Reaching Home Funding Available

Near the end of 2023, the City of Yellowknife (the City) secured a four-year extension on their federal Reaching Home funding agreement. From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028, the City will continue to receive funds annually to address homelessness and housing needs in Yellowknife.

As we head into our second year of the four-year extension, the City is seeking project proposals from NGOs and charitable organizations geared towards supporting our local unhoused community. For the upcoming fiscal year from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, $535,000 of Reaching Home funding will be available to support these projects.

To apply for this funding, NGOs and charitable organizations are invited to send their project proposals to homelessness@yellowknife.ca by January 31, 2025 at 12 p.m. (noon). Submissions must focus on impactful, start ready initiatives, and align with the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home directives.

Proposals will be reviewed, and funding decisions made by the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness in March 2025. Once the funding allocations have been determined, successful applicants will be contacted directly.

For specific questions related to funding eligibility and how to prepare your proposal, please email homelessness@yellowknife.ca.