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Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI)
ESDC via intermediaries (BBI, Africa Centre, Groupe 3737, Tropicana) · Federal
In plain language
Federal capacity-building program specifically for Black-led, Black-serving grassroots nonprofits. Round 4 (2025–26) distributed $4.07M across 138 orgs — BBI in Halifax is the Atlantic Canada intermediary for NL applicants. Two streams: Capacity Building (up to ~$100K for programming/operations) and Capital Assistance (up to $200K for equipment/renovations). Competitive: ~700 applications for Round 4 against $41M in requests. Apply through the intermediary — not through Canada.ca.
Realistic range
$10,000 – $200,000
Avg award
$40,000
Max advertised
$200,000
Cost share
—
Accessibility
3 / 5
Effort
3 / 5
Deadline
—
Repayable?
No
Who qualifies
Entity types
Nonprofit
Sectors
Community Services, Arts Culture, Education, Other
Regions
NL Wide
Demographics prioritized
Black
What you'll have to report
Project milestone reports; financial reconciliation; demographic impact reporting; asset-use verification for capital projects.