Deadline: 6-Mar-23
The Government of Prince Edward Island is seeking applications for Anti-Racism Grant is a one-time funding initiative to help promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, address racism and strengthen the link between racial equality and community cohesion in Prince Edward Island.
Non-profit or charitable organizations can apply for a one-time grant to assist with Anti-Racism activities that benefit and impact racialized and Indigenous communities in PEI.
Funding Information
- A total fund of $100,000 is available for disbursement to successful applicants.
Eligible Projects
- Projects eligible for funding must include activities to promote:
- Anti-Racism education and awareness
- Community support and capacity-building
- Changes to organizational governance that help address racism.
- Eligible projects can include activities that do the following:
- Create and/or implement seminars, workshops, training, mentorship that address racism
- Target online hate and promote digital literacy;
- Promote social participation and reduce barriers in community sport, arts and culture;
- Create and maintain historical resources that address the presence of systemic racism in Prince Edward Island;
- Enhance capacity-building for racialized communities and organizations. Special emphasis will be given to initiatives that support Indigenous persons, racialized women, youth, seniors, the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, gender-diverse individuals, persons with disabilities, or religious minorities;
- Promote interventions for youth that encourage positive relationships between communities and the criminal justice system;
- Help racialized and Indigenous persons thrive in the community after contact with the justice system;
- Translate and/or adapt information integral for community integration;
- Enhance an organization’s ability to promote Anti-Racism;
- Create Anti-Racism mentorship opportunities;
- Build Anti-Racism policies/strategies, and a measuring component to assess long-term impacts;
- Strengthen organizational projects and advocacy.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant Organizations must be PEI-based nonprofit or charitable organizations (including those defined by Canada Revenue Agency as Qualified Donees). Applicant Organizations can be based in any region of the province and their work may fall within any scope represented by the non-profit/charitable sector. Individuals are not eligible to apply. Applicant Organizations may submit an application in partnership with other organizations, groups or individuals. The nature of the partnership must be well defined/ substantiated within the application.
- Partner organizations may include, but are not limited to other not-for-profit entities, businesses, publicly funded entities such as municipalities, schools, and post-secondary institutions, federal programming, and health units, etc. Organizations operating in other jurisdictions within Canada are eligible to be Partner Organizations.
- The following groups and organizations located in Prince Edward Island are eligible for funding:
- Indigenous governments, bands, councils, or non-profits;
- Non-profit organizations/associations;
- Municipalities, townships, etc.;
- Registered charities;
- Social enterprises;
- Non-governmental public or private institutions;
Ineligible organizations
- For-profit organizations
- Federal and provincial governments
- Provincial or federal crown agencies, boards and commissions or corporations
- Public sector entities (e.g., public postsecondary institutions, schools, school boards, hospitals, health authorities, etc.)
- Political parties
- Any other organizations not registered as per
- Any organization not in good standing with the Government of PEI.
For more information, visit Anti-Racism Grants.