Anti-racism Grants Program

Program Overview

In fall 2019, City Council established the Anti-racism Advisory Committee and approved funding of $300,000 for an Anti-racism Grants Program, which the committee would advise on.

The grant program has three outcomes:

Edmontonians are more aware of racism and its impact and have a greater understanding of how to take action to address it.
Edmontonians will be knowledgeable of the community organizations that are working to dismantle individual, systemic and structural racism.
Edmontonians will work together to build a diverse, inclusive and equitable city.

2021 Anti-racism Grant Recipients

Local Anti-racism Capacity Building/Innovation Grants

2021 Recipients

Edmonton Culture Society - The Art of Anti-Racism in Our Neighbourhood	$10,000
Free Play for Kids Inc - A Pilot Project to Provide Social Support & Crisis Diversion for BIPOC Children & Youth in a Barrier-Free After School Recreation & Leadership Program	$10,000
Garacad Development Society - Standing Tall - Empowerment through the Challenges of Racism	$10,000
Parkdale Cromdale Community League (in partnership with Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society) - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Art Installation and Awareness Sessions	$10,000
Roots of Resilience Education Foundation - Reclaiming Our Voices	$10,000
Sisters Dialogue Inc. - I Rage - Healing through Art and Prayer	$9,800
The Black Bookshelf Project - The Black Bookshelf Project	$10,000
United Cultures of Canada Association - No Place for Racism in My Canada	$9,920
Velma Carter Centre for African-Canadian Women - VCC Women's Workshop	$10,000
Youth Restorative Action Project (YRAP) Ltd. - Indigenous Justice Initiative	$10,000

Project Ready Matching Grants

2021 Recipients

Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage - Project Saqqara	$25,000
Latitude 53 Society of Artists - Chinatown anti-oppression workshops and projects	$10,000
PHIDEAS Philippine Edmonton Events and Arts Society - UNLEARN: Communities Come Together to (Un)Learn Biases	$3,896.75
Ribbon Rouge Foundation - ArtSpace: Telling ACB Stories for Change	$24,979.50

Local Community Participatory Action Research Grants

2021 Recipients

Family Advancement Association - System Mapping of African Diaspora Nonprofits To Promote Collaboration	$25,000
Multicultural Family Resource Society - Growing and building our communities together: Healing and working together to address racism	$24,995

1. Youth Activation Grant

Grant amount: Up to $500 each | $25,000 of total funds available

To be used by youth (13-24 years of age) to activate & animate anti-racism initiatives, grassroots organizing & community action.

Youth Activation Grants will be awarded on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

Youth activation grant applications must demonstrate the following:

Youth aged 13 to 24 were involved with the development of the proposal and youth aged 13 to 24 will implement the project. Projects developed and led by BIPOC youth will be given preference.
Projects delivered by youth must be supported by a fiscal agent/supporting organization whose primary mandate includes supporting youth activities. Projects must demonstrate how youth will be empowered to lead and implement the project. Fiscal agents/supporting organizations are responsible for financial accountability and reporting requirements.

3. Local Anti-racism Capacity Building/Innovation Grant

Grant Amount: Up to $10,000/each | $100,000 of total funds available

Focused on local grassroots organizations working on anti-racism activities and actions that address barriers to participation, promote healing and/or reconciliation, illuminate and combat systemic and structural racism, and support sustaining developmental change.

4. Local Community Participatory Action Research Grant

Grant Amount: up to $25,000/each | $50,000 of total funds available

To be used by communities impacted by racism to support community-led research activities that address local issues and concerns specific to them.

Requirements

Local Community Participatory Action Research Grant applications must demonstrate:

Involvement of BIPOC Community partners in the co-discovery, co-design and implementation of research and action solutions.
How barriers to participation will be addressed to support the involvement of research participants.

Application Forms

Carefully review and complete the appropriate application form and budget template

Youth Activation Grant Application Form

Application Form for the Project Ready Matching Grant, the Local Anti-racism Capacity Building /Innovation Grant and Local Community Participatory Action Research Grant

Budget Template

*Please Note: The application forms cannot be saved and completed later. We recommend that you first download a Practice form below, review the questions, prepare your answers and then copy and paste your prepared answers into the actual application form:

Youth Activation Grant Practice form:

Practice form for Project Ready Matching Grant, the Local Anti-racism Capacity Building /Innovation Grant and Local Community Participatory Action Research Grant:

Telephone	780-496-5840
Email	arac@edmonton.ca

Telephone

780-496-5840

arac@edmonton.ca

Program Overview

2021 Anti-racism Grant Recipients

2021 Recipients

2021 Recipients

2021 Recipients

Grant Streams

1. Youth Activation Grant

2. Project Ready Matching Grant

3. Local Anti-racism Capacity Building/Innovation Grant

4. Local Community Participatory Action Research Grant

Application Forms

Final Report Forms

Important Information

Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

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