Manitoba Accessibility Fund (MAF)

The Manitoba government is calling for applications for grants of up to $50,000 from the Manitoba Accessibility Fund (MAF) for organizations that will promote accessibility and remove barriers for people with disabilities, Families Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for accessibility, announced today.

The Manitoba Accessibility Fund was established to help organizations make changes to eliminate barriers to their services, Including everyone is not only the right thing to do, it helps ensure services are easily available to all Manitobans, which makes a real difference in peoples’ lives.

The fund promotes increased compliance with the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, which became law in 2013 to ensure accessibility in important areas of everyday life. The law’s accessibility standards target government and public sector organizations, businesses, non-profit groups and municipalities. The customer service and employment provisions of the act are now in effect.

For 2022-23, application intake will begin March 1 and must target the three accessibility standards under the Accessibility for Manitobans Act affecting customer service, employment or information and communications. Projects must fulfill one of three objectives including:

• raising awareness about the prevention and removal of barriers;
• developing tools, resources and training to support compliance with legislated standards; or
• removing barriers to information and communications electronically in print and in person.

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