RISE Fund: Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Equity (Canada)

Deadline: 1-May-25

The Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Equity (RISE) Fund is 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.

Categories and 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
• 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.