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Reaching Home 2019-2028 (Ottawa) is a community-based program from the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities (Government of Canada) that funds local efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness.
As part of a $5 billion, nine-year national investment, this Ottawa-specific agreement provides over $139 million to support outcomes-based projects tailored to local needs, including housing for youth, Indigenous peoples, and women and children fleeing violence. The program keeps decision-making at the community level while aligning with Canada's National Housing Strategy. The City of Ottawa is the primary recipient.
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Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada - Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy Data analysis, reports and publications Point-in-Time Counts of Homelessness Homeless Individuals and Families Information System Veteran Homelessness Program National Housing Strategy Housing and infrastructure project map Backgrounder: Action Research on Chronic Homelessness Reaching Home, launched in 2019, is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada.
This program supports the goals of Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada's Housing Plan and the National Housing Strategy and provides funding and support to urban, Indigenous, territorial and rural and remote communities to help them address their local homelessness needs. Under Reaching Home, the Government of Canada works with communities to deliver projects based on community priorities and data with clear outcomes.
This outcomes-based approach keeps the decision-making process at the local level. It also gives communities flexibility to address local priorities and deliver programming designed to meet the needs of specific populations (e.g., youth, Indigenous peoples, women and children fleeing violence). Reaching Home is now investing $5 billion over nine years (2019 – 2028) to address homelessness.
This funding helps organizations doing vitally important work across the country and ensures communities have the support they need to continue to prevent and reduce homelessness. Building strong communities with the National Housing Strategy Reaching Home supports the goals of the National Housing Strategy which recognizes that safe and affordable housing is at the heart of every strong community.
The National Housing Strategy has programs and initiatives that can help communities support people in Canada by: creating new housing supply renovating and repairing existing housing The strategy is currently a 10-year, $115+ billion plan that will give more people in Canada a place to call home. It will create vibrant and inclusive communities where people want to live, work and play.
It provides resources for community housing providers, in addition to funding , innovation and research programs.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: The City of Ottawa is a recipient for this agreement. Other partners may be involved in specific initiatives funded through this larger program. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $139,786,155.00 (total agreement for the City of Ottawa) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is March 31, 2028. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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