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Canada: Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Equity Fund

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Deadline: 3-May-23

The City of Kitchener is pleased to announce the applications for the Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Equity (RISE) Fund, a community grant that provides support for community-led organizations, programs, initiatives or events meant to decrease inequities and increase opportunities and well-being for Black, Indigenous and racialized communities in Kitchener.

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Categories
  • Groups are eligible for funding within these categories:
    • capacity building: groups and organizations can use this funding to provide resources to build and develop internal capacity before launching projects or events
    • core operational costs: groups and organizations with core operational costs essential to their work (3-year maximum support)
    • event funding: an event organized by the group or organization, or a series of small events over time (maximum $5,000)
    • project funding: projects organized by the group or organization
    • other: they’ll consider other requests as long as they still fall within the broader criteria of the grant
Funding Information
  • The RISE Fund has an annual budget of $150,000, with these maximums and minimums:
    • maximum annual grant amount for groups: $10,000
    • minimum annual grant amount for groups: $1,000
    • maximum for events: $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
  • This grant is open to formal and informal organizations or community groups in Kitchener. The group can be newly formed for the purpose of a specific project or is a pre-existing group undertaking a project.
  • Applicants must meet the following application criteria:
    • the organization or group is led by and for Black, Indigenous and/or racialized individuals or groups in Kitchener
    • can demonstrate through a budget how groups or organizations propose to use funds, and agree to report back upon completion of the project, including accountability of all revenues, expenses and proof of purchases
    • the project, initiative or event will contribute to one or several of the following:
      • decrease inequities
      • increase opportunities
      • increase well-being for Black, Indigenous or other racialized community members in Kitchener.

For more information, visit RISE Fund.