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Kindred Cares Grant 2025 - CLOSED

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. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. 

• 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.

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

For any questions or more information, please contact:

Leah Monette

Program Manager, Kindred Foundation

leah@kindredfoundation.ca | 613-979-3752

Eligibility

• Applicants must be an organization with a Canadian charitable registration number or be affiliated with one that can receive a donation for your organization (qualified donee).

• Pediatric and AYA (adolescent and young adult) Palliative Care across Canada

  Programs and Projects:

-  Programs and projects in Canada aiming to improve the quality of life for children, adolescents and/or young adults with life-limiting conditions. 

-  Grief and bereavement support in Canada specifically for family members or caregivers of a child or AYA who is living with or has died from a life-limiting condition. General grief or bereavement support is not eligible.

Research:

-  Research in Canada on pediatric and/or AYA palliative care. 

-  Research in Canada on grief and bereavement of family members or caregivers of children, adolescents and/or young adults living with or who have died from a life-limiting condition. Research on general grief or bereavement support is not eligible.

    -  Must be 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:

-  Programs and projects in Canada aiming to improve the quality of life for adults with life-limiting conditions. 

-  Grief and bereavement support in Canada specifically for family members or caregivers of an adult who is living with or has died from a life-limiting condition. General grief or bereavement support is not eligible. 

Research:

-  Research in Canada on adult palliative care. 

-  Research in Canada on grief and bereavement of family members or caregivers of adults living with or who have died from a life-limiting condition. Research on general grief or bereavement support is not eligible.

    -  Must be 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 10% (not including staffing costs)

• Regranting of funds

• Travel expenses (exceptions considered) 

• Event or fundraising expenses 

• Conferences, registrations, journal or publication costs 

• Capital funding or donor-advised fund campaigns

• Funding for an organization that is not yet operational 

• 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 final 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.

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)

Review Process, Responsibility and Accountability

Review Committee

The Kindred Cares Grant is decided in a competitive review process through a grant review committee established by Kindred Foundation. The review committee is chaired by Kindred Foundation and includes the following members:

- Scientific, research and/or health care professionals

- Kindred Foundation Giving Committee

- Family/parent advocate

- Ad hoc reviewers may be invited depending on the proposals submitted for review

Any conflicts of interest related to the grant review committee members and the applications will be carefully discussed prior to the start of the review meetings.  Grant review committee members will be required to recuse themselves from voting if the committee deems that a conflict of interest is in place.

Responsibility and Accountability

The following are required of funded applications:

- If applicable, obtain REB approval(s).

- Begin work within 6 months of receiving the funds.

- Submission of an interim and/or final report on how the funds were spent and how they made a difference.

- Return unused or remaining funds.

- Be available to present findings to Kindred Foundation and/or allow information about the work to be displayed on the Kindred Foundation website and any associated social media channels.