Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness: federal grants and contributions

Updated 11 October 2026 · Calgary, AB · grants and contributions register

Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness: federal grants and contributions: 16 agreements; $59.1M value; 3 departments; 7 programs.

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16agreements
$59.1Mvalue
3departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund$45.0Mvalue2025start2028end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Building Community Capacity to End Chronic Homelessness$5.1Mvalue2024start2028end

Communities across Canada that have a significant issue with homelessness and will have increased supports for their vulnerable populations through Reaching Home. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

By-Name List and Coordinated Access System Training and Technical Assistance (BNL/CAS TTA)$3.4Mvalue2019start2023end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr$1.8Mvalue2016start–end

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness by providing direct support and funding to communities across Canada. Eligible recipients include: Individuals; Not-for-profit organizations; For-profit organizations; Municipalities; Aboriginal organizations; Public health and educational institutions; and Provincial and territorial governments and their entities, including institutions, agencies and Crown Corporations.

Built for Zero Canada Veteran Community Cohort - Sustain, Strengthen, & Expand Support for Communiti$1.3Mvalue2024start2028end

Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness across Canada will have increased support through the Program. This is accomplished by providing direct funding to communities and mobilizing collaborators at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, to address barriers to well-being faced by Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, through two funding streams: the Services and Supports Stream and the Capacity Building Stream.

Agreement$829Kvalue2021start–end

The Calgary-based Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will use funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund for its “Built for Zero Canada Project.” This project will expand the Built for Zero in ten communities bringing an end to Veteran homelessness. Built for Zero Canada is currently working with 33 communities in five provinces and one territory.

Agreement$670Kvalue2019start2023end

This project with pilot and scale a community-based approach to ending Veteran homelessness to help up to 5 communities achieve functional zero Veteran homelessness by March 31, 2023.

By Name Lists and Coordinated Access Systems Pilot$498Kvalue2017start–end
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National Conference on Ending Homelessness 2016$155Kvalue2016start–end
National Conference on Ending Homelessness 2017$100Kvalue2017start–end
Homelessness Partnering Strategy - Innovative Solutions to Homelessness - Contribution$100Kvalue2018start2019end

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National Conference on Ending Homelessness 2019$100Kvalue2019start2020end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr$68.8Kvalue2015start–end

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness by providing direct support and funding to communities across Canada. Eligible recipients include: Individuals; Not-for-profit organizations; For-profit organizations; Municipalities; Aboriginal organizations; Public health and educational institutions; and Provincial and territorial governments and their entities, including institutions, agencies and Crown Corporations.

HPS-Homelessness Knowledge Development-Cont.$38.5Kvalue2013start–end

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) supports the implementation of effective, sustainable and community-based solutions to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. Projects target individuals, families and Aboriginal people in major urban centres, rural communities, and the North.

HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr$31.0Kvalue2014start–end

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) supports the implementation of effective, sustainable and community-based solutions to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. Projects target individuals, families and Aboriginal people in major urban centres, rural communities, and the North.

Rural and Remote Housing First Toolkit and Webinar Support and Training$20.8Kvalue2020start2020end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Departments

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities3agreements$51.4Mvalue2programs
Employment and Social Development Canada11agreements$6.3Mvalue5programs
  • RH - Community Capacity and Innovation - Contr
  • HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr
  • Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) - Innovative Solutions to Homelessness
  • Homelessness Partnering Strategy - Innovative Solutions to Homelessness - Contribution
  • HPS-Homelessness Knowledge Development-Cont.

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada2agreements$1.5Mvalue0programs

Years

20251agreements$45.0Mvalue1programs
  • Reaching Home
20242agreements$6.4Mvalue2programs
  • Reaching Home
  • Veteran Homelessness Program
20211agreements$829Kvalue0programs
    20201agreements$20.8Kvalue1programs
    • RH - Community Capacity and Innovation - Contr
    20193agreements$4.1Mvalue1programs
    • RH - Community Capacity and Innovation - Contr
    20181agreements$100Kvalue1programs
    • Homelessness Partnering Strategy - Innovative Solutions to Homelessness - Contribution
    20172agreements$598Kvalue2programs
    • HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr
    • Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) - Innovative Solutions to Homelessness
    20162agreements$2.0Mvalue1programs
    • HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr
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    20151agreements$68.8Kvalue1programs
    • HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr
    20141agreements$31.0Kvalue1programs
    • HPS-Innovative Solutions to Homelessness-Contr
    20131agreements$38.5Kvalue1programs
    • HPS-Homelessness Knowledge Development-Cont.

    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.