Home
Funding Areas
About Us
The Canadian government wants to make it easier for working parents to find affordable child care, and it's putting its money where its mouth is.
The University of British Columbia will receive $239,765 over 24 months for a project called Professional Development for Indigenous Workers Through an Indigenous Massive Open Online Course, which aims to provide early childhood educators with training on how to incorporate Indigenous perspectives, worldviews, and pedagogies into early learning and child care, the CBC reports.
"The goal is that by widely offering this free online training across Canada, more ECEs will have these critical skills," the government says in a press release.
"This means that more Indigenous families and children will have access to affordable, culturally appropriate early learning and child care."
The government is also providing $241,105 over 24 months to support the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC's project, Exploring the provision of flexible child care within BC's new universal child care system, effective March 1, 2023.
The project will be conducting research by gathering knowledge, reviewing existing methodologies and tools, assessing child care operating models, and reporting on the needs for flexible child care options as an innovative approach to better support families working non-standard hours in British Columbia.
"This research aims to address the
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
'Safety, compassion, innovation': Beaufort Memorial honors top staff at Bemmy Awards.The Quality Services department took home the award for Department of the Year at BeaufortMemorial Hospital's...more
This ranking recognizes the leading children's hospitals in the U.S., featuring the top 50 hospitals.Cleveland Clinic Children's placed in all eight pediatric subspecialities: Cardiology and Cardiac...more
Mackinac Policy Conference left early childhood education off this year's agenda.By 2027, make Detroit a city that puts young children and families first, says James Ribbron, executive director of...more
Investing in tech to help children and communities thrive | Takeda Stories.How our Global CSR Program helped empower diverse entrepreneurs to innovate health solutions.29 Digital public goods...more
Greg Bourke is the author of "Gay, Catholic, and American: My Legal Battle for Marriage Equality and Inclusion" Bourke spoke at the Yale School of Management's Social Impact Lab.Bourke's final advice...more
Tesla plans to deploy a small fleet of robotaxis in Austin in the coming weeks.Tesla FSD 13.2.9 will still run a kid down while illegally blowing past a stopped school bus with red lights flashing...more
Awarded funding will support a wide range of activities between now and September 30, 2025.The FCCN initiative, supported by $85,000 in grant funding, will help build and sustain a Family Child Care...more
The Delivering Innovative Vocational Education through Virtual Reality Technology new workforce training program aimed at preparing individuals with disabilities for the program.DIVE-VRT delivers...more
Children are growing up surrounded by screens, apps, and smart devices.Being intentional about tech use goes a long way toward deepening interest in tech and creating meaningful experiences.Creating...more
Safeguarding innovation and trade secrets in American AI leadership Safeguarded innovation andtrade secrets in U.S.AI leadership.Testimony was given before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts,...more
Children News from...
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
