Posted On: Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Get weekly substance use news by subscribing to our newsletter: scroll… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
The Lived and Living Experience Employment Grant, led by Community Action Initiative with funding from the Vancouver Foundation, is an opportunity for community-based organizations (CBOs) in British Columbia to create meaningful employment opportunities for people with lived and living experience (PWLLE) of mental illness and/or substance use. The purpose of the grant is… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 1st, 2025
REACH Nexus is excited to announce its call for Positive Action funding! Teams across Canada can apply for up to $20,000 to implement and evaluate projects aimed at reducing HIV stigma. The submission deadline is Friday, January 16, 2026. For more details and application instructions: visit https://www.positiveeffect.org/positive-actions or email [email protected]. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a meaningful… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, November 27th, 2025
Via Institute of Gender and Health Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Through Research funding opportunity is now live! In the Institute of Gender and Health’s Research Priority Plan, we committed to investing in sex and gender research for health equity, including a specific focus on 2S/LGBTQI+ health. In support of this commitment, we’ve launched the Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 17th, 2025
Vancouver Foundation is pleased to share their 2026 Grant Calendar to provide you with predictability, lead time, and information about funding opportunities as we head into the new year. The calendar outlines details about all open call grant programs and includes: When applications open What each grant program supports What type of funding is available,… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Via Health Canada Through this 2025 national call for proposals (CFP), Health Canada’s Emergency Treatment Fund (ETF) will provide time-limited contribution funding to municipalities and Indigenous communities across Canada. The ETF can fund projects that address urgent and immediate needs related to substance use and overdose, as defined by the communities, to support local… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
REACH Nexus is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of this year’s Positive Action Funding Call for Submissions. This funding opportunity offers teams across Canada up to $20,000 to design and implement a positive action aimed at reducing HIV stigma. For questions or more information, please contact Alex Tran at [email protected]. Register for… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 30th, 2025
Via Vancouver Foundation Vancouver Foundation is excited to share that applications for the 2025 Participatory Action Research (PAR) Grants will be open from July 2 to August 5, 2025! These grants are designed to support research that is co-led by community members and researchers aimed at understanding the root causes of pressing issues impacting the… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 26th, 2025
Changemark is announcing the launch of a program to provide no-cost proposal and grant writing services to non-profit, community based, organizations offering harm reduction services in the area of substance use. Non-profit, community-based organizations offering harm reduction substance use-related services are invited to apply. Eligible organizations are community-led, driven by lived and/or living experience and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Via First Nations Health Authority. The HIV Community Wellness Initiative supports First Nations communities in addressing HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. This program provides funding of up to CAD$25,000-50,000/ year, (maximum of two years) for community-led activities, including health promotion, education, capacity-building, and resource development. FNHA recognizes the historical and systemic barriers to HIV services… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 5th, 2025
Civil-society organizations are united in asking for sustainable government investments in Indigenous and community-led initiatives to eliminate STBBI. April 25, 2025: CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks has allied with Canada’s leading civil-society organizations (CSOs) in our advocacy for sustainable funding for community-led organizations working to eliminate sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). Our coalition is… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
PHSA is now accepting applications for the Innovation Fund. Information about this funding opportunity can be found in the guidelines below, and the Innovation Fund Application Form should be used to apply for funding. Innovation Fund Guidelines The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Innovation Fund was created as part of the framework for HIV and HCV… Read more »
