SBCCI
Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative
About the Initiative
The Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) was created by the Federal government through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to help increase the capacity of Black-led grassroots and not-for-profit organizations that serve Black communities in Canada.
With the goal of increasing access to funding and enhancing organizational capacity, Africa Centre, on behalf of the federal government, has distributed over $14 million in grant funding to Black-led community organizations nationwide over the past three years.
Africa Centre was selected as one of the four intermediary organizations to deliver the SBCCI program. Using an intermediary delivery model, the initiative aims to provide funding through a fair and transparent process, and otherwise support Black-led non-profit organizations across Canada. The program consists of two streams tailored to specific organizational needs.
1. Providing funding through a fair and transparent process, and otherwise support Black community organizations across Canada to increase their organizational capacity
2. Support the funded organization and work with partner organizations towards improving the capacity of the Black-led community organizations, thus enhancing the vitality of the sector and building community capacity.
3. Address and be inclusive of diverse Black communities across Canada.
Overview
Funding Recipients
Closing the Black Funding Gap: A Study of the SBCCI Funding Model
A study prepared by Management Technologies on behalf of the Africa Centre, the Black Business Initiative, Groupe 3737, and Tropicana Community Services.
Sustainability: Thriving Grassroots, A Capacity Building Conference
A capacity-building conference for over 150 black-led grassroots organizations funded by SBCCI.
This conference brought together representatives from each organization for two full days of learning, engagement, networking and tools to take back and implement throughout the year.
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Our Partners & Funders
