The Forum of Canadian Ombudsman (FCO) is awarding a research grant in the amount of $10,000 to:
1) support an Ombuds-focused research project that will contribute to higher levels of effectiveness in the implementation of the Ombuds/man/person role in the Canadian context; or
2) conduct an environmental scan to identify all of the Ombuds/man/person roles that are operating in all of the provinces and territories in Canada and to create a user-friendly database that can be easily updated. The final report or database must be completed by September 30, 2018.