Value
Maximum amount of $25,000Description
The Multiculturalism, Indigenous and Inclusion Grant (MIIG) Program supports initiatives and projects that builds intercultural awareness, and understanding. The Program fosters cultural awareness in communities across the province, and an appreciation and celebration of Indigenous Peoples and multicultural society in Alberta. The Program strives to create a province where people feel included and that their cultures and heritage is valued.
Note: The former Anti-Racism Community Grant has now been replaced by the Multiculturalism, Indigenous and Inclusion Grant Program to support a broader mandate of multiculturalism and inclusion initiatives.
Eligible Applicants
- organizations who are registered (and in good standing) under one of the following acts:
- Provincial Legislation (Alberta)
- Agricultural Societies Act
- Part 21 of the Business Corporations Act – Extra-Provincial Corporations
- Must have an Alberta based address which must be regularly monitored by an active member of the organization.
- Companies Act, Part 9 (Nonprofit Companies)
- Libraries Act
- Societies Act of Alberta
- Special Act of the Alberta Legislature
- organizations who are registered (and in good standing) under one of the following federal acts:
- Special Act of the Parliament of Canada
- Income Tax Act of Canada and operating in the Province of Alberta as a Charity
- a First Nation or Metis Settlement in Alberta
- a University, college, or institute as defined under Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act
Eligible Expenses
- The Program provides funding assistance for stand-alone initiatives, new programming, or resources, for Multiculturalism, Indigenous and Inclusion projects in Alberta, for Albertans.
- Organizations must clearly demonstrate how project meets one or more of the Multiculturalism, Indigenous and Inclusion Grant Program outcomes and fall under one of the following project types:
- Training and education
- Capacity-building
- Enhancing Cultural Awareness
Deadline Date
Intake 1 - March 1; Intake 2 - September 1Contact
Contact Name: Community Grants office
Phone Number: 1-800-642-3855
E-mail Address: communitygrants@gov.ab.ca
Website: https://www.alberta.ca/multiculturalism-indigenous-and-inclusion-grant-program.aspx