Projects Grants

• Systemic racial barriers: Reducing barriers to inclusion by addressing systemic racism in education, healthcare, the justice system, public services, employment, and public life. 
• Research and education: Promoting and increasing availability and accessibility of data, evidence, and community insights on race relations in Canada. 
• Public awareness: Informing public policies by highlighting systemic and institutional barriers. 
• Cultural and intercultural community-building: Creating cross-cultural opportunities through discussions and dialogue on race and religion, building awareness, and collaborations.     

• Increase public awareness of public policy issues related to race relations, anti-racism, or anti-hate nationally, regionally, or in local communities. 
• Increase public awareness of Canada’s cultural diversity. 
• Increase awareness of factors such as race, culture, ethnicity, or religion that may be hindering full participation of the entire Canadian population in society and the economy. 
• Increase knowledge and capacity within communities to address racism and discrimination. 

• Projects that include collaborations with other organizations, governments, or community groups to influence local, provincial, or national policy decisions.  
• Projects that actively work to influence public policy, whether through direct policy advocacy efforts, in-depth research, strategic partnerships, or grassroots community engagement.   
• Projects that involve a range of strategies, such as conducting research that informs policymakers about the impacts of systemic racism.  
• Projects that include developing advocacy campaigns that mobilize communities to pursue policy change or creating educational programs that increase public awareness and understanding of key policy issues. 

• Canadian registered charities (as recognized by the Canadian Revenue Agency) and Canadian non-profit organizations and associations, 
• First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations, 
• Canadian non-Federal public institutions such as municipalities, provincial institutions, boards of education, schools, colleges and universities, 
• Labour organizations. 

• For-profit organizations, 
• Federal institutions, 
• Individuals, 
• Organizations whose purpose is solely related to political activity, as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency, 
• Grassroots organizations. 

Expenses for Project funding can include:

• Personnel and staffing costs, 
• Project costs such as workshop and meeting costs, speaker honoraria, venue-related expenses, equipment, marketing and communications, catering, transportation, etc., 
• Purchased services such as services of consultants/contractors/subject matter experts specifically relating to the delivery of the project, 
• Evaluation costs such as project evaluation, survey administration, focus groups, and evaluation reporting, 
• Overhead and administrative costs directly associated with the project delivery can be requested to a maximum of 15% of the total budget. Overhead and administrative costs include supervision, bookkeeping/accounting, audit expenses, telephone/internet, etc.  

Expenses for Project funding cannot include:

• Costs (e.g., loans, grants, or scholarships) that are related to direct financial assistance in the form of payments to individuals or families, 
• Partisan political activity that directly or indirectly promotes a political candidate or party, 
• Ongoing occupancy costs, 
• Services covered by provincial health authorities, 
• Services provided by medical professionals or regulated health professionals other than social workers or social service workers, 
• Support of operating deficit, 
• Purchase of investment in real property (real estate, land, building, etc.), 
• Cost of alcoholic beverages, 
• Basic shelter beds or transitional housing beds.