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NARF – 2025-2026 Projects Grants Recipients

One of the most important ways that the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) fights racism in Canada is through our National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF).

Our 2025-2026 NARF Project awardees include the following organizations:

AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada
  • Project name: IDEAA Community Programming Fund
  • Project description: The IDEAA Community Programming Fund project will build inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and anti-oppression (IDEAA) capacity within the fundraising sector through national training, tools, and community engagement. The Fund will influence organizational practices and sector-wide standards while informing policies that reduce systemic barriers and improve equity in nonprofit funding, governance, and sectoral decision-making.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $30,000
Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
  • Project name: The Algorithmic Racism Project
  • Project description: The Algorithmic Racism Project will investigate how AI technologies used in policing and justice systems reproduce systemic racism through research, legal analysis, and community consultation, centering the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities. It will translate findings into policy tools, oversight mechanisms, and training resources that allow for equitable AI governance, accountability, and community participation.
  • Location: Alberta
  • Grant amount: $60,000
Anti-Racism Coalition Newfoundland and Labrador (ARC-NL)
  • Project name: Building and strengthening a provincial Anti-Racism Literacy Facilitators Network in Newfoundland and Labrador (2026-2027)
  • Project description: This project will build and support a network of trained facilitators to advance anti-racism education and community leadership across Newfoundland and Labrador. The Network will encourage regional capacity for advocacy, inform policy, and promote equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression practices across sectors.
  • Location: Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities
  • Project name: The Amplifying Black Disability Politics: A National Symposium on Black Disability and Anti-Black Racism
  • Project description: The Amplifying Black Disability Politics project will convene a national symposium centering Black disability justice to examine intersecting impacts of ableism and anti-Black racism through research, dialogue, and knowledge-sharing. It will generate policy recommendations and frameworks that advance more inclusive systems across healthcare, social services, and community supports, improving equity and access for marginalized populations.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $55,000
Black Opportunity Fund
  • Project name: Canadian Black Genome Mapping Project: Community Education & Engagement
  • Project description: The Canadian Black Genome Mapping Project is a national initiative by the Black Opportunity Fund to address underrepresentation in genomic research. Through community engagement, education, and policy efforts, the project will promote genomic literacy, build trust, and advance better healthcare outcomes for Black communities across Canada through informing inclusive health policies and systemic change.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $60,000
Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Summerside Inc.
  • Project name: Everyone’s Game Project
  • Project description: This project will engage communities through training, discussion, and developing resources to build awareness and understanding of systemic racism. It will help people recognize and address systemic barriers, promote inclusion, and encourage accountability across local and institutional organizations.
  • Location: Prince Edward Island
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Canada Palestine Cultural Association
  • Project name: The CPCA Dabkeh Cultural Program
  • Project description: The CPCA Dabkeh Cultural Program will engage Palestinian and broader BIPOC communities through culturally grounded Dabkeh workshops, educational sessions, and public performances that encourage cultural pride, visibility, and inclusion. By increasing cross-cultural understanding and reducing bias, it will raise public awareness, appreciation, and recognition of Palestinian heritage and cultural identity.
  • Location: Alberta
  • Grant amount: $25,000
Canadian Palestinians and Jews Standing Together
  • Project name: The Purple House Canada
  • Project description: This project will bring Muslim, Jewish, and other diverse communities together through shared cultural experiences, dialogue, and relationship-building activities. It will reduce division, address mutual forms of racism, and contribute to more inclusive community and policy environments that improve social cohesion, cross-cultural understanding, and engagement within public and civic systems.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $35,000
Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter
  • Project name: Resilience and Resistance: Empowering Asian International and Newcomer Students
  • Project description: This project will support Chinese and South Asian international and newcomer students through workshops, mentorship, and resource development that address racism and systemic barriers. Insights and recommendations will be generated, to inform more inclusive education and immigration policies while building student resilience, sense of belonging, and equitable access to academic and community supports.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $40,000
Coalition des femmes de l’Alberta
  • Project name: Femmes francophones en action contre le racisme / Francophone women taking action against racism
  • Project description: The project Femmes francophones en action contre le racisme / Francophone women taking action against racism, will engage Francophone women of different ages and backgrounds to deepen their understanding of systemic racism and to address it. The project will culminate with a Forum allowing participants and members of the public to have in-depth conversations on inclusion.
  • Location: Alberta
  • Grant amount: $25,000
Coalition for Canadian Police Reform
  • Project name: Indigenous Communities and Police Partnership: Towards Actionable Reconciliation
  • Project description: This project will bring together Indigenous communities and police through discussion, training, and collaboration to address systemic racism in policing. It will improve trust and cultural competency and generate evidence-based approaches that contribute to more equitable, responsive policing systems and improve relations between law enforcement and Indigenous communities.
  • Location: Alberta
  • Grant amount: $75,000
Collectif de lutte et d’action contre le racisme
  • Project name: De l’expérience à l’action : agir contre le racisme / From experience to action: fighting racism
  • Project description: This project will examine systemic racism in Quebec City through research, documentation, and community engagement with affected populations. Findings will be leveraged to increase public awareness of racism and to influence more equitable public policies, particularly those affecting racialized communities at the municipal and provincial level.
  • Location: Quebec
  • Grant amount: $30,000
Columbia Institute (DBA Centre for Civic Governance)
  • Project name: INSPIRE
  • Project description: The INSPIRE project will examine the growing issue of online hate targeting racialized elected officials through research, analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Policy recommendations, tools, and training workshops created through the project will improve protections, inform legislation, and strengthen democratic participation and the safety of racialized leaders in politics.
  • Location: British Columbia
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Cornwall Police Service
  • Project name: Stronger Together: Building Awareness and Standing Against Hate
  • Project description: The Stronger Together project will prevent and respond to hate by delivering education, training, and support by establishing a Community Equity Council and Counter-Hate Action Team. It will strengthen support systems for affected individuals and inform the development of more effective, inclusive policies and responses to hate incidents across communities, institutions, and public services.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $55,000
DEEN Support Services
  • Project name: Centering Race and Disability in Higher Education
  • Project description: This project will explore anti–South Asian racism through research, dialogue, and community engagement that centers lived experiences and analysis. The initiative will result in the development of tools and policy recommendations that address discrimination, promote equity, and support more inclusive practices and policies across institutions and public programs serving South Asian communities.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Digital Public Square
  • Project name: United in Action: Building a Consensus to Combat Anti-Muslim and Anti-Jewish Sentiment
  • Project description: This project will engage diverse participants to better understand anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment in Canada. It will analyze public opinion on anti-Muslim discrimination, anti-Jewish discrimination, hate and polarization. The project will conclude with co-developed recommendations for government and civil society to implement.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $80,000
Federation of Community and Social Services of BC
  • Project name: Community Table Dialogues: Advancing Anti-Racism and Reconciliation in BC’s Social Services Sector
  • Project description: This project will solidify leadership and organizational capacity within British Columbia’s community social services sector to prevent and respond to racism through improved HR practices, governance structures, and organizational accountability systems.
  • Location: British Columbia
  • Grant amount: $60,000
Filipino Canadian Community & Cultural Society of British Columbia
  • Project name: Understanding the Impacts of the April 26 Lapu Lapu Tragedy on Racialized Youth
  • Project description: This project will document the experiences of racialized youth and families affected by the April 26th tragedy through survivor-led research, community engagement, and systems analysis. Policy recommendations and practical tools will be developed, to improve mental health responses, emergency coordination, and culturally grounded supports for youth and families during future crises and emergencies.
  • Location: British Columbia
  • Grant amount: $60,000
First Nations University
  • Project name: Anti-Indigenous Racism at Canadian Universities
  • Project description: This project will gather Indigenous leaders, educators, and institutions to examine and address anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian universities through dialogue and research. It aims to produce evidence-based recommendations, policy briefs, and guidelines that strengthen institutional accountability and advance inclusive, Indigenous-informed education practices within post-secondary institutions.
  • Location: Saskatchewan
  • Grant amount: $60,000
Foundation for a Path Forward
  • Project name: SAFEPOINT
  • Project description: The SAFEPOINT project will identify, and address community-level barriers related to hate, extremism, and social isolation through research, dialogue, and engagement with faith and community networks. It aims to generate actionable policy recommendations and strengthen public safety and anti-racism strategies by connecting insights from communities to provincial decision-makers and broader systemic processes.
  • Location: British Columbia
  • Grant amount: $65,000
Geordie Productions Inc
  • Project name: “Jordan” National Tour – Amplifying Indigenous Voices, Bridging Cultures
  • Project description: The Jordan” National Tour project will raise awareness of systemic racism through education, research, and community engagement initiatives that build public understanding. This will result in the development of more equitable policies and practices while improving community capacity to address racism, promote inclusion, and support more accountable social, institutional, and public systems.
  • Location: Quebec
  • Grant amount: $35,000
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
  • Project name: Building Local Capacity for Addressing Anti-South Asian Racism in Hamilton
  • Project description: This project will help communities better understand and respond to anti-South Asian racism through engagement sessions, a public report-back event, and research-informed materials. By supporting community-led efforts, it will contribute to the development of equitable policies and practices and help communities address systemic barriers.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Immigrant Settlement Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)
  • Project name: Newcomer Anti-Racism Awareness Project
  • Project description: The Newcomer Anti-Racism Awareness project will support community-led initiatives that address systemic racism through collaboration, education, and capacity-building activities. Participants will develop practical tools, approaches, and resources that contribute to policy change and long-term systems transformation, resulting in equity, inclusion, and community-led decision-making across institutions, services, and public systems.
  • Location: Nova Scotia
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
  • Project name: Community Policing: Building Bridges for Change
  • Project description: The Community Policing project will foster dialogue and relationship-building between racialized newcomer communities and police through training and engagement initiatives. Objectives include improving mutual understanding, informing policing practices, and contributing to policy reforms that advance equity, trust, and accountability, for safer and more inclusive relationships between law enforcement and community members.
  • Location: British Columbia
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Islamic Family and Social Services Association
  • Project name: Halal Housing Fund: Culturally Relevant Affordable Housing for Large and Extended Families
  • Project description: The Halal Housing Fund will develop and test a halal, interest-free housing finance model that responds to cultural and religious barriers faced by ethnocultural families. It will give organizers policy-relevant insights and recommendations to improve access to affordable housing and support more inclusive, culturally responsive housing finance systems across communities and financial institutions.
  • Location: Alberta
  • Grant amount: $55,000
Ligue des droits et libertés – Section de Québec
  • Project name: Vers une ville de Québec sans racisme! / Towards a Quebec City free of racism!
  • Project description: The project, Vers une ville de Québec sans racisme! / Towards a Quebec City free of racism! will deliver workshops and public education initiatives to increase awareness of systemic racism in Quebec City. Alongside its key partners, the Ligue will increase access to data and improve the public’s understanding of key public policy issues related to racism and anti-racism.
  • Location: Quebec
  • Grant amount: $31,000
Maison d’hébergement pour femmes francophones
  • Project name: Actions communautaires contre la discrimination fondée sur le racisme la haine envers les femmes / Community actions against race-based and misogynist-based discrimination
  • Project description: This project supports racialized Francophone women to combat gender and race-based discrimination. Through leadership development, awareness campaigns, and community engagement, participants will build their capacity to advocate for change, influence public policy, and contribute to creating more equitable communities.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $55,000
Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO)
  • Project name: Beyond Borders: Toolkit for Countering Refugee Racism
  • Project description: The Beyond Borders project will examine and address anti-refugee racism through research, community dialogue, and capacity-building initiatives that center the lived experiences of refugees and newcomers. These insights will be translated into policy recommendations and sectoral tools that help build inclusive immigration systems, counter harmful narratives, and support equitable service delivery for vulnerable populations.
  • Location: Manitoba
  • Grant amount: $70,000
Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance
  • Project name: Racialized Communities, Climate Justice, and Mental Health: A dialogue-building webinar series and community-based research initiative at a key intersection
  • Project description: This project will explore the intersections of climate justice, mental health, and systemic racism through participatory research and community discussions. The initiative aims to build advocacy capacity among participants, while generating key takeaways that support more equitable, intersectional responses to climate challenges, health imbalances, and the wide-reaching effects of environmental and social inequities.
  • Location: British Columbia
  • Grant amount: $25,000
Miles Nadal JCC
  • Project name: You Belong Here: An Interactive Exhibition
  • Project description: This exhibition is a two-part project comprised of a public exhibition and a storytelling initiative. Through dialogue, storytelling, and cultural exchange, this project aims to increase awareness and understanding of antisemitism and its impacts.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $35,000
Montreal Chinatown Round Table
  • Project name: Feeding Chinatown
  • Project description: The Feeding Chinatown Project will investigate food insecurity in Montreal’s Chinatown through community-based research and stakeholder engagement. The research aims to generate evidence and policy recommendations to support culturally appropriate food access and inform more equitable urban and social policies, enhancing access to resources and improving outcomes for communities experiencing systemic food insecurity.
  • Location: Quebec
  • Grant amount: $30,000
Mosaic Horizon Association / Association Horizon Mosaïque
  • Project name: Cultiver des Racines Joyeuses / Cultivating Joyful Roots
  • Project description: The project Cultiver des Racines Joyeuses / Cultivating Joyful Roots, will support Black learners through culturally relevant programming, educational resources, and community engagement initiatives. It will address systemic barriers in education, promote inclusion, and inform policies that improve outcomes, representation, and educational equity for Black students.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $40,000
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
  • Project name: Teaching and Bill 21: Exploring Perceptions and Influence of ‘Religious Symbols’ in Quebec Schools
  • Project description: The Teaching and Bill 21 project will examine perceptions of religious symbols, especially Muslim teachers wearing hijabs, in Quebec schools, under Bill 21. Through interviews and surveys, it will analyze impacts on teaching and inclusion. Outputs include a report, video, and event, aiming to inform public debate, raise awareness, and support evidence-based discussions on secularism, discrimination, and education.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $60,000
NB Media Co-operative Ltd.
  • Project name: Elsipogtog Media Production Workshop Project
  • Project description: The Elsipogtog Media Production Workshop project will train Indigenous participants in media production and storytelling to amplify community perspectives and lived experiences. The workshop will support community-driven journalism that impacts public discourse, strengthens representation, and contributes to more inclusive policy conversations, enabling Indigenous voices to shape decision-making, media narratives, and systemic approaches.
  • Location: New Brunswick
  • Grant amount: $65,000
Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Project name: Trauma-Informed Academic Policy for Indigenous Learners
  • Project description: The Trauma-Informed Academic Policy for Indigenous Learners project will co-develop a trauma-informed academic policy framework in partnership with Indigenous communities.This framework will be grounded in lived experiences and cultural knowledge, and will address systemic barriers in post-secondary education and support more equitable, inclusive institutional policies and practices.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $50,000
Northwest Territories Integration and Community Services
  • Project name: Bridging Cultures NWT: Strengthening Relationships Between Indigenous Peoples and Newcomers
  • Project description: This project will create opportunities for dialogue, cultural exchange, and relationship-building between Indigenous peoples and newcomers to Canada. Through intercultural resources and network support, the initiative aims to building lasting pathways for collaboration between these communities.
  • Location: Northwest Territories
  • Grant amount: $65,000
Pinnguaq Association (operating as Ampere)
  • Project name: Pinnguaqvik: Empowering Inuit Youth for Cultural Expression
  • Project description: The Pinnguaqvik: Empowering Inuit Youth for Cultural Expression project will address systemic barriers to inclusion. The project will reduce digital barriers faced by Inuit youth and will provide them with a platform to share their cultural experiences. Additionally, it will offer opportunities for cross-cultural engagement and community building among Inuit and non-Inuit youth.
  • Location: Nunavut
  • Grant amount: $80,000
PLEDJ
  • Project name: Solidarity Dialogues | Cohort 2
  • Project description: The Solidarity Dialogues will train and support diverse community leaders to be able to encourage discussion, bridge divides, and address polarization within their communities. The project will improve local capacity for conflict resolution, encourage collaboration and shared understanding, and contribute to more inclusive approaches to community and policy development.
  • Location: Quebec
  • Grant amount: $40,000
Pure Gold Foundation
  • Project name: EmpowerED: Equipping Youth to Challenge Systemic Racism
  • Project description: The EmpowerED project will give racialized and immigrant youth the tools and support to grow as leaders. Through leadership development, anti-racism training, and opportunities for civic engagement, young participants will strengthen cross-cultural relationships, have support for their contributions, and benefit from more inclusive, equitable communities and policies.
  • Location: New Brunswick
  • Grant amount: $65,000
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
  • Project name: Voices of Inuit Innait (Elders): Pathways Through Trauma and Promoting Mental, Spiritual, and Emotional Health
  • Project description: The Voices of Inuit Innait (Elders) project will bring Inuit Elders together to share knowledge and practices related to healing, wellness, and cultural continuity. These teachings will be translated into frameworks and recommendations that inform culturally grounded, equitable health policies, programs, and services that better respond to community needs.
  • Location: Nunavut
  • Grant amount: $60,000
Sha Shäw Corporation
  • Project name: Ts’u Ghay Healing and Anti-Racism through Culture & Leadership
  • Project description: This project will create safe, ongoing, culturally grounded spaces for Indigenous youth to gather, reconnect, learn, and build confidence in who they are. Through cultural creation circles, youth-first gatherings, storytelling, and mentorship from Indigenous leaders, participants will explore identity, communication, and the impacts of racism and lateral violence while strengthening personal and collective resilience.
  • Location: Yukon
  • Grant amount: $65,000
Skills For Life
  • Project name: Skills for Equality
  • Project description: This project will provide racialized youth with mentorship, life-skills training, and programming to address barriers in education and justice systems. It aims to break pathways into the criminal justice system, improve youth well-being, and inform policies that promote equity, prevention, inclusion, and community support systems.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $40,000
TAIBU Community Health Centre
  • Project name: MAPAPU YA PAPILLON (Wings of a Butterfly)
  • Project description: The MAPAPU YA PAPILLON (Wings of a Butterfly) project will produce an Africentric knowledge platform that brings together research, programs, and community practices. The initiative will support knowledge mobilization and propose policies that improve social, economic, and health outcomes for Black communities, strengthen community capacity, and promote evidence-informed decision-making in various contexts.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $30,000
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
  • Project name: Racializing Justice: Researching Hate Crime and Police Use of Force
  • Project description: This project will examine hate crime and racial disparities in police use of force in Canada. The examination will produce reports, policy briefs, webinars, and a conference. Partnering with community and academic groups, it aims to deliver evidence-based recommendations to inform public policy and address justice-related inequities nationwide.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $60,000
The Governors of the University of Calgary
  • Project name: National Anti-Black Racism Policy Lab: Advancing Systemic Change Through Research, Dialogue, and Action
  • Project description: The Lab will gather Black leaders, researchers, and community partners to look at systemic anti-Black racism across key sectors through collaborative research and dialogue. The project will deliver actionable policy solutions and strategic frameworks that advance equity and long-term structural change in social, institutional, and governance systems.
  • Location: Alberta
  • Grant amount: $60,000
Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc.
  • Project name: Empowering Racialized Youth for Civic Engagement and Municipal Leadership
  • Project description: This project will provide racialized youth with civic education, mentorship, and leadership development opportunities that build their understanding of governance and public policy processes. Youth participation in municipal decision-making will be improved, in turn encouraging inclusive, representative policies that reflect youth perspectives, and build civic engagement.
  • Location: Saskatchewan
  • Grant amount: $50,000
White Buffalo Road Healing Lodge
  • Project name: NISKIWÂK
  • Project description: The NISKIWÂK project will empower Indigenous youth through leadership development, cultural programming, workshops, media creation, and opportunities to engage in policy discussions. The project will produce digital content, public forums, and a policy toolkit, advancing restorative justice approaches and community-driven recommendations for equitable education.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $45,000
William Osler Health System
  • Project name: Project BREATHE (Belonging, Respect, Empathy, Accountability, Transformative/Trust, Humility, Excellence/Empowerment)
  • Project description: Project BREATHE will address anti-Black racism in healthcare through research, education, and community engagement initiatives. It will promote equitable care practices and contribute to policies that improve access, outcomes, and experiences for Black patients, strengthen culturally responsive care, and support equity and inclusion across health institutions and systems.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Grant amount: $25,000
Yellowknife Women’s Society
  • Project name: In Dialogue, In Dignity: Building cross-cultural understanding for share futures
  • Project description: The In Dialogue, In Dignity project will use Indigenous-led storytelling, discussion, and training to examine systemic racism within housing services and systems. It will produce culturally informed recommendations and practical tools that support more equitable, accessible, and responsive housing policies and practices for Indigenous and marginalized populations.
  • Location: Northwest Territories
  • Grant amount: $90,000

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