Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) has recently completed a call for various research proposals in the area of adult learning. It issues on-going calls for research in other Knowledge Centre areas that also include adult learning, such as Aboriginal learning, work and learning, structured learning and health and learning.
See http://www.ccl-cca.ca/ (Canada)

Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS) “is now requesting research proposals. The 2006 Call for Research Proposals will focus on four key questions: ‘What are the social, cultural and economic contributions of immigrants?, what do we know about the labour market integration of immigrants, what are the barriers and pathways to societal integration of immigrants and refugees?, and what practices can be identified that influence successful and unsuccessful integration of immigrants and refugees?”
See http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/RFPCompetition/RFP2006final.pdf (Canada)

Canadian Institute for Health Research is the major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. “The CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) supports research into the complex interactions (biological, social, cultural, environmental), which determine the health of individuals, communities, and global populations.” One of the IPPH’s research priorities is Capacity Building for Cutting-Edge and Relevant PPH Research. Immigrants and refugees as a population group are included under this category.
See http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/25524.html (Canada)

National Center for Adult Literacy (NCAL) has issued a call for family literacy programs in the United States. The Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) “initiative targets Hispanic and other immigrant students in kindergarten through third grade and their parents. TFLP development includes: Adult Education/ESL, Children's Education, Parenting Education, and Interactive Literacy Activities for Parents and Children. NCFL will apply its expertise in designing programs that connect families, schools and communities to expand family literacy services in Hispanic/Latino communities.”
See http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.2633779/k.E968/Toyota_Family_Literacy_Program _Grant_Opportunity.htm

Status of Women Canada Women’s Program “The Women's Program was founded in 1973 in response to a recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Status of women. Since then it has played a vital role in supporting the work of women's and other equality-seeking organizations to remove barriers to women's full participation in Canadian society.
See: http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/funding/wp/index_e.html (Canada)