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Funding Opportunities

Much of the work done by organizations working on healthy aging initiatives relies on external funding for programs, projects, and on-going operating costs. This page lists a variety of available funding calls, including their granting and application criteria and timelines.

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging · Closes Sep 22, 2026

[Canada-Wide] Operating Grant : Aging in the Community (Evaluating community-based programs and social innovations that support aging in the community)

Purpose The purpose of this funding opportunity is to evaluate established community-based programs and/or social innovations that support aging in the community, with the aim of generating co-created

TELUS Friendly Future Foundation · Closes Oct 07, 2026

[Canada-Wide] TELUS Indigenous Communities Fund

The ICF provides one-time grants to Indigenous-led organizations such as Band Councils, Indigenous Governments or representative groups, community groups and non-profits.Non-Indigenous-led organizatio

Vancouver Foundation · Closes Oct 13, 2026

[BC-Wide] Participatory Action Research Grants (deadline: Oct 13, 2026)

This funding supports health-related research projects that use a participatory action research (PAR) method. PAR projects are co‑designed and co‑led by community members and researchers t

Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation · Closes Oct 16, 2026

[Canada-Wide] Petro-Canada CareMakers - Local Grants for Caregiver Programs (deadline: Oct 16, 2026)

The local grant program provides financial assistance to community-based organizations across the country who are supporting caregiver directly. The Local grants are single year grants with a value of

Province of BC · Closes Oct 19, 2026

[BC-Wide] BC Inclusive Communities Grants (BC-ICG)

Grassroots organizations throughout British Columbia can now apply for as much as $5,000 in one-time grants to fund projects that create stronger, more inclusive communities by promoting anti-racism,

Province of British Columbia · Closes Nov 30, 2026

[BC-Wide] Community Gaming Grants - Program Grant for Human and Social Services (Deadline: Nov 30, 2026)

Check that your organization is eligible to receive a grant by reviewing the Program Grant Guidelines and Conditions. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read both documents in full, as they con

Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging · Closes Dec 15, 2026

[Canada-Wide] The Technology for Aging Gracefully Research Scholarship (deadline: Dec 15, 2026)

The Technology for Aging Gracefully Research Scholarship was established in 2025 by a generous gift from Dr. Cosmin Munteanu, Schlegel Research Chair in Technology for Healthy Aging at the Schlegel-UW

University of British Columbia · Closes Dec 31, 2026

[BC-Wide] Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund

Get up to $1,500 for community-university collaboration and relationship building. Every day, UBC faculty, staff, students, and community partners work together on joint initiatives that benefit 

United Way BC · Closes Mar 31, 2027

[BC-Wide] Funding to Collaborate

To support collaborative efforts, United Way BC Healthy Aging is excited to re-launch the Funding to Collaborate stream. This fund is available to Healthy Aging Community Collaboratives that require f

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