Grants and Awards > Criteria and Conditions

The criteria and conditions apply to ALL activities funded by the Centre.

Overarching Criteria

The project / activity is:

• Highly relevant to child and youth mental health in the province of Ontario
• Consistent with the Centre's vision, mission, and strategic directions
• Innovative

The project / activity demonstrates:

• Potential impact
• Level of partnership involvement, particularly partnerships between the community and the academic sectors
• Leveraging opportunities: both financial and in-kind

Overarching Conditions

• As the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) funds the Centre, accepting Centre funding normally precludes receiving other MCYS funding for the same project / purpose.

• All grant or award recipients must agree to have the outcomes of Centre-funded activities disseminated by our Knowledge Exchange Team.

• Any publication arising from a funded proposal must acknowledge the support of the Centre.

• The funding recipient must be an Ontario resident, and either be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant. If the recipient is an organization, the organization must be incorporated in Ontario and its mandate must demonstrate a clear Ontario focus.

Partnerships with others outside of the province of Ontario are encouraged but leadership (including shared leadership) must be from within Ontario.