Edmonton – Women and Gender Equality Canada announced close to $7.3 million for organizations located in Alberta and across the country. The funding for these initiatives is from four funding streams, as identified below.
1. Increasing the capacity of Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to address gender-based violence
More information about the Call for proposals: Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to further address gender-based violence
The funding will benefit the following Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to bolster their capacity to provide gender-based violence prevention programming to address the root causes of violence:
Edmonton 2 Spirit Society
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Increasing Organizational Capacity for GBV Engagement
Funding amount: $400,000
University nuhelot’ine thaiyots’i nistameyimakanak Blue Quills
St. Paul, Alberta
Project name: Building Capacity to Address Gender Based Violence in the Saddle Lake Cree Nation Schools
Funding amount: $453,751
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Project name: Mamahtawihew Program
Funding amount: $176,075
Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre
St. Paul, Alberta
Project name: miyo pimistisiwin (The Good Life)
Funding amount: $391,000
Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Strengthening Our Tipi to address Indigenous Gender based Violence
Funding amount: $500,000
2. Addressing GBV through Promising Practices and Community-based Research
More information about the Call for Proposals to Address Gender-based Violence Through Promising Practices and Community-based Research
The following organizations will receive funding to develop, put in place, and evaluate promising practices to prevent and address gender-based violence:
Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Scaling Prevention and Response to Human Trafficking in Geographically Isolated Regions of Alberta
Funding amount: $611,853
Kaleo Collective
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Expanding Impactful Second Stage Support And Skill-Building For Individuals With Complex Trauma From Gender-Based Violence
Funding amount: $394,050
Alliance Jeunesse Famille de l’Alberta Society
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Honour and Respect
Funding amount: $624,619
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Addressing Gender-based Violence through Culture and Art: Co-creating Strength-based Workshops with Indigenous Communities
Funding amount: up to $264,383
Punjabi Community Health Services Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Project name: SAHARA GBV Girls Counselling Program
Funding amount: $547,740
The following organization will be receiving funding to conduct community-based research to help address the needs of those that are at risk of gender-based violence or are underserved when they experience it:
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Igniting Change on Canada’s Action Plan to End GBV in the Prairies
Funding amount: $375,822
3. 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund
More information about the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund
The following organizations are receiving funding to build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance equality across Canada:
Outloud Foundation
St. Albert, Alberta
Project name: Community Conversation and Strategic Plan
Funding amount: $139,200
The Pride Centre of Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Building Capacity at the Pride Centre of Edmonton
Funding amount: $138,442
The Enchanté Network
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Investing in the Capacity of the Enchanté Network, Canada’s Largest Network of 2SLGBTQI+ Organizations
Funding amount: $476,618
Pride YMM Society
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Project name: Sustainable Growth and Development Project
Funding amount: $358,886
Queer and Trans Health Collective
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: National 2SLGBTQI+ Substance Use Study
Funding amount: $238,000
The Zetna Collective
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Queering Black Prairie Futures: A Needs Assessment for Edmonton’s African, Caribbean, and Black 2SLGBTQI+ community
Funding amount: up to $20,236
4. LGBTQ2 Projects Fund
More information about the LGBTQ2 Projects Fund
The following organizations are receiving funding to support community-informed projects that will address key issues faced by 2SLGBTQI+ communities:
The Enchanté Network
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Back to Our Roots
Funding amount: $600,000
The Enchanté Network
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Who We Are and Who We Might Be
Funding amount: $377,753
Comité FrancoQueer de l’Ouest
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Bâtir des ponts avec les communautés culturelles
Funding amount: $177,391