Community Mobilization Fund Application Process

 Background to the CRRF Community Mobilization Fund

The CRRF COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION FUND (CMF) is a $300,000.00 investment from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to support charities and non-profit organizations serving vulnerable populations as they manage and take action on anti-racism initiatives.

This grant is being supported by Sun Life, with a generous donation of $60,000. 

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (“Foundation”) was created by the Government of Canada (“Government”) as a Crown Corporation in 1996, as part of the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement, to reaffirm the principles of justice and equality for all in Canada. The Foundation is an independent organization and operates at arm’s length from the Government. 

The application deadline for the CRRF Community Mobilization Fund has now passed. We thank all applicants for their proposals and will be in touch shortly.

Program objectives for the CRRF Community Mobilization Fund

To be eligible, your project must align with 1 or more of the following 3 key themes:

1. Systemic Barriers: Reducing barriers to inclusion by addressing systemic racism in education, healthcare, the justice system and public services, etc.
2. Research and Education: promoting and increasing the availability and accessibility of data, evidence, and community insights.
3. Public Awareness: highlighting systemic and institutional barriers through informing public policies that address these barriers.

Focus

Currently, the CRRF Board of Directors are focusing on projects that address Anti-Black, Anti-Asian, and Anti-Indigenous racism as well as systemic racism.

Application deadline

Our portal will open at 9:00 AM EST on Monday, December 7, 2020 and will close at 9:00 pm EST on Friday January 29, 2021.

Application process

• Complete the online Application Form;
• Complete the Budget Form;
• Attach all the required supporting documents; and
• Submit your application through our online application form via our website.

Application processing time

1. Online applications accepted from December 7, 2020 –  January 29, 2021.
2. Funding Announcement: Early - mid February 2021 (approved applicants will be notified of their approval by email)

Who can apply?

The following groups and institutions are eligible for funding:

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations and associations;
• Canadian grassroots groups and organizations and;
• Community coalitions partnering with non-profit organizations;
• Business, labour, voluntary, community and other organizations.

* Applicants to the CMF must be charitable organizations, or are trusteed by a registered charity. If your organization is a non-registered charity, please email Stephanie Xu   for additional options.

How applications are evaluated

We fund projects that have clear goals and measurable results. Your application will be evaluated based on the criteria below.

Evaluation criteria

The following criteria will be used to evaluate all eligible applications:

• The application demonstrates how the project contributes to one or more of the program objectives;
• The applicant has the required experience, resources, and capacity to successfully carry out the project with regard to past experience, financial situation, human resource capacity, and governance structure;
• The extent to which the applicant has included stakeholders and beneficiaries as active participants in project design and implementation;
• The applicant has planned for the resources needed to successfully deliver the project, on time and on budget;
• The project activities are clearly described and are linked to the goals of the project;
• The project is designed to effectively reach its target audience, beneficiaries, and participants;
• The proposed budget is detailed, reasonable, balanced and takes into consideration the efficient and prudent use of funds and must indicate if the project can continue if CRRF was to allocate partial funding;
• The project clearly outlines the evaluation process used to analyze metrics at the end of the project, which is to be incorporated into the final report due at the conclusion of the project on how the funds were utilized.

Distribution of Funds and Reporting

The CRRF will disperse 90% of grant funding upon approval of the project. The remaining 10% will be dispersed upon the completion of the final report. The project and the final report must be completed by March 31, 2022.

Acknowledgement of financial assistance

If you receive funding, you must publicly acknowledge the financial support received from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation in all communications materials and promotional activities.

Contact us

For further information, please contact us by:

Email:

Click here to apply.

This project has been made possible in part by Sun Life.