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Transition to Scale
In this Request for Proposals, Grand Challenges Canada seeks to support the transition to scale and sustainability of Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. We invite applications from innovators in the following areas: Maternal and Newborn Health, Digital Health, Medical Products and Technology, Community Health Worker Models, Urban Sanitation & Hygiene, and Options for safe pregnancy termination,
Grand Challenges Canada makes investments ranging in size from $250,000 – $3 M CAD (in multiple investments) to catalyze the scale and sustainability of the most promising global health innovations.
Applications to Transition to Scale are managed on an invitation basis. Grand Challenges Canada will aim to provide a funding decision within six months of submission of a Transition-to-Scale application. Interested in applying? Please see the portfolio information below for guidance on our current investment areas of focus, eligibility criteria, and how to get in touch.
- Request for Proposal - English (pdf, 327.42 KB)
- Learn more (pdf, 565.95 KB)
Humanitarian Grand Challenge: Transition to Scale
Humanitarian Grand Challenge is looking to fund groundbreaking, sustainable, and local solutions to pressing issues affecting communities touched by conflict. Our Transition to Scale program supports innovators who have achieved proof of concept with evidence that showcases the effectiveness and feasibility of their project.
We are looking for innovation ideas for our Transition to Scale (TTS) program. We offer funding between $300,000 CAD up to $1,500,000 CAD, and a robust support program that runs for 12–24 months. We focus on supporting people who have been affected by conflict with particular focus on the hardest to reach.
Please click here to read the full information sheet.
Preference will be given to innovations that are locally owned or locally led with majority of the management and governance comprising of people from the affected communities.
Areas of focus:
- Access to energy
- Health Supplies and Services
- Life-saving information
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
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Request for Proposals: Funding Bold Ideas for Youth Mental Health in 12 countries
Being, an international mental health initiative hosted by Grand Challenges Canada is looking to fund bold prevention and promotion ideas that address the early drivers of mental health and wellbeing for the most underserved young people aged 10- to 24 in: Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam.
Being’s funding is guided by specific country priorities determined through locally driven country analyses and consultations with youth, policymakers, local organizations, and mental health experts in 12 countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam. We strongly encourage applications from, and will give preference to, youth-led organizations based in the 12 countries
More information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available on Being’s website: www.being-initiative.org/opportunities
- Request for Proposals (RFP) - English
- Request for Proposals (RFP) - French
- RFP Summary for Seed and Transition-to-Scale - English
- RFP Summary for Seed and Transition-to-Scale - French
- RFP Summary for Seed and Transition-to-Scale - Spanish
- RFP Summary for Ecosystem Catalyst Grants - English
Update as of Thursday, June 20, 2024: The new deadline for all Ecosystem Catalyst proposals is Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 12 PM EDT. Please ensure your submissions are completed by this date. Please note that Seed and Transition-to-Scale proposals will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis.
Available Funding Opportunities
1. Proof-of-Concept (POC) Funding
- POC funding up to $250,000 CAD will be awarded over 15, 18 or 24 months to early-stage projects that can implement, test and refine solutions to country-specific personal, social, and/or environmental factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in one of the 12 countries.
2. Transition-to-Scale (TTS) Funding
- TTS funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD over 12-48 months will be awarded to support organizations that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to help catalyze their sustainability and impact.
3. Ecosystem Catalyst (EC) Funding
- EC funding between $200,000 CAD and $300,000 CAD over 24 months will be awarded to organizations that can address priority barriers to scale, such as legislation, evidence, coordination, and mobilize demand for the scale-up of effective solutions in one of the 12 countries.
How to Apply
Legally incorporated organizations worldwide can apply for funding, but only those working in the 12 priority countries will be considered. Please note: Only organizations implementing their project in the 12 priority countries, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam, will be considered. Preference will be given to youth-led organizations based in the 12 countries
All applications will involve a two-stage application process:
- Completing a screening questionnaire and submitting a project summary (stage one); and
- Submitting a full project application (stage two). Only those applications that pass screening (stage one) will be invited to submit a full application (stage two).
Please note: Applications will only be accepted through our online application form only accessible via Grand Challenges Canada’s Fluxx Portal https://gcc.fluxx.io. New users must register for an account on Fluxx at least 7 days before an intake deadline.
Current Application Intake Period for Seed and Transition-to-Scale
Applications for Seed and Transition-to-Scale will be accepted on a rolling basis. This means that applications are continually accepted and reviewed at specific intake periods.
Our current intake period is active from June 26 – September 25 2024. The intake deadline determines when your application will be reviewed, approved or rejected and the start time of your project. You can still apply after an intake deadline; your application will be considered for the next intake period.
- Deadline to register for Fluxx to submit applications for current intake: September 18, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EDT (3:59 a.m. GMT)
- Current intake deadline for applications: September 25, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. EDT (4:00 p.m. GMT)
The next application intake period will run from September 25, 2024-January 15, 2025.
Application Deadline for Ecosystem Catalyst Grants
All Ecosystem Catalyst proposals must be submitted by Wednesday, August 28, at 12 PM EDT to be considered.
Applications will only be accepted through our online application form only accessible via Grand Challenges Canada’s Fluxx Portal https://gcc.fluxx.io.
Register on Fluxx, our online application portal, by Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 11:59 PM EDT to secure your chance to apply.
Please review the Request for Proposals document for full details on our available funding and country priorities.