{"id":1872,"date":"2023-11-27T21:11:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africacentre.ca\/?page_id=1872"},"modified":"2024-03-08T19:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:59:24","slug":"sbcci-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africacentre.ca\/sbcci-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"SBCCI Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tCAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT\n\t<\/h2>\n<h1>\n\t\tSBCCI\n\t<\/h1>\n<h1>\n\t\tOverview and Funding Recipients\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africacentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Website-Header-4.jpg\" alt=\"Website Header (4)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"905\" width=\"1358\" title=\"Website Header (4)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>With the goal of increasing access to funding and enhancing organizational capacity, the four intermediaries, on behalf of the federal government, have collectively distributed a total of 51 million dollars in grant funding to Black-led community organizations nationwide over the past three years.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tOverview\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t<p>1. Providing funding through a fair and transparent process, and otherwise support Black community organizations across Canada to increase their organizational capacity<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>3. Address and be inclusive of diverse Black communities across Canada.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africacentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black-Youth-Leadership-Program-3.jpg\" alt=\"Black Youth Leadership Program (3)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"Black Youth Leadership Program (3)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tCapacity Building Grant Stream\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>This stream is designed to strengthen registered Black-led non-profit organizations through operational and governance capacity-building efforts so that they may effectively establish effective structures, systems and services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus Areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve internal capacities, processes, and human resources.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance mission fulfillment and community service.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate access to funding from diverse sources.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on communication, leadership, continuous learning, empowerment, service, and accomplishment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tCapital Assistance Grant Stream\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>This stream provides financial support for registered Black-led non-profit organizations. The Capital Assistance Grant aims to enable these organizations to undertake significant initiatives contributing to their long-term sustainability and impact in their respective communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus Areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undertake significant capital projects with tangible assets.<\/li>\n<li>Support projects involving equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Aim for long-term organizational sustainability and community impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tFunding Recipients\u00a0\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Africa Centre is excited to announce that 168 grassroots Black-led organizations have received funding from the SBCCI call for proposals since the initiative launched in October 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Funding-Recipients-2021_2022.docx-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFunding Recipients 2021\/2022\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/africacentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Funding-Recipients-2022_2023.docx-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFunding Recipients 20222\/2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\tOur Partners &#038; 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