Apply for funding to establish a National Institute for People of African Descent under the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative

Eligible applicants

Your organization must:

• be located in Canada
• indicate that it is both:
  • Black-led: a minimum of two-thirds of the leadership positions, at all levels of your organization’s management and governance, are held by people who self-identify as Black, and
  • Black-serving: have a mandate to serve Black Canadian communities
• have 1 of the following:
  • proof of a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number
  • CRA registration number
  • proof of provincial incorporation or registration
• Black-led  not-for-profit (including charities and other qualified donees)

Eligible projects

Your project must meet all of the following criteria:

• all activities to establish the institute must end by March 31, 2024. We are only funding the project until March 2024
• request no more than $7.25 million
• meet the objective of this funding process
• activities must take place in Canada

For us to consider your application complete, you must meet all of the eligibility criteria above and provide the following:

• submit your application before 3 pm, Eastern daylight time, October 6, 2021
• submit a complete application package including the following 5 items:
  1. completed form with all mandatory information
  2. completed attestation (part 4 of the application form)
  3. completed budget detail template
  4. a document that includes the address of your organization and 1 of the following:
     • Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number
     • Registration number
     • proof of provincial incorporation or registration
  5. formal partnership agreement for any formal partner organizations supporting the project

Screening for eligibility

We will assess your project only if you meet all of the following eligibility criteria and you provide all necessary documentation:

• you submit your application by the deadline
• your organization is eligible:
  • it is not-for-profit (questions 3, 4 and 5 in the applicant guide)
  • it is located in Canada (questions 7, 8 and 9 in the applicant guide)
  • you respond  “yes” to both of the eligibility questions on whether your organization is Black-led and serves Black Canadian communities (question 22 in the applicant guide)
• your application is complete, including:
  • all mandatory information
  • completed budget detail template and part 3 of the application form
  • completed attestation (part 4 of the application form)
  • formal partnership agreement if you need a formal partnership:
    • you only need a formal partnership agreement if you do not meet one or more of the capacity criteria
    • you may also choose to have a formal partnership to address our priorities for this process
• your project activities are eligible

Project assessment

If your project is eligible, we will assess it as follows:

1. Project objectives (refer to question 55 of the applicant guide)

Show how your project will achieve the following objectives:

• expand their service offering to establish and operate an institute to:
  • engage Black Canadian communities and leaders
  • influence policy and program development from a Black-centric perspective
  • inform all orders of government
• ensure the established institute will be financially sustainable at the end of this funding period

• are from an organization that has been in operation for at least 3 years providing similar programs and services
• include partnerships that support or represent the diversity and various social identities of Black Canadian communities
• include formalized partnership(s) with 1 or more Black-led organizations, as an active partner and, or advisor
• demonstrate their organization or partners serve multiple geographical regions within Canada, including official language minority communities

Gather your supporting documents and information

Before submitting your application for funding, make sure that you have included all of the required documents in your application package. Not doing so will result in rejecting your application from this process.  A complete application package includes the following 5 items:

1. completed application form (EMP5679):
   • your 4 plans must be attached separately
   • if you forget to attach a plan, we will not accept it after the deadline, October 6, 2021 at 3 pm, Eastern daylight time
2. completed attestation (part 4 of the application form)
3. completed budget detail template (EMP5570)
4. a document that confirms your Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business or registration number or proof of provincial incorporation or registration (document must include the address of your organization)
5. if there are any partner organizations, you must include a formal partnership agreement for each formal partnership including the roles and responsibilities of the partner

Decide how to apply

PDF form help

The application form (EMP5679) uses PDF form technology. You must have a PDF reader installed to use the form correctly. There are several readers available on the Internet for free that support our form:

Adobe Reader 8 or higher, for example:

• Adobe Acrobat DC Reader
• Foxit Reader

Part 4 Attestation (mandatory)

To be considered eligible, an official representative who has the authority to submit proposals on behalf of your organization must attest that they:

• have the authority to submit the application for funding on behalf of the applicant organization
• certify that the information provided in the application for funding and supporting documentation is true, accurate and complete
• have read the applicant guide and understood the program’s requirements

To do this, the official representative must:

• check the 3 boxes of the attestation
• provide their names, titles and the date

As this is an attestation, no signature is required.

Information sessions

We plan to hold information sessions on the following dates.

English session: Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Eastern daylight time.

French session: Wednesday, September 15, 2021, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Eastern daylight time.

You can participate online or by teleconference.

If you are interested in attending, send an email to us at EDSC.ACNC-SBCC.ESDC@canada.gc.ca.

In your email, specify your preferred official language (English or French) and if you require accommodations.  We will provide you with instructions on how and when to attend.

If you cannot attend the information sessions, you can still email us with your questions at EDSC.ACNC-SBCC.ESDC@canada.gc.ca.