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NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Capacity-Building Funding for Indigenous Communities: In support of PDAC’s priority to promote engagement between Canada’s Indigenous communities and the mineral development sector, PDAC has developed a comprehensive catalogue of all available federal, provincial, and territorial government capacity-building support programs that can serve to facilitate Indigenous engagement with the mineral development sector, and to contribute to active participation in related activities. There is no similar comprehensive compendium of cross-jurisdictional programming in Canada currently available to the public.
CIRA Net Good Grants: Funds community-led internet projects to build a resilient, trusted and secure internet for all Canadians. Since 2014, CIRA has provided $11.7 million in funding for more than 200 projects across Canada.
Creation Community Grants Program – Youth Empowerment Stream: The Youth Empowerment Stream will provide small grants from $2,500 – $5000 to youth-led projects happening in urban, rural, and remote communities across Canada. The focus of this stream is to fund new and emerging micro-projects that focus on increasing the resilience, engagement, and wellness of youth. Projects must be led by 2+ Indigenous youth (ages 15-29). Youth leaders (grantees) will receive innovative mentorship, training, and capacity-building opportunities throughout the project. The Youth Empowerment Stream can be used as a stepping stone to implement a new idea or start your work with a project idea.
Gender-Based Violence Prevention – Arts Grants: This specific call for applications coincides with Prince Edward Island’s bilateral funding agreement with Women and Gender Equality Canada towards the implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence (NAP). The purpose of this call for applications, established in partnership with the Interministerial Women’s Secretariat, is to provide financial support for the creation and dissemination of artistic projects that raise public awareness of gender-based violence (GBV) and its impacts as well as promote prevention of GBV. This granting program is also intended to support opportunities to publicly present artistic works in order to increase access, understanding, and prevention of GBV through art, and to support the research and creation of works as well as the dissemination of completed works of art.
Heritage Infrastructure Program: The Heritage Infrastructure Program provides funding to support projects that conserve, repair or develop Indigenous heritage infrastructure. The goal of this program is to assist B.C. First Nations communities to safeguard, revitalize and celebrate their heritage through heritage infrastructure projects. Projects include the conservation of structures, heritage sites, landscapes, buildings and trails that support public and community access to heritage resources. They also include historical and cultural places, archives and heritage collections that are of collective value to an Indigenous community.
Pathways to Healing Program and Fund: Recognizing that communities know best how to remember the children and honour Survivors of the residential and day schools, Sixties Scoop, child welfare system, and MMIWG2s+, Southern Chiefs Organization is providing grants to our member Nations wanting to host events, gatherings, ceremonies or to develop a monument or memorial.
Rainbow Grants: Rainbow Grants provide funding to foster new and innovative services and programs that have a positive impact on the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the Greater Toronto Area (including Toronto, Durham, Peel, Hamilton, York, and Halton Regions, and Indigenous Communities across Ontario) under the following streams HIV/AIDS, Indigenous Communities, Refugees, Trans Communities, Spiritual/Social Groups, and Arts & Culture.
Tech 4 Youth: Are you a young Indigenous individual aged 19 or younger from Canada? Have you previously participated in Pow Wow Pitch, or are you planning to pitch your business idea this year? If answered yes to both of these questions, you have the opportunity to submit a “Request for Tech” to acquire the necessary technology for launching and managing your business.
Visual Artist to Honour Survivors: The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is announcing an opportunity for a visual artist from an SCO member Nation to honour Survivors and those impacted by residential schools, day schools, the Sixties Scoop, and the national emergency of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two spirit, and gender-diverse (MMIWG2S+) people. The artist will be commissioned to create a mural to be displayed as part of SCO’s Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn, or ‘it is visible’ project, in the former Hudson’s Bay building in downtown Winnipeg.
Youth and Community Wellness Grants: The Youth and Community Wellness Grants, supported by Manulife funding Stream will provide small grants ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 to Indigenous youth-led initiatives. The focus of this stream is to fund projects that center around engaging youth in programming that focuses on wellness, health and the land. Projects must be led by two or more Indigenous youth aged 15-29. Youth leaders (grantees) will receive innovative mentorship, training, and capacity-building opportunities throughout the project.
PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant: The Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant (AACL) supports the sharing of cultural skills and knowledge to young people through participatory cultural activity with First Nations or Métis arts and culture leaders. The AACL program aims to advance the course of culture in Saskatchewan.
Arts in Communities Program (AIC): The Arts in Communities (AIC) Program is intended for new, emerging and established arts and cultural organizations and performing arts festivals that strengthen New Brunswick communities artistically, culturally and economically through vibrant arts and cultural activities. The AIC Program supports specific projects and initiatives that leverages partnerships with other arts organizations (where applicable) and/or engage professional, and/or emerging artists.
Arts Fund: The Arts Fund supports group projects that develop the arts and engage the public in the Yukon. A total of $500,000 is available each year
Community Gaming Grants: Community Gaming Grants provide $140 million annually to not-for-profit organizations throughout B.C., to support their delivery of ongoing programs and services that meet the needs of their communities. Grants are available in the areas of arts and culture, sport, public safety, environment, and human and social services.
Community Suicide Prevention Fund: This program provides funding for community-based suicide prevention activities in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Community Training Partnerships: This program provides support for third-party organizations to deliver community and regional activities aimed at increasing skills development, including workplace essential skills, in the labour market in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists Program: The Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists program supports the development and continuation of Indigenous Peoples’ art forms in Saskatchewan. The program offers three grant streams: basic, intermediate, and major.
Victims Assistance Fund: This program provides funding for community-based projects and activities in the Northwest Territories that directly support or benefit victims of crime. It is not a victim compensation fund or program funding.
Victims of Crime Emergency Fund: This program provides limited financial assistance to help victims of serious violent crimes.