The Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program — Projects component, Anti-Racism Call

• Signed Application Form for the Projects funding component, Anti-Racism Call
• Signed Declaration/Attestation
• Balanced Budget using the program’s budget template
• Signed Application Checklist
• Most recent financial statements, audited if available; letters patent and documents of incorporation, list of current Board of Directors, and bylaws for incorporated applicants; articles of association or Terms of Reference and a signed Unincorporated Applicant Acceptance of Liability form for unincorporated applicants

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations, associations, and unincorporated groups
• Non-federal Canadian public institutions such as boards of education, schools, colleges and universities, chambers of commerce, law enforcement and police agencies, hospitals and other health care institutions
• Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their agencies
• Indigenous not-for-profit organizations (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis)
• Indigenous governments, band councils and tribal councils

Who is not eligible

• Applicants who discriminate on prohibited grounds or on the basis of language
• Applicants who advocate intolerance, discrimination and/or prejudice
• Applicants that provide support to organizations or individuals that share or promote offensive content or discourse
• Applicants that undermine Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy
• Applicants that undermine the values set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act

Eligible expenses

• Salaries, benefits, consultant fees, and rental of office space and equipment not normally used in an organization’s daily operations
• Communication, publicity, promotional material, domestic travel and accommodation, hospitality, and liability insurance
• Costs associated with organizing a conference or similar forum, including logistics, security costs, and coordination costs not already listed
• Evaluation and audit costs, facility rental and set-up costs
• Fees and expenses for speakers, performers, and artists, and administration and overhead costs up to a maximum of 15% of total project funding before administration costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Any type of fees for members of the board of directors or other governing bodies
• Capital costs or expenditures, including renovation expenses and computer equipment, except when essential to the successful delivery of activities
• Annual general meetings or regular executive board meetings of an organization or association, including related travel
• Costs associated with the ongoing production of newsletters, newspapers, magazines, journals, or radio and television broadcasts
• Contributions to fundraising campaigns or other fundraising events, and religious and/or politically partisan activities

• Project proposals must demonstrate sustainable impacts
• Priority is given to initiatives that focus on youth or reach rural and remote locations across Canada

• Read the Application Guidelines in their entirety before completing your application
• Complete, sign and date the Application Form
• Complete the budget by providing information on expenses and revenues
• Attach all the required supporting documents
• Submit your application by email to financementpmlcr-fundingmarp@pch.gc.ca

• Applications are evaluated by a review committee and compared with other applications in relation to available funds
• Funding decisions and eligibility determinations are final
• If funded, a grant or contribution agreement will set the payment terms and conditions
• You may be required to submit interim reports during your project
• At the end of the project, grant recipients must submit a final activity report and/or participate in the evaluation of results, and contribution recipients must submit a final activity report and a final financial report

• Applications are highly competitive and funding is not guaranteed.
• Only one application may be submitted per organization.
• Activities funded under other MARP components cannot be funded again for the same activities.
• Recipients must publicly acknowledge Government of Canada support in English and French.