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Small Grants Competition
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Canada
Supports community initiatives advancing human rights
Grant and Funding
Overview
This funding provides up to $3,500 to support initiatives in Canada that promote or protect human rights. Supported activities can include any type of initiative, as long as it clearly references one or more human rights such as those in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
Increasing community impact
Supporting volunteer engagement
Raise awareness and mobilize the public
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 3,500 $
Timeline
- Closing date : October 24, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Other services (except public administration)
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Civic and Advocacy Organizations
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Activities funded
- Initiatives of any kind that help promote human rights.
- Initiatives of any kind that help protect human rights.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 3,400
Pop-up rights clinics teaching workers protections and complaint pathways
$ 3,500
Youth-led campaign teaching digital rights and anti-hate reporting
Eligibility
- The applicant must be an individual, community association, school, or not-for-profit organization.
- The initiative must promote or protect one or more human rights.
- The initiative must be clearly linked to and reference a human right (e.g., as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights).
- The initiative must take place in Canada.
Who is eligible?
- Individuals
- Community associations
- Schools
- Not-for-profit organizations
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada (initiatives in Canada only)
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed within about one month after the posted closing date.
- All applicants are notified whether their application was successful.
Additional information
- Applications are reviewed within about one month after the posted closing date.
- All applicants are informed whether or not they have been successful.
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