Data and Technology Open Call for Proposals Mobilizing Data and Technology to Support the Prevention of Youth Homelessness
Background and Objectives
Researchers, service providers, advocates, and policymakers in the homelessness sector need access to timely, accurate, and comprehensive data to identify barriers and opportunities to enhance services and improve policies that contribute to homelessness prevention.
To its credit, the homelessness sector in Canada has taken important steps to improve its capacity to collect, store, and access data. However, there is much more that needs to be done to:
- Expand and enhance data infrastructure to harmonize and integrate data systems and platforms.
- Identify and test analytical methods to improve evidence-based decision-making.
- Explore the role of new technologies to predict and prevent homelessness from occurring.
To address these gaps in research and to create a space for exploration and innovation, Making the Shift (MtS) is soliciting proposals from researchers and community organizations (who are able to hold tri-council funding) for one-time grants that respond to one of the following funding streams:
- Developing a data infrastructure roadmap to support policy, operational, and research decision-making
- Exploring opportunities to use data, technology, infrastructure, and new methods of data analysis to better understand and prevent youth homelessness
The purpose of this call for proposals is to develop exceptional projects that address gaps specific to the MtS research agenda focusing on the prevention of youth homelessness and to complement the scope of the existing MtS-funded projects. Successful proposals should be designed to begin as soon as possible after notification of award. Submissions may be entered by an individual or a team. Priority will be given to projects that have strong partnerships and include people with lived experience of youth homelessness. Matching funds in the form of cash or in-kind contributions are encouraged.
Important note: For further information on eligibility, application guidelines and any specific requirements (if applicable) under each funding stream please refer to the application guide.