
- Involved in sex work
- Involved in high risk activities, including current drug use
- Racialized groups between ages 0-11 years who are facing extreme socio-economic disadvantage
- Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People (LGBT)
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High Risk Adults and risk factors
- History of family members misusing
- Behavioural, mental health, or social problems
- In jail/conflict with the law
- Homeless/street involved/transient
- Involved in sex work
- Involved in high risk activities, including current drug use
- Racialized communities that are facing extreme socio-economic disadvantage and mental health issues
- Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, Métis)
- LGBT
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The expected outcomes for proposed project activities are:
- Increase knowledge, awareness, and skills*
- Increase leadership and mentorship
- Increase engagement in healthy lifestyle activities
- Increase intersectoral partnerships
- Improve community attachment and identity
- Reduce social isolation
* knowledge, awareness, and skills development are in the areas of: misuse and harms of drugs, resources and services, legislations, working with populations who misuse drugs
What we fund:
- Supplies (workshop supplies, TTC, refreshments, etc.)
- Honorarium for consultants / youth involved in project planning or implementation
- Supervision and management associated with project
- Staff wages and fringe benefit
What we do not fund:
- The purchase, development and/or distribution of illicit substance paraphernalia
- One-on-one counselling or drug treatment
- Honorarium for encouraging youth attendance
- Organization operating cost (building cost, general office supplies and equipment, audit/ legal fees)
- Administration cost (rent, utilities, bookkeeping)
- Staff salary related to overall operations of the organization
Option for Two-Year Project Proposal
Drug Prevention Community Investment Program offers an option for two-year assessment. Please contact us for more details. Please note two-year assessment is still subject to City Council's annual budget approval for the Drug Prevention Community Investment Program.
Last updated November 2010
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