Anti-Racism Grant

Important dates

Overview

Alberta’s Anti-Racism Grant Program is intended to support community organizations in Alberta to implement initiatives that combat discrimination and address systemic racism by providing funding for projects that increase public education and enable Albertans to recognize and value cultural differences and heritage.

The program funds are not designed to address access to affordable housing, job opportunities or healthcare. Rather, the funds are intended to educate about the impacts of discrimination and racism faced by Indigenous and racialized groups and enable community organizations to develop their ability to support anti-racism projects.

The program will also support smaller grassroots Indigenous or ethnocultural groups to deliver programs and services through partnerships with larger organizations.

In the first intake of 2023, more than 140 applications were received with 50 projects being awarded grants.

Funding streams

The program supports initiatives that help prevent and address racism. There are 2 funding streams.

Stream 1

Projects for grant funding must align with at least one of the identified outcomes listed under either of the program objectives.

Stream 2

Projects for grant funding must align with at least one of the identified outcomes listed under both of the program objectives.

Applicants may request up to $5,000 maximum for projects under Stream 1 and up to $10,000 maximum for projects under Stream 2.

Projects submitted for funding must meet one or more of the following program outcomes:

Program objectives

Objective 1

Educate Albertans on racism and the impacts of racism faced by Indigenous and racialized groups:

• Albertans have an increased understanding of racism, its impacts and the challenges faced by Indigenous and racialized groups.
• Albertans have increased knowledge to identify racism and how to address racism and racist acts.
• Albertans have increased awareness of the resources and tools that organizations provide to support anti-racism initiatives.

Objective 2

Enable community organizations to develop their ability to support anti-racism projects:

• Racialized communities have support to fully participate in the community.
  • Examples are training and employment, mentorship programs for internationally trained professionals, support or education for marginalized communities to navigate supports.
• Racialized communities have capacity to continue open and honest conversations about racism, microaggressions and promoting awareness about their impact.

Eligibility

• Organizations must be based in Alberta and be a non-profit organization; or Indigenous government, tribal council, band council, settlement or not-for-profit Indigenous organization.
• Applicants who are currently receiving other grants or funding from the Government of Alberta must be up-to-date on all required reporting to be considered. 
• Universities, colleges, or institutes, as defined under Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act; for-profit organizations; and arms-length municipal or municipal district affiliated organizations may apply in partnership with an Indigenous or ethnocultural organization.
• Organizations must have a clear understanding of the project they want to undertake and how it will contribute to the goals of the grant program.
• Organizations must have a clear budget and timeline for their project. The project must start on or after April 1, 2025, and be completed March 31, 2026. 
• Organizations must demonstrate that they have the capacity to undertake the project.

Before you apply

Here are some resources that will be helpful for your application:

Grant information sessions

Register for live webinar sessions.

Table 1. Anti-Racism Grant information session dates and registration links.

Resources

• Anti-Racism Grant resources
• Alberta.ca Account for Organizations

Videos

How to apply

Step 1. Watch the videos and read the guidelines

Watch the videos above and download these resources for reference:

• Program guideline, Glossary of terms, Sample grant agreement 

Step 2. Create an account

If you do not have an Alberta.ca Account for Organizations, sign up at the link below. If you have an existing account, proceed to Step 3.

• Sign-up for an Alberta.ca Account for Organizations.

Step 3. Submit the application online

• Sign in to the grant application page with your Alberta.ca Account for Organizations account ID
• Attach a detailed budget for the project using the Budget template.
• Attach an Application for Electronic Payment Form
• Attach a sample financial statement. Refer to Program Guidelines section 4.1 for details.
• Attach reference letters (optional).
• Read the program guidelines carefully to ensure you include all the necessary information.
• Submit your completed application online. Only complete applications will be considered.

After you apply

Applications received by the submission deadline will be screened for eligibility and referred for further evaluation and recommendation for funding.

All applicants will receive written notification of the results of their application. For 2024-25, applicants will be notified of decisions by April 15, 2025.

All decisions are final and no appeals will be considered.

Reporting

When the project is complete, grant recipients will need to submit a final report.

Downloading and opening the reporting forms

Reporting forms for grant recipients for the 2023-2024 program year are now available. See below or in the Resources section to download the required forms and submit them as per the program guidelines. Each organization will return 2 forms:

1. Anti-Racism Grant Project Report
   Reporting outcomes for the grant for which you received funding for.
2. Ethnocultural/Anti-Racism Grant Actual Spending Project Report

Find and download both forms and related documents on the Alberta Government Open Publications website at:

• Alberta anti-racism grant program guideline 2024-2025

Opening the forms

You will need to have Adobe Reader to open and use these forms. It is free and can be downloaded from here:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

To open the forms:

1. Save the files to your computer by right-clicking the link to each form and selecting 'save as'.
2. Open the forms using Acrobat Adobe Reader.

To view step-by-step instructions on how to open these forms, visit:

• PDF form help

Renaming and submitting the completed forms

Once you have completed the forms and saved them to your computer, change the names of the forms to include the grant number (that is the one that begins with MAR-…):

Renaming format

• Grant number_ProjectReport (Example: MAR-000987_ProjectReport)
• Grant number_SpendingReport (Example: MAR-000987_SpendingReport)

Form submission

Submit completed forms to:

• Email: [email protected]

Grant recipients

Successful applicants will be notified and listed on the grants disclosure table.

Contact

Connect with the Anti-Racism Grant Program:
Email: [email protected]