Call for Proposals

BUILD BC-Yukon Call for Proposals

Capacity-building grants for BIPOC-led grassroots organizations

DIVERSEcity’s BUILD BC-Yukon program supports the growth, stability and long-term impact of BIPOC-led grassroots organizations across British Columbia and Yukon.

Through our 2026 call for proposals, which closed on February 15, 2026, DIVERSEcity offered grants to grassroots organization ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 through the Equity Stream Fund from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.  These grants are to strengthen internal capacity in ways that reflect community realities, lived experience and culturally grounded practices.

Funding may support areas such as:

• Governance and board development
• Leadership development and succession planning
• Funding readiness and financial systems
• Data management and CRM tools
• Operational infrastructure
• Equity-centered organizational practices
• Service delivery

The goal is to meet grassroots organizations where they are at, reduce their barriers, while supporting sustainable, community-led growth.

Grant Eligibility Criteria

To have been eligible for this CFP, organizations must:

• Be BIPOC-led, with the majority of leadership, board members or founders identifying as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour
• Be grassroots or community-based, serving local or regional community needs
• Operate in British Columbia or Yukon
• Have a defined internal capacity need aligned with BUILD’s goals (e.g., governance, financial systems, succession planning)
• Be a non-profit, society, collective or emerging initiative with demonstrated community credibility (formal charitable status is not required)
• Be a grassroots community organization with an annual operating budget of $800,000 or less (consideration may be given to organizations whose budgets fall outside this range, depending on context and alignment with program goals)