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National Housing Strategy Demonstrations Initiative
The National Housing Strategy Demonstrations Initiative funds the demonstration of solutions that support housing affordability in real environments. Solutions support National Housing Supply priority areas and groups and outcomes, focusing on solutions with evidence of positive impact.
Offered by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Amount
No specific amount specified
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Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
No requirement stated
Location
Anywhere in Canada
Who can apply
To be eligible, applicants must be organizations meeting the following criteria:
- Organizations duly incorporated as legal entities in Canada and validly existing in Canada before receiving funding. This requirement can be completed after submitting the application but must be completed before any funding is received.
- Organizations in good standing with CMHC and not in breach of any terms and conditions under any previous project with the Demonstrations Initiative or other CMHC program. Applicants in breach of any terms and conditions or who fail to meet integrity requirements may be denied funding on that basis.
You can participate in the Demonstrations Initiative if you are part of a broad range of housing stakeholders (as applicants or partners), such as, but not limited to:
- community housing providers, affordable housing providers, non-profit affordable housing organizations and affordable housing cooperatives
- government agencies and corporations – provincial, territorial and municipal
- Indigenous organizations – First Nation, Inuit and Métis
- Canadian companies organizations and associations
- private and non-profit builders and developers and real estate agencies
- associations, networks or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) seeking to demonstrate and scale new and innovative approaches
- agencies, associations and NGOs involved in National Housing Strategy priority area activities, including:
- seniors associations
- veterans associations
- mental health advocates
- homelessness hub
- non-profit organizations
- sustainability agencies
- academic institutions and innovation hubs involved in National Housing Strategy priority area activities and audiences
- end users, people with lived experience that can provide first-hand expertise to the demonstration, adaptation or replication of the solution.
About the funding
Eligible activities include:
- developing new information, evidence and data related to the demonstrated solutions
- engaging in collaborative work with an expanded group of stakeholders to support greater adoption or scaling
- disseminating information and knowledge and transferring capacity and expertise related to community housing providers solutions
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- developing adapted scaling approaches to expand impact of solutions meeting the specific needs of the Community Housing sector
- mobilizing stakeholders for scaling such solutions
Examples of funded activities include:
- Highlighting high-impact innovations already implemented in a real-world setting, to support greater sector awareness and appetite for adoption.
- Documenting its performance and benefits based on evidence, including outcomes for its expected users and adopters and National Housing Strategy outcomes. The goal is to increase interest in replicating or adopting the demonstrated solution.
- Showing potential adopters and replicators how to implement the innovation in various contexts through:
- tools development
- knowledge transfer
- capacity-building
- development and implementation of scaling models and approaches
- adaptation and replication processes
- collaborative approaches
- partnerships/value networks development, networking and showcasing stakeholder engagement across diverse geographic, social, cultural, economic or regulatory areas and sustainable solutions.
