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Grant worth $2.5M to support research on aboriginal, inner-city poverty
Announcement to be made at Thunderbird House
The grant was announced at Thunderbird House. (MIKE APORIUS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARCHIVES) Photo Store
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is poised to announce a $2.5-million grant to support a seven-year research project to battle aboriginal and inner-city poverty.
The grant, to the Manitoba Research Alliance from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, will support Partnering for Change, Community Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-city Poverty, focusing on the complicated dynamics of inner-city and aboriginal community poverty and social exclusion.
The research will call on the community to take part, giving community partners a key role in identifying what the research will cover. From the outcome of this research, the alliance will be able to make policy recommendations that will improve people’s lives.
The size of the grant and the length of the study give the alliance the opportunity to include aboriginal communities outside Winnipeg, particularly remote and northern communities.
The grant and kickoff of the project was formally announced at Thunderbird House, 715 Main St., Friday at 11 a.m.
The Manitoba Research Alliance is a collection of community-based organization, academics and government policy makers. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is the lead organization of the grant and is responsible for its administration.
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