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Kindred Cares Grant 2025 - NOW OPEN

The Kindred Cares Grant is administered and managed by Kindred Foundation. The amount allocated each year will vary; however, the goal is to grow the Kindred Cares Grant as an important funding initiative of Kindred Foundation. 

Download the application guidelines and eligibility (PDF). 

Overall Information

• Please review the details and eligibility carefully. For 2025, applications for adult hospice and palliative care must be from organizations located in Eastern Canada (NB, NS, PEI, NL)!  Pediatric hospice and palliative care continue to be accepted from organizations across Canada.

• There is $150,000 in total funding available for 2025.

  • • For programs and projects, the maximum grant amount is $30,000 CAD.

    • For research, the maximum grant amount is $10,000 CAD.

• The grant duration is for one year. For awarded grants, if all funds cannot be used in one year, there is the possibility of a 6- or 12-month extension.

• Organizations that applied and/or received funding in previous years can re-apply if eligible.

Please email applications to: info@kindredfoundation.ca

For any questions or more information, please contact:

Leah Monette

leah@kindredfoundation.ca 

613-979-3752

Eligibility

• The applying organization must be a Canadian registered charity or have a partnership with a Canadian registered charity that can accept funds for the applying organization.

• Pediatric Palliative Care across Canada

  • • Programs and projects aiming to improve the quality of life for children with life-limiting conditions and/or their families through grief and bereavement support. 

    • Research in Canada on pediatric palliative care and/or family grief and bereavement affiliated with an academic health science centre or university. Early career researchers and health professionals are encouraged to apply. 

• Adult Palliative Care in Eastern Canada ONLY (NB, NS, PEI, NL)

  • • Programs and projects aiming to improve the quality of life for adults with life-limiting conditions and/or their families through grief and bereavement support. 

    • Research in Eastern Canada on adult palliative care and/or family grief and bereavement affiliated with an academic health science centre or university. Early career researchers and health professionals are encouraged to apply. 

 Ineligible Expenses Include:

• Administrative costs should not exceed 15% (not including staffing costs)

• Travel expenses (exceptions considered) 

• Event or fundraising expenses 

• Conferences, registrations, journal or publication costs 

• Capital funding or donor-advised fund campaigns 

• Political or lobbying costs

• Initiatives where benefits occur outside of Canada

Other Details

• Awardees are decided through a competitive peer-review process.

• Straight-forward gift agreements are signed with each awardee, who is required to provide an interim and/or end-of-year report on how the funds were spent, learnings, and successes.

• Funded applicants must begin work within 6 months of receiving the funds.

• Individualized feedback is provided to each applicant that does not receive funding.

• The grant accepts applications around the fourth quarter on a yearly basis, with funding allocated to awarded applications in December.

• The provincial focus for adult palliative care may change in future years.

Important Dates

September 22, 2025:  Application window opens

October 27, 2025 at 5pm ET:  Application window closes

End of November 2025:  Communication to applicants

Please email applications to: info@kindredfoundation.ca

Application Details

Proposal Requirements

●   Maximum of 3 pages (standard page and margins, single-spaced, no smaller than 12-point font)

●   Organization Information (and trustee, if applicable)

o   Name of organization, address, phone number, website & social media channels, Canadian Charitable number

●   Main Contact Person (and additional contact, if applicable)

o   Name, Role, Phone Number, Email

●   Must include within the three-page maximum:

o   If project/program based:

■   Project/program description, deliverables and plan

■   Current status and gaps in care provision

■   Short-term objectives and long-term goals of the initiative

■   Timeline and feasibility

■   Evaluation plan with measures to understand success and challenges

■   Breakdown of project/program budget (max grant of $30,000)

■   Personnel roles involved, including initiative partners

o   If research based:

■   Background and rationale, including what is currently known and existing knowledge gaps

■   Objectives/questions and methods (design, sample, data collection, analysis)

■   Plan for knowledge translation and dissemination

■   Timeline and feasibility

■   Breakdown of the research budget (max grant of $10,000)

■   Personnel roles involved, including partners

Appendices (Only if applicable)

●   Patient partnership plan that outlines how Patient Partners are involved

o   Partnership with patients and families, community groups, and/or family advisors is strongly recommended

●   Maximum one page of references with full journal titles

●   Maximum two figures and/or tables

●   Maximum two reprints, manuscripts, etc. only if absolutely pertinent

●   Appropriate research ethics board (REB) approval (this may follow the funded application)

●   Letters of support (if appropriate, no more than 2)