The National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF) Events and Youth Initiatives Grants support community-based events and youth-led or youth-focused initiatives that advance anti-racism, inclusion, intercultural understanding, and community engagement across Canada. Funding is available for conferences, workshops, festivals, exhibits, reconciliation activities, and other public events that address systemic racism, support research and education, raise public awareness, or promote cultural and intercultural community-building.

Objectives

Projects must align with one or more of the following objectives:

• Address systemic racial barriers and promote inclusion in public life, education, healthcare, employment, justice, and public services.
• Increase access to research, data, evidence, and community knowledge on race relations and anti-racism.
• Raise awareness of systemic and institutional barriers affecting racialized communities.
• Foster intercultural dialogue, collaboration, reconciliation, and community-building.

Eligible Projects

Eligible projects include community-based events and youth initiatives that:

• Increase public awareness of race relations, anti-racism, anti-hate issues, or cultural diversity.
• Increase understanding of barriers related to race, culture, ethnicity, or religion.
• Build community knowledge and capacity to address racism and discrimination.
• Engage youth under age 30 through youth-led or youth-focused programming.
• Take place between December 1, 2026 and November 30, 2027.