2024 - 2025 Ethnocultural Grant Program
The Government of Alberta launched the 2024 – 2025 Ethnocultural Grant Program on November 4, 2024 and CYNKON Incorporated is supporting its awareness and delivery under the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Branch within the Alberta Ministry of Immigration and Multiculturalism, underscoring our commitment to fostering diversity, inclusivity, and community development.
The 2024 – 2025 Ethnocultural Grant Program focuses on multiculturalism activities and initiatives that will support community organizations to implement initiatives that build diverse, inclusive, and welcoming multicultural communities to help ensure that people from diverse ethnocultural communities want to live and work in Alberta. The grant will also support Indigenous communities celebrating and building on their rich historical heritage.
The grant program will support community organizations to advance intercultural understanding by funding projects that encourage people to share, learn, appreciate, and respect cultural diversity under two project streams:
- Stream 1: Organizations may apply under this stream to receive a maximum funding of $50,000. Projects under this stream will create opportunities for intercultural connections with ethnocultural and Indigenous groups.
- Stream 2: Organizations may apply under this stream to receive a maximum funding of $8,000 for a single-day event and maximum of $15,000 for a multi-day event. Projects under this stream will create opportunities to celebrate diversity.
The program funds are not designed to address access to affordable housing, job opportunities, and/or healthcare. Rather, the funds are intended to educate about cultural diversity and inclusion in Alberta
The key objectives and outcomes include:
- Albertans have increased cross-cultural and intercultural connections.
- Albertans better understand and value people from other cultures and their cultural differences.
- Albertans from diverse ethnocultural and Indigenous backgrounds feel increasingly understood and appreciated.
- Albertans build more community partnerships.
- Albertans have increased participation in celebrating cultural diversity.
- Diverse backgrounds are celebrated, making Alberta communities more welcoming and inclusive.
Applicants are expected to apply on the Government of Alberta’s Online Portal. Deadline for submission of applications is January 24, 2025, at 5:00 pm (MT).
For more information:
Email: goa.margrants@gov.ab.ca
Latest Updates
- Program intake 2 launched November 4, 2024
- Grant applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm (MST) on January 24, 2025
- The Ministry’s Information Session 1 is scheduled for November 21, 2024. To register, Click here
- The Ministry’s Information Session 2 is scheduled for January 7, 2025. To register, Click here
- Assessment of submitted applications will occur from January 27 to February 21, 2025
- Approved funding is expected to be disbursed beginning March 31, 2025