Status: Concluded The 2024-2025 GBA+ Grant application period is now closed.
Driving Impact Through
Inclusive Design
Thank you to all the organizations and individuals who submitted their applications for this round. While the application window is now closed, our grant criteria remain the same. You can review the details below to prepare for future rounds.
Overview
This grant helps communities by strengthening the small organizations that serve them. It targets the capacity gaps that can limit how well organizations respond to the diverse needs of the people they support.
CCGBA+ is offering a limited number of funded GBA+ reviews because we keep hearing the same thing from nonprofits: the need is clear, and budgets and capacity are tight. A review like this typically costs about $5,000, and that price can put it out of reach. This grant is our way of covering that cost for a small cohort, so more organizations can strengthen their work now, not later.
A key barrier we keep hearing about is the “chicken-and-egg” funding problem. Many funders now expect organizations to demonstrate a GBA+ approach. Yet small organizations often do not have the time or budget to build that capacity upfront. Without that capacity in place, they can struggle to qualify for the very funding that would help them grow. This grant helps break that cycle by covering a GBA+ review and providing practical tools and frameworks that can support stronger funding applications and reporting.
Stronger funding isn’t the only outcome, however; the review also strengthens how organizations actually operate.Through hands-on support, selected nonprofits will receive targeted recommendations to improve program design, governance, and service delivery. The goal is to help organizations become more resilient and sustainable so they can keep delivering for their communities.
Because our funding is limited, we can offer this grant to only a small number of nonprofits in this intake window.
What the GBA+ Grant supports
This grant is designed to help your organization strengthen a priority area, such as policies, governance, or one program. You will receive practical recommendations your team can use right away.You will receive practical recommendations your team can use right away.
Selected organizations receive a clear memo with plain-language, actionable recommendations, plus simple tools your team can keep using. Depending on the track, the work may include community consultation options where appropriate.
Who can apply to the GBA+ Grant
To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the criteria below:
- Be a Canadian nonprofit or registered charity.
- Be a small organization, defined as meeting at least 1 of the following:
- 0 to 4 paid employees
- Gross annual revenue of $250,000 or less
- Have a clear mandate to serve people groups who face systemic barriers.
Timeline
You will receive an update on the status of your application within 15 days of submission.
Contact
If you have questions, email team@gbaplus.ca.
How to Apply
- Track 1: Policy and Governance
We review the policies and governance practices including board and staff roles, delegations of authority, conflict of interest, and accountability practices. We also review internal policies such as hiring and procurement, anti-discrimination and harassment, accessibility and accommodations, and community engagement. The objective is to strengthen the organization’s decision-making and service delivery. You’ll receive recommendations to strengthen equity, access, and consistent decision making, plus tools your team can keep using.
- Track 2: Program
We examine a selected program with your staff and, where appropriate, community input to identify what is working, where barriers show up, and what changes will improve reach and results. You will receive a clear list of recommendations. A case study may be available if you opt in.
