Accessible Technology Program
Government of Canada
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Canada
2021-01-31
The Accessible Technology Program will co-fund innovative projects led by the private sector, not-for-profit organizations and research institutes to develop new assistive and adaptive digital devices and technologies in order to make it easier for Canadians with disabilities to more fully participate in the digital economy.
Eligibility
To qualify for funding your organization must be a Canadian legal entity, including for-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and research institutes*.
Your funding proposal must also clearly demonstrate that:
- Your proposed initiative meets the objectives of the program in terms of target audience and content;
- With program funding, your organization will have the resource capacity and expertise, either internally or through partnerships, to successfully deliver the proposed initiative; and,
- You can deliver the proposed initiative within the program timeframe.
Contact Details
ic.at-dta.ic@canada.ca
1-800-328-6189
Telephone (Ottawa): 613-954-5031
Fax: 343-291-1913
TTY (for hearing-impaired): 1-866-694-8389
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Business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Contact Details
We encourage project proposals that are at the implementation and/or commercialization phase. Please note as the Program enters its fifth year of a five-year pilot, we are seeking smaller scale projects (remaining total funds less than $1M). The projects proposals must have a start date no earlier than April 1, 2021 and must be completed by March 31, 2022.
HOW TO APPLY
Please fill out the application package and submit online.