Anti-Racism Community Safety Funding (ARCSF) Program

ARCSF Program is Accepting Applications for One Time Funding until August 24, 2022

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The Anti-Racism Community Safety Fund (ARCSF) is a one-time program designed to support local initiatives and outcome-based activities in four areas that will promote anti-racism approaches to community safety in Edmonton. Requests for funding are being considered for projects and initiatives that range in scope from $150,000 - $250,000.

Four focus areas that have been identified as priorities by the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee to support are:

Community Justice: Promoting interventions for youth and BIPOC communities at risk, including encouraging the positive exchange of views and co-creation of solutions among Edmonton’s BIPOC Communities in areas such as restorative justice, crime prevention, victim services and youth justice committees
Mental Health: Bridging gaps and providing spaces for Edmonton’s BIPOC communities’ healing and wellness
Employment: Reducing barriers to hiring, providing leadership training and workplace skills training, including encouraging partnerships between employers and employees
Social Participation: Encouraging BIPOC communities to participate in community sport, the arts, and culture, as well as the creation and changing of public narratives

Funding Goals and Objectives

All projects must align with at least one of the following ARCSF goals and objectives of the City’s approved Anti-Racism Strategy:

Reducing, with the intent of eliminating, incidents of racism and hate-based violence in Edmonton.
Disempowering the causes of such violence, i.e., to disempower racism in all its forms, and empowering anti-racism into as many layers as possible in the city.
Stimulating healing and facilitating recovery for communities affected by hate-based violence.
Increasing a sense of solidarity and connectedness between all diversities and communities in Edmonton.
Increasing knowledge of anti-racism in Edmonton and among our partners

Applicants are encouraged to apply for the grant most appropriate for their initiative based on the intended outcomes of the project.

Stage One

Expressions of Interest are due by August 24, 2022, at 17:00 (MT).

Each organization is limited to the submission of one Expression of Interest.

Due to a large number of applicants, only the successful candidates will be contacted and asked to proceed with submitting an application for funding.

Required Documents

To submit your Expression of Interest please complete:

Antiracism and Community Safety Fund - Expression of Interest Form

Proposed Budget Template

You will be asked to attach the Proposed Budget Template in the Expression of Interest Form

Assessment Criteria

The Expressions of Interest will be assessed based on four criteria.

Capacity of the organization to successfully coordinate the proposed project based on past experience.
Alignment of the proposed project to the four program areas and goals and objectives of the fund
Project Plan - the proposed activities, timelines, budget etc are logical, likely to result in the desired outcomes and apply a Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)* lens.
Expected Impact - the proposed project will likely have the desired impact on the identified target community groups.

Eligibility Requirements for Organizations

Organizations eligible to apply for ARCSF program funding

Eligible organizations must:

Be a registered not-for-profit* (and in good standing) under any of the provincial/federal acts for at least 1 year,
Be an Edmonton-based local non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organization,
Be an Edmonton-based local academic institution working on local projects,
Be in good standing with the City of Edmonton (up-to-date financial and program reporting complete, no outstanding invoices from the City of Edmonton)

*GBA+ (Gender-Based Analysis Plus)

GBA+ is a process to examine how policies, programs and services impact individuals and groups. The plus (+) prompts us to consider multiple identity factors such as age, race, gender, sexual orientation, geography, income and ability/disability. The goal of GBA+ is to ensure that the needs and experiences of people with diverse identities are properly considered in all government programs, policies, and partnerships. This includes everything from how the City conducts consultations, to neighbourhood design, to procurement and contracts, to the way it delivers services.

GBA+ is about equity. The City uses GBA+ as its equity analysis tool.
Your organization may use other equity analysis tools or processes. The core questions GBA+ asks are, who is excluded, what are the impacts of the exclusion, and what are we going to do about it?

GBA+ or equity analysis will require applicants to:

Identify through research and engagement how the problem their project is aiming to address may impact groups with different and intersectional identity factors.
Ensure that the views of those who are underrepresented, or may be differentially impacted, are consulted on the project’s design.

Eligible Expenses

Project staff salaries and benefits directly related to project delivery;
Consultant fees to deliver the project;
Honoraria, stipends or similar payments to the project staff or others;
Capital costs or expenditures (e.g. renovation expenses);
Website development or upgrades and computer equipment or software specifically related to the implementation of the project;
Travel and accommodations within Alberta;
Insurance (recipients must ensure that any public events funded by the Program are covered by appropriate insurance);

Ineligible Expenses

Expenses incurred before receiving written confirmation of your funding approval;
Any type of Director’s fees for volunteer members of Boards or other governing bodies;
Ongoing communication productions such as newsletters, newspapers, magazines, journals, or radio and television broadcasts;
Budget deficits, debt reduction, organizational reserves or endowment funds;
Contributions to fundraising campaigns or other fundraising events;
Religious and/or politically partisan activities.

Anti-Racism Community Safety Funding (ARCSF) Program

ARCSF Program is Accepting Applications for One Time Funding until August 24, 2022

Funding Goals and Objectives

How To Apply

Stage One

Stage Two

Required Documents

Assessment Criteria

Important Information

Eligibility Requirements for Organizations