For the third year running, DoorDash and Black Opportunity Fund partner to support Black-Owned food businesses in Canada via the DoorDash #BlackFoodEnergy Restaurant Grant.

Via the #BlackFoodEnergy Restaurant Grant, DoorDash will provide a grant fund of $10,220 each to 30 Canadian Black-Owned Food Businesses focused on innovation within the food industry. The grant aims to support and amplify the visibility of Black Chefs, food businesses, and Black-Owned restaurants across Canadian neighborhoods.

DoorDash, one of Canada’s leading online food ordering and delivery platforms, is committed to helping level the playing field for Black entrepreneurs in the food industry.

About Black Opportunity Fund

Black Opportunity Fund partners strategically with community organizations, businesses, philanthropic organizations, and government to provide Black-led community organizations and businesses with the capital and other resources they need to build capacity and fulfill their mandates. #BlackFoodEnergy is an extension of the DoorDash Entrepreneurship & Access Program, which offers additional support for restaurants on the DoorDash platform owned by women and people of color.

Available Funding/Prizing

• 30 Restaurants will each receive a $10,220 grant fund to support their proposed project.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The eligibility criteria for the grant include

• Be a majority (>75%) Black-Owned food business that sells directly to consumers;

• Must be a restaurant, bakery, virtual kitchen, ghost kitchen or cloud kitchen;

• Must have a valid CRA business number and be incorporated and in good standing under a relevant federal or provincial corporate statute;

• Must not have been declared bankrupt or subject to a consumer proposal plan;

• Must not have more than 3 physical locations and is open for at least 6 months of the year;

• Must have 50 or fewer employees per location;

• Must have a web presence (social media acceptable)

• Must be able to demonstrate how they help to support their local neighborhood/community

• Must articulate what #Black Food Energy means to them;

• Must articulate the Restaurant innovation

• Must be able to provide a project budget for the initiative for which funding is being sought;

• Must have a dedicated business account;

Visit the BOF site for more information on the eligibility criteria

HOW TO APPLY

Visit the Black Opportunity Fund site to access the application link.

DEADLINE

Applications for this fund are due by February 28th, 2025.

As always, we will keep you posted on any relevant grant programs and contests for small businesses and organizations within the province.

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