How it Works

The Program

The SBCCI has four components:

Supporting the establishment of the Canadian Institute for People of African Descent

Funding capital projects through the Capital Assist Project (CAP)

Funding capacity building projects through the Capacity Building Project (CBP)

Providing funds for emerging priorities

Funding is available to non-profit grassroots organizations across Canada that meet the eligibility and targeted review criteria in this Guideline. The Capital Assistance Program (CAP) grant is not administered by the intermediaries.

Non-profit grassroots organizations can apply for funding with a budget of a minimum $10,000 to a maximum of $45,000.

What We Fund: Grant Request

Outside Quebec:
Category A—Choose One

You are an organization located outside of Quebec and looking for funding for:

Sustainability — To diversify your funding sources
- Integration of Digital Adaptation and COVID 19 Measures
Build your capacity in any of the following organizational governance categories;
- Leadership or stewardship training; or
- Continuous growth and learning; or
- Communications and transparency
- Integration of Charitable Readiness

Black Business Initiative: info@bbi.ns.ca

Outside Quebec:
Category B—Choose One

You are located outside of Quebec and looking to:

Enhance operational management effectiveness & efficiency
Build your capacity in any one of the following organizational governance categories
- Integration of Digital Adaptation and COVID 19 Measures
- Empowerment through accountability
- Accomplishment and measurement; or
- Service and fairness
- Integration of Digital Adaptation COVID 19 Measures

Note: Africa Centre has been included as an additional intermediary in Category B: Outside Quebec. When submitting your application, you will be asked to select the intermediary you’d like to apply to, or alternatively no preference.

Tropicana Community Services: sbcci@tropicanacommunity.org or Africa Centre at: sbcci@africacentre.ca

Inside Quebec:
Category C—Choose All That Apply

Please select all that apply:

Diversify your funding sources; and/or
Enhance operational management effectiveness & efficiency; and/or
Strengthen your organizational governance
Integration of Digital Adaptation and COVID 19 Measures
Integration of Charitable Readiness

Groupe 3737: initiative@groupe3737.com

Am I Eligible?

The Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) was created by the federal government through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to help build the capacity of grassroots not-for-profit organizations serving Black communities in Canada.

Eligible Expenditures

Accommodations in support of persons with disabilities (must be used within the organization)
Data collection
Fees for professional service
Materials and supplies
Performance monitoring and reporting
Printing and communications
Temporary rental of premises for project
Small office equipment and tools directly attributable to the project capped at 25% of approved fund
Administrative costs directly related to the project capped at 10% for outside of Quebec (inside Quebec 15% eg. catering costs, telephone, Internet, etc.)

Ineligible Applicants

The following are ineligible to apply for funding from the SBCCI program:

Individuals
For-profit businesses
In Quebec: if you are a recipient organization of the first call for projects of the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative – Capacity Building Project component (CBP), managed by Groupe3737

Ineligible Expenditures

Operations that take place outside of Canada
Activities that occur before the signing of contracts and after the end of the project
Service activities duplicative of legislated mandates of governments or city departments
Expenditures which take place outside of Canada
Activities that are illegal
Activities that do not fall with the current objects or mandates of the applicant
Construction of housing, shelter or office
Debt reduction
Initiatives that would unnecessarily duplicate existing services
Purchase or lease of land
Salaries i.e. staff pay
Rent or mortgage costs for any space used or owned by the organization *****Unused funds will need to be returned. No reserves will be allowed.