2024-2025 Regional Fall Funding Available

Important:

• There are limited funds available.
• Projects that address the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and a Health Equity Approach in their written application form will receive priority for funding. Watch this video Health Inequalities in Canada (youtube.com) to learn more about the SDOH and Health Equity. 
• Pre-consultation meeting: you must discuss your project ideas with your HTN Community Contact before you apply. Pre-consultation meetings to take place by Oct 11, 2024. 

Healthy Together Now (HTN) is a community-led grassroots program to help prevent chronic diseases in Manitoba. The program is coordinated by the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority and supported by the Province of Manitoba, Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery/Health Promotion and Wellness Branch. HTN focuses on prevention activities for all ages and strives to engage the highest needs population, individuals, families and communities. Awarded funds are to be used within a year.

Community organizations can apply for funding for prevention activities in the areas of:

• Healthy eating and access to healthy food
• Physical activity
• Commercial tobacco prevention and reduction
• Mental health and well-being

What are the Social Determinants of Health?

These describe the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age – such as housing, food, income, natural and built environments, social safety net and social inclusion.  You can read more about the social determinants of health here.

What is Health Equity?

The goal is to develop structures and processes that remove unfair and avoidable barriers to health between population groups. By focusing on priority populations, it is recognized that achieving health equity will improve the health of all Manitobans. Some populations are more likely to experience poor health outcomes and shorter life expectancy. These populations include Indigenous peoples, newcomers and refugees, visible minorities, people living in poverty, persons with disabilities and people experiencing long-term unemployment, homelessness or other types of economic and social marginalization. Using a Health Equity approach in your HTN project will seek to remove unfair and avoidable barriers to heath for priority populations. 

Who Can Apply?

• Organizations or groups that have a structure to support clear financial accountability (for example, two or three signatures required for cheques, board structure in place including a treasurer or bookkeeper, bank account in the organization’s name).
• Individuals can be partnered with community groups or organizations that support clear financial accountability.

How to Apply

There will be a regional, Healthy Together Now intake in the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority in the fall of 2024.

1. Review the HTN Funding Guidelines and the Building a Strong HTN Application in your Interlake-Eastern RHA Community to make sure your idea meets the HTN funding criteria for HTN in the Interlake-Eastern RHA.  Projects that address the Social Determinants of Health and a Health Equity Approach in their written application form will receive priority for funding.
2. Meet with your HTN community contact no later than Oct 11, 2024. Do NOT fill out the online application until you have reviewed your ideas with your local HTN Community Contact (please see list below)
3. November 8, 2024: Final deadline for your completed online HTN application form.
4. Approved projects must happen in your community within one year of receiving funds.
5. An HTN Monitoring Form must be completed within one month of project completion to share your project’s successes and opportunities for growth!

Thank you for your interest in Healthy Together Now!