Advance Notification - Sept. 21st Launch Date of the New Horizons for Seniors Program 2022–23 Call for Proposals RAM 2022–23 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Hello,   On September 21, 2022, the Government of Canada will launch the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) 2022-23 Call for proposals (CFP) funding community-based projects across Canada. This program is offered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Please note that the online Application for Funding Form and the Applicant Guide will only be available on the NHSP Funding Page as of September 21, 2022. It is important to note that you cannot submit your application before the CFP is officially launched. The deadline to submit applications is November 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m (PDT). Organizations will have a total of six (6) weeks to submit their applications. The information on the NHSP Funding Page will help you learn more about this funding opportunity. The NHSP supports projects that address the following objectives:

• Promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations;
• Engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others;
• Expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse;
• Supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors; and
• Providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

Organizations will be invited to apply for funding that supports the program’s national priorities:

1. Supporting healthy ageing, including:
   • addressing social isolation, including through supporting seniors’ digital literacy;
   • addressing ageism;
   • supporting mental health and dementia; and,
   • developing and delivering virtual programming for the above.

2. Preventing senior abuse, including:
   • providing measures to reduce crimes and harm against seniors including elder abuse;
   • developing educational material to prevent unscrupulous practices, financial fraud and scams from happening to seniors; and,
   • supporting financial empowerment of seniors.

3. Celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion, including:
   • promoting intergenerational mentoring and engagement;
   • advancing Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and helping to secure a better quality of life for Indigenous seniors; collaborating with diverse communities notably by serving members of the following vulnerable groups: low-income seniors, Indigenous Peoples, members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities, members of official language minority communities (OLMCs), members of racialized and newcomer groups, persons with disabilities and veterans; and,
   • supporting seniors living in rural or remote areas.

4. Helping seniors to age in place, including:
   • providing practical supports, tools and resources to seniors to help them remain in their homes longer; and,
   • helping seniors navigate and access government services and benefits and providing support to file their taxes.

We encourage you to follow Seniors in Canada on Facebook and on Twitter or access canada.ca/seniors  to obtain the most up-to-date information about the benefits, programs and initiatives available to seniors. Additionally, we are asking you to please comment, like and share our content to help spread the word about the 2022-23 NHSP Community-based Projects CFP and other important seniors-related announcements. Feel free to use #SeniorsInCanada to join the conversation.   For more information on this CFP, you can visit the New Horizons for Seniors Program - Community-based Projects. Regards, The New Horizons for Seniors Program 125 East 10th Ave Vancouver BC V5T 1Z3 Service Canada / Government of Canada W-T-NHSP-PNHA@servicecanada.gc.ca / Tel.: 1-855-312-0400