Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
SDPP-CF - Supporting Black Communities - Cont
The Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP) works in partnership with not-for-profit and other organizations to help improve life outcomes for people with disabilities, children and families and other vulnerable populations.
- Total value
- $152M
- Agreements
- 12
- Oct 2019 to Sep 2025
- Median agreement
- $6M
- Typical range
- $2.9M–$21.3M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $348K |
| 2020 | 4 | $104M |
| 2021 | 1 | $17.5M |
| 2024 | 2 | $9.8M |
| 2025 | 4 | $20M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 5 | $48.8M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $41.8M |
| Quebec | 3 | $40.4M |
| Alberta | 2 | $20.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 12 | $152M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Tropicana Community Services Organization | Supporting Black Canadian Communities InitiativeContribution | $6,970,792 |
| Aug 2025 | Council for the Advancement of African Canadians in Alberta | Supporting Black Canadian Communities InitiativeContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Black Business Initiative Society | Supporting Black Canadians Community InitiativeContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Groupe 3737 | L’Initiative Appui aux Capacités des Noirs du Canada (IACNC)Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Caribbean African Canadian Social Services | Kujenga Pamoja II: Black Community Voices Shaping Our FutureContribution | $7,250,000 |
| May 2024 | Centre culturel afro-canadien de Montréal (CCAM) | Rénovation et agrandissement du Centre culturel afro-canadienContribution | $2,600,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Council for the Advancement of African Canadians in Alberta (CAAC) | Capacity Building for Black Grassroots Non-Profit OrganizationsContribution | $17,472,100 |
| Sep 2020 | Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) | Black Community Intermediaries - Excellence in ActionContribution | $500,000 |
| Aug 2020 | Tropicana Community Services Organization | Supporting Black CommunitiesContribution | $33,757,568 |
| Aug 2020 | Groupe 3737 | Plan de renforcement global des capacités des communautés noires du QuébecContribution | $32,821,130 |
| Aug 2020 | Black Business Initiative Society | Capacity building for Black Canadian Grassroots OrganizationsContribution | $36,844,144 |
| Oct 2019 | Caribbean African Canadian Social Services | Canadian Institute for People of African Descent (CIPAD)Contribution | $348,000 |