"... identified low income Canadians, residents of rural areas, older
Canadians, Francophones, Aboriginal Canadians..."

Funding is only available now to legal entities. This seems to be a step back.


http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/funding/index.html


Funding Application

Funding Criteria

In 2005-2006, decisions to fund CAP projects will be based on a
competitive process that best meet the criteria below. Funding will
be directed only towards the support of existing CAP sites that
provide:

1 Effective support for the delivery of public access:
Funding will only be directed toward sites that meet the operating
requirements for CAP sites as described in Appendix A of the
Application Guide, including the requirements to be open to the
general public, to provide training and assistance to users of the
site, and to display signage identifying the public access centre as
a CAP site.

2 Success in reaching Canadians that face the Digital Divide:
Funding will be directed to sites and networks that can demonstrate
that they provide access to Digital Divide populations, namely
Canadians who do not have access to the Internet because of economic,
social or geographic barriers: identified low income Canadians,
residents of rural areas, older Canadians, Francophones, Aboriginal
Canadians, recent immigrants, and Canadians with limited education as
being less likely to use the Internet than the general population.

3 Support for other service delivery objectives of the
federal government: Funding will be directed toward CAP sites that
support the federal government's online service delivery objectives
for initiatives such as Government on Line (GOL). CAP sites and
networks have supported GOL through partnerships with government
departments or by providing training and assistance to the public.
4 Support for enhanced accessibility for people with
disabilities: Networks are encouraged to coordinate with CAP sites in
their area to provide an appropriate number of sites with enhanced
accessibility to meet the broad range of needs of persons with
disabilities. For example, it is encouraged to provide hardware and
software to ensure people with specific disabilities such as impaired
vision can have computer access, as well as offering barrier-free
accessibility for persons with disabilities

Eligibility of Applicants
- Applicants must be legal entities.
- Applicants must have met the requirements of the statement
of work and submitted all required deliverables under any previous
contribution agreements with Industry Canada relating to CAP.

For complete details on CAP sustainability funding, please refer to
the CAP Sustainability Application Guide.
- CAP Sustainability Application Guide [Word]
http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/download/claims/application_guide_2005-2006_en.doc