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  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T11:06:24Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
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    "name": "VANCOUVER ABORIGINAL FRIENDSHIP CENTRE SOCIETY: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/vancouver-aboriginal-friendship-centre-society/",
    "summary": "15 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $2.8M with VANCOUVER ABORIGINAL FRIENDSHIP CENTRE SOCIETY, 2006–2026.",
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        "value": 5,
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        "value": 10,
        "unit": "count"
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    "text": [
      "Through this 54-month project, Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on all Indigenous people, including First Nations, Inuit, and Metis in Metro Vancouver. This will be achieved by conducting a full audit (both internal and external) of the organization, training on Violence Prevention and Inclusion, Trauma-informed Coaching skills, developing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statement, a strategic plan and the creation of inter-org",
      "Through this 47-month project, Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society will conduct research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups. This project seeks to bridge a gap in the available knowledge by centering experiences of social workers providing care to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), and to contribute to improved services for survivors. It builds on knowledge to help address the needs of workers who are often invisible in the GBV sector. Addressing barriers faced by the social workers has significant implication on the level and quality of support subsequent",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Increase the availability and access to a range of services and facilities along the continuum from homelessness to self-sufficiency - emergency shelters - transitional/supportive housing - prevention.",
      "This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society will achieve this by influencing policies and procedures of local organizations and agencies to ensure Indigenous cultural sensitivities are reflected; by developing a supporting document to outline methods of inclusion and considerations; developing a guide with recommendations to address gaps in equitable culturally based services; and implement training on an equitable policy procedure for staff to address the",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events",
      "Celebration, Commemoration and Learning",
      "Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada",
      "The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .",
      "Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2"
    ],
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        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Women and Gender Equality Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/women-and-gender-equality-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Indigenous Services Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/indigenous-services-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/employment-and-social-development-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Canadian Heritage",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canadian-heritage/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Canada Revenue Agency",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canada-revenue-agency/"
      }
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    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-0OQWGEV03I",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"VANCOUVER ABORIGINAL FRIENDSHIP CENTRE SOCIETY: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/vancouver-aboriginal-friendship-centre-society/"
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