July 27, 2022
The City of Edmonton is pleased to announce it is accepting expressions of interest for the one-time only Anti-racism Community Safety Funding (ARCSF) Program.
The ARCSF Program is designed to support local initiatives and outcome-based activities in Edmonton, specific to four areas that will promote anti-racism approaches to community safety:
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Community Justice: Promoting interventions for youth and Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities at risk. This could include encouraging the positive exchange of views and co-creation of solutions among Edmonton’s BIPOC communities in areas such as restorative justice, crime prevention, victim services and youth justice committees.
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Mental Health: Bridging gaps and providing spaces for BIPOC community healing and wellness in Edmonton.
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Employment: Reducing barriers to hiring, providing leadership training and workplace skills training, including encouraging partnerships between employers and employees.
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Social Participation: Encouraging BIPOC communities to participate in community sport, the arts, and culture, as well as the creation and changing of public narratives.
Requests for funding between $150,000 – $250,000 are being considered, and any projects submitting an expression of interest must align with at least one of the following ARCSF program goals and objectives:
- Reducing, with the intent of eliminating, incidents of racism and hate-based violence in Edmonton.
- Disempowering the causes of such violence, i.e., to disempower racism in all its forms, and to empower anti-racism into as many layers as possible in the city.
- Stimulating healing and facilitating recovery for communities affected by hate-based violence.
- Increasing a sense of solidarity and connectedness between all diversities and communities in Edmonton.
- Increasing knowledge of anti-racism in Edmonton and among our partners.
Expressions of Interest are due by August 24, at 5 p.m. (MDT).
