Reaching Home
Call for Proposals
Winter 2025 CFP
Reaching Home Funding Available – Brandon Designated, Indigenous, and Rural & Remote Streams
The Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation (BNRC) plays an instrumental role in supporting the development of solutions to homelessness in the community. The BNRC entered into agreements with Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada (HICC) to act as the Community Entity (CE) in rural Manitoba to administer the Brandon Designated, Rural and Remote Homelessness and Indigenous Homelessness funding streams from April 1, 2019 until March 31, 2028.
The BNRC is opening a Call for Proposals that will run from November 17th, 2025 to January 16th, 2026. The amount of funding available per stream for this CFP is as follows:
| April 2026 – March 2027 | April 2027 – March 2028 | Total |
Brandon Designated Stream | $982,000 | $982,000 | $1,964,000 |
Rural and Remote Stream | $1,610,000 | $1,610,000 | $3,220,000 |
Indigenous Stream | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $6,500,000 |
- Brandon Designated funding can be used for projects that take place within the city of Brandon.
- Rural and Remote funding can be used throughout the province of Manitoba excluding in the cities of Brandon, Thompson, and Winnipeg
- Indigenous funding can be used for projects delivered primarily by Indigenous organizations to address the specific needs of the off-reserve homeless Indigenous population and can take place across the province, excluding the city of Winnipeg or on reserve.
Eligible activities and expenses must meet the Reaching Home priorities:
- Provision of housing and support services.
- Homelessness prevention and shelter diversion.
- Client support services.
- Capital investments.
- Coordination of Resources of Data Quality Improvement.
The full directives and Eligible Activities can be found here.
Please review all information prior to applying. Files can also be found in this Google Drive.
- Information Package.
- Main Application for organizations that do not currently have an agreement with the BNRC or who have an agreement with a start date prior to April 1, 2024.
- Extension Application for existing projects with a current agreement with the BNRC that started April 1, 2024 or later.
- Capital Proposal Form (required in addition to application for capital proposals).
- Wage Detail Spreadsheet (required in addition to application for staffing proposals).
It is important that homeless serving organizations applying for this funding work collaboratively within their community to provide a collective response to the homelessness crisis. Reaching Home funds cannot be used to duplicate services, or fund services that are under Provincial jurisdiction. Applicants for funding must demonstrate that the proposed project meets a need in the community and has broad community support. Cost-matching by community partners is encouraged. In addition, projects selected for funding must not create a dependence on, or expectation for, ongoing funding.
Call for Proposals Timeline | |
November 17th, 2025 | Call for Proposals Opens |
January 16th, 2026 | Call for Proposals Closes |
January Week 3 | BNRC sorts submissions into proper funding stream & sends applications to Advisory Boards |
February Weeks 1 & 2 | Advisory Boards meet to discuss submissions and make recommendations for funding |
February Weeks 2 & 3 | BNRC informs applicants on whether or not their submission was selected for funding |
April 1st, 2026 | Projects Begin |
Only one submission is needed per project, the BNRC will be selecting the appropriate funding stream for each proposal.
All inquiries related to submissions of proposals can be directed to:
Laura Wallis, Reaching Home Program Manager, reachinghome@bnrc.ca
Deadline: Friday, January 16th, 2026 at 12:00pm (noon)
