Eligibility criteria
"Red Flag" Awareness Initiative 2025

General eligibility requirements

Those applying for the "Red Flag" Awareness Initiative funding must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• Be an eligible recipient
• Perform one or more of the mandatory organization functions listed below
• Have a minimum of 5% in-kind and/or cash contributions from a non-governmental source
• Complete the application form, including the mandatory work plan and project budget

Eligible recipient classes

Contributions may be provided to the following classes of recipients:

• National, provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, community or professional organization, society or association which has voluntarily associated itself for a not-for-profit purpose, and which has a mandate to represent their membership or community
• Canadian university or educational institution
• Indigenous or non-status government, organization or community
• Municipal or regional government
• International non-governmental organization, including bodies associated/affiliated with organizations of which Canada is a member, which has as their purpose supporting public safety and/or emergency management as priorities
• Not-for-profit organization or association serving the private sector

Mandatory organization functions

Eligible recipients must perform one or more of the following functions:

• Provide public legal education or related services
• Provide support services to victims, particularly those supporting Indigenous victims and/or victims of gender-based violence
• Provide services to support Indigenous peoples and/or other marginalized groups
• Provide services to support those experiencing mental health conditions and/or thoughts of suicide.

Who is not eligible

• Organizations that do not perform one of the above-noted functions
• Individuals
• Federal, provincial and territorial departments and agencies
• Provincial, municipal and Indigenous police services
• For-profit groups
• Crown corporations

Project requirements

Eligible projects must meet specific criteria, and align with specific areas of focus, to be considered for the "Red Flag" Awareness Initiative.

Projects must:

• Mobilize knowledge of "Red Flag" laws, including both emergency prohibition orders and emergency limitations on access orders, to individuals from any of the following audiences:
  • Victims and those at risk of victimization, particularly victims of gender-based and intimate partner violence
  • Those accessing mental health or wellbeing services
  • Those from Indigenous, marginalized, rural, and/or Northern communities, or
  • The project must provide public legal education information on "Red Flag" laws broadly, which can support any of the above audiences
• Be designed and implemented with consideration for the needs of the intended target audience(s), and
• Include reporting on the effectiveness of the knowledge mobilization project, by:
  • Identifying the number of individuals or supporting organizations participating in project activities, or
  • Identifying the frequency that knowledge mobilization products were accessed or downloaded, or
  • Identifying the number of physical products distributed to either
    • individuals seeking support in making a "Red Flag" application
    • organizations who support individuals from a target audience, or
• Identifying the percentage of supporting organizations reporting that knowledge mobilization activities effectively supported those at risk of firearm-related harm

Examples of project activities

Examples of project activities could include, but are not limited to:

• Training Workshops / Webinars / Information sessions, etc.
• Toolkits / How-to Guides (e.g. booklets, pamphlets, etc.)
• Physical / Digital Awareness Materials (posters, fact sheets, infographics, digital information portals, etc.)