Deadline: 18-Sep-20
The City of Calgary has launched a call for proposals for the Anti-Racism Capacity-Building Fund to support collaborative, community-based initiatives that build the capacity of organizations to facilitate policy and systems change that undo systemic racism.
Objectives
Applicants must demonstrate how their initiative achieves one or more of the following objectives:
- Form and create sustainability plans for new collaborative initiatives between one or more organizations to advance anti-racism. OR Strengthen and create sustainability plans for existing collaborative initiatives between one or more organizations to advance anti-racism.
- Develop policy change and implementation plans that work to undo systemic racism.
- Identify service gaps and develop anti-racist system change strategies and implementation plans.
- Attend, develop, or deploy training/education to further anti-racism work (can include training/education focused on capacity to do policy/system change work).
Applicants may identify one other objective for their capacity-building initiative that aligns with the intent of fund.
Funding Information
- A total of up to $600,000 is available.
- City Council has approved up to $250,000 for this fund. To receive funding, organizations must be registered under provincial or federal statutes (see section on Eligibility). Collaboration between registered organizations and non-registered organizations is strongly encouraged.
- In addition, the Calgary Foundation and the United Way of Calgary and Area have contributed an additional $350,000. While most funds will be allocated through this call for funding proposals, some funds may be earmarked for future investment to scale up initiatives demonstrating strong results.
Eligibility Criteria
This funding opportunity is open to community-based organizations that have previous experience in collaborating with others to work to undo the racism and discrimination embedded in various systems, policies and institutions that perpetuate a cycle of exclusion, marginalization and poverty. Funding will be directed to community-based organizations that demonstrate:
- Registration under the Societies Act or the Companies Act in Alberta, or the Federal Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and operating within Calgary’s city limits. While organizations must be registered to receive funding, collaboration can be with any organization, including newer organizations/those not registered under any of these acts;
- Collaboration with other community-based organizations that are working towards anti-racism policy and system change. Collaboration means two or more organizations working together and can be formal or informal;
- Previous experience in collaborative anti-racism efforts;
- Experience using an intersectional approach to address the compounding impact of various forms of discrimination;
- Capacity and competency to act/respond in a timely manner once funding is provided;
- Priority will be given to organizations led by community members directly impacted by racism.
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