Deadline: January 23, 2025
Applications are open for the Black Opportunity Fund – Justice Grant 2025. This grant aims to support Black-led, Black-serving organizations working to address systemic injustices and promote equity within Black communities across Canada.
The BOF Justice Grant is designed to strengthen the effectiveness, capacity, and impact of Black-led, Black-serving organizations (B3s) across Canada focused on increasing justice-related services and access to justice for Black communities. The broad priorities for the BOF Justice Grant Program will focus on providing needs-informed capital to support:
- Reintegration Programs: Programs or services that help individuals re-enter society after involvement in the justice system.
- Prevention and Supports: Programs or services that reduce the risk of incarceration.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Supports: Programs or services that provide access to the necessary tools for healing, self-advocacy, and mental health care.
- Legal System Reform & Equity: Advocacy for legal system reform and expanding access to legal services within Black communities.
- Addressing Racial Discrimination & Inequality: Initiatives that challenge racial discrimination and inequality in the justice system.
- Educational Programs & Policy Advocacy: Leading initiatives that educate the community and advocate for long-term policy change to promote justice and equality.
- Empowerment through Justice Engagement: Empowering Black individuals to fully engage and thrive in the justice system.
Eligibility
Organizations applying for the BOF Justice Grant must meet the following requirements:
- Must be Black-led, Black-serving, Black-focused organizations committed to advancing justice and equity within Black communities.
- Be a registered nonprofit or charity in Canada with a focus on justice, legal empowerment, or advocacy for Black communities.
- Show a clear commitment to advancing justice and equality through programs and services.
- Have an existing justice project, or a proposed justice project with funding that has been secured.
- Demonstrate a measurable plan for utilizing the grant to expand justice initiatives.
- Maintain an active online presence (e.g., up-to-date website and social media).
- Provide up-to-date financial records from the past two years, including either audited financial statements or unaudited financial statements, tax returns, and bank statements.
- To be considered for annual grant funding that is $50,000 or more, organizations must submit audited financial statements for the past three fiscal years that were completed by a licensed public accountant.
- Submit a project budget for the initiative seeking funding.
- Cannot have outstanding tax debt or must have a current payment plan with at least two months of on-time payments on any outstanding tax debt.
- Cannot have declared bankruptcy.
Application
Applications will be accepted until Thursday, January 23, 2025. Before proceeding with your application, review this applicant guide to help you navigate the SurveyMonkey Apply platform.
For more information, visit Black Opportunity Fund – Justice Grant.
