Deadline: 02-May-24
Apply 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.
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
Funding 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
- 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
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
- They will not provide grant funding, financial support or any other financial or in-kind contribution to any person, including any individual, body, business, or entity, that hosts, arranges, contributes to or promotes Conversion Practices.
For more information, visit City of Kitchener.