Can you help STOP misinformation in your community? | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner

We want to support Community Amplifiers in B.C. These are the groups that are taking on our challenge to spread the word about how to STOP misinformation in their communities. We are providing $500 mini-grants to support community projects to some groups that want to become Community Amplifiers.

Who can apply to be a Community Amplifier?

legally registered community organizations
First Nations
student groups, teachers or classrooms (must apply through their school)

What is expected of a Community Amplifier?

Community Amplifiers are expected to:

identify a specific, local misinformation issue impacting human rights in your community
use our Office’s Can You STOP It campaign resources as the foundation to create a local campaign or community awareness project to address the misinformation issue that you identified
consider the possibility of being featured on our Office’s website and/or social media channels

Priority will be given to applications that:

creatively address a misinformation issue that may be impacting human rights in the applicant’s community
reach a wider community audience, including those who normally would not engage in human rights discussions
have a strategy that is well-defined and reasoned
are from rural and remote areas in B.C. and/or regionally represent communities in B.C.
come from groups with a local presence in the community

The community project must be completed by May 1, 2026. See grant timeline below.

What can community projects include?

visual art, such as posters, banners, paintings and murals
multimedia arts, such as videos, photography, photo challenges or podcasts
poetry, short stories, zines, comic books, online (social) media content
gatherings or events, including community roundtables, intergenerational discussion and learning sessions
something else: let us know if you have another community project idea!

How can funding be used?

The $500 grant can be used for project related costs including supplies, honoraria, space rentals, food/hospitality, etc.

The funding cannot be used for capital purchases or unrelated costs.

Timeline

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. PDT: Optional information webinar on the mini-grants. Applicants are welcome to attend to ask questions in this session. Please register here if you are interested.
Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at 8 a.m. PST: Applications close.
Mid-December to early January: All applicants are notified on the results of their application and funding is transferred.
January 2026 to Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026: Project activities take place.
Friday, May 1, 2026: Reporting deadline. Reporting can take the form of EITHER:
- a one-page summary report to our Office outlining the organization’s activities and outcomes in implementing community project, OR
- a copy of the completed initiative, such as a link to a podcast or video, file of a poster or drawing, or high-resolution photos from an event or gathering
Early June 2026: Optional celebratory virtual gathering of all Community Amplifiers

Apply now

Apply here to receive funding to be a Community Amplifier

Applications must be received by Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at 8 a.m. PST.

Organization/school/youth group's information

Legal entity name (e.g., school or organization name)(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Mailing address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Physical address (if different from mailing address)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Website and/or social media links

Contact person's information

Name(Required)

First Last

Position/title(Required)

Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Phone(Required)

Name of contact with designated authority to sign agreements on behalf of the organization (if someone else)

First Last

About your organization

Brief description of the community of people that the organization represents, serves, or works with (1–3 sentences)(Required)

About your project

Describe your project to STOP misinformation in your community (1–3 sentences each)

Describe which misinformation issue you will use as a focal point for your community project and why you’re focusing on it(Required)

Describe the format of your community project (e.g., event, visual art, multimedia art or something else) and why this format would be impactful in your community(Required)

Describe who is involved in creating your community project, including the approximate number of participants(Required)

Describe how your project will reach the wider community(Required)

Provide a rough description of how you intend to spend the funds (e.g., materials, honoraria, food, accessibility supports). This does not need to be an itemized budget.(Required)

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