July 19, 2023
The City of Edmonton is pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Anti-racism Grant Program.
This year, $1.5 million in grant funds are available for local community and not-for-profit organizations. City Council approved funding for the Anti-racism Grant Program to support the Anti-racism pillar of the City’s Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy.
The program intends to support initiatives that achieve the City’s goals of informing Edmontonians on racism and its impacts, supporting community organizations working to dismantle individual, systemic and structural racism, and building a diverse, inclusive and equitable city guided by anti-racism.
Anti-racism Grant Program streams:
Community Activation Grant (Up to $10,000; $275,000 of total funds available)
- For community and grassroots organizations to activate and animate projects/events led by and supporting youth and/or seniors, with priority given to intercultural and intergenerational anti-racist initiatives.
Project Ready Matching Grant (Up to $25,000; $300,000 of total funds available)
- For community not-for-profits and local grassroots organizations to match funding with other anti-racism initiatives that have received approved funding and require some matching contribution.
Local Anti-racism Capacity Building/Innovation Grant (Up to $30,000; $400,000 of total funds available)
- For local grassroots organizations working on anti-racism activities and actions which address barriers to participation, promote healing and/or reconciliation, illuminate and combat systemic and structural racism, and support sustaining developmental change.
Local Community Participatory Action Research Grant (Up to $30,000; $150,000 of total funds available)
- For communities impacted by racism to support community-led research activities which address local issues and concerns specific to their communities.
Shifting the Perspective (Up to $75,000; $375,000 of total funds available)
- Specifically for not-for-profit organizations in the arts, media, and culture sector; projects will support stories led by underrepresented communities to shift the narrative on racism.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
