Halifax Anti-Black Racism Grants Program
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Halifax Regional Municipality's African Nova Scotian Affairs Integration Office gives one-time grants of $500 to $10,000 to registered non-profits and charities for community-led projects that address anti-Black racism in Halifax. Projects should tackle at least one form of anti-Black racism named in the municipality's action plan: racial segregation, historic omission, lack of recognition, systemic expropriation, or negative portrayal in media and literature. Priority goes to applicants from African Nova Scotian and African descent communities, especially grassroots, volunteer-led groups. Eligible costs include professional and facilitator fees, studies and plans, accessibility aids, rentals, one-time marketing, commissioned works, community research, non-commercial publishing, one-time events and construction. The 2026 intake runs October 1 to November 14, 2026.
Eligibility Requirements
- A registered non-profit or charity: a Nova Scotia society, a non-profit association or non-profit housing co-operative registered with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies, a federally incorporated non-profit, a non-profit incorporated under another Nova Scotia or federal act, or a CRA-registered charity (the application asks for the registration number)
- The project is community-based and community-led and works against anti-Black racism in Halifax
- The project should address at least one form of anti-Black racism from the municipality's 2020 action plan update: racial segregation, historic omission, lack of recognition, systemic expropriation, or negative portrayal in media and literature
- Priority goes to applicants from African Nova Scotian and African descent communities, with an emphasis on grassroots, volunteer-led groups serving local residents; this is a priority, not a requirement
- Two authorized representatives sign the application, one of them a board member, and last year's financial statements are attached
- Earlier recipients must have filed the final report on their previous grant
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- $500 to $10,000$500 to $10,000 per project, awarded once; there are no multi-year awards, but an organization can apply again in a later year.
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Municipal
- Deadline
- Applications open October 1 to November 14, 2026, closing at midnight
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
Accessible — straightforward requirements
Moderate competition — prepare a strong application
Easy — minimal documentation
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipCommunity benefit is worth 10 of the 25 points, double any other criterion, so say plainly what people will understand or be able to do about anti-Black racism after the project.
Rejection Pitfalls 5
- Not a registered non-profit or charity
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
Everything you need to win Halifax Anti-Black Racism Grants Program
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 5 rejection pitfalls reviewers flag — so you catch them first
- 6-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 5-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 6
Eligible Expenses 10
Ineligible Expenses 7
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
- 4 more application steps
- 4 more required documents
- 10 eligible expenses
- 7 ineligible expenses
- Intake periods
- Deadline notes
- Ineligible organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Stacking partner data not yet available.
Clawback Risk
Low RiskHow Halifax Anti-Black Racism Grants Program Compares
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