Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)

Receive up to $3M in Government Funding.

The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) funds organizations, businesses, and other eligible recipients to improve accessibility and/or safety for people with disabilities by supporting the capital costs of renovation, construction, and/or retrofit activities and the provision of accessible technologies in workplaces and communities across Canada.

Funding Amount

Three EAF components:
1) Youth Innovation Component: Up to $10K per project
2) Small Projects Component: Up to $100K per project
3) Mid-Sized Projects Component: Up to $3M per project.

Eligible Applicants

For-profit and non-profit organizations (businesses must have fewer than 100 employees). Municipalities with ≤125,000, and indigenous organizations.

Eligible Activities

Installing screen reader devices, hearing induction loop systems, automatic door openers, constructing a universally designed office, retrofitting a washroom with an accessible toilet, grab bars and taps, etc.

Deadline to Apply

The last application intake period ended on July 13, 2020 at 3:00pm EDT. No future intake period have been formally announced.

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Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)

Amount of Funding

There are currently three EAF components, all with different funding allotments:

1) Youth Innovation Component: Successful applicants may receive up to $10K per project in grant funding for 100% of eligible costs.
2) Small Projects Component: Successful applicants may receive up to $100K per project in grant funding for 100% of eligible costs.
3) Mid-Sized Projects Component: Successful applicants may receive up to $3M per project grant funding for 100% of eligible costs. EAF has introduced a flat-rate to this component of funding for the following projects:
- Ramps;
- Accessible doors;
- Accessible washrooms;
- Elevators;
- Lifts; and
- Pool lifts.

Amount of Funding from the Canadian Government

Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)

Eligible Applicants

For-profit and non-profit organizations (businesses must have fewer than 100 employees). Municipalities with ≤125,000, and indigenous organizations.

Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)

Eligible Activities

There are currently three EAF components, all with eligible activity criteria:

1) Youth Innovation Component:
- Buying equipment such as para-hockey sleds;
- Constructing raised garden beds for a community; and
- Creating accessible sensory rooms for the impaired.
2) Small Projects Component:
- Construction ramps, doors for accessibility, and accessible washrooms;
- Installing screen reader devices and hearing loop systems; and
- Constructing an accessibly designed office.
3) Mid-Sized Projects Component:
- Projects must offer holistic programs and services to support the inclusion for persons with disabilities in the community sphere and labour market.

Eligible Expenses for Canadian Government Funding

Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)

Program Deadline

The last application intake period ended on July 13, 2020 at 3:00pm EDT. No future intake period have been formally announced.

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