Deadline: 23-Jun-23
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) is currently seeking applications for its Braided Knowledge Grant to fund projects that show the connected nature of Indigenous arts, language,cultural and heritage.
This grant supports work where arts, languages, cultures and heritage are connected and aligned with Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
Objectives
- The objective of the Braided Knowledge: Weaving B.C. First Nations’ Knowledge Through Generations grant is to support projects that revitalize and focus on the wholistic and integrated nature of B.C. First Nations’ arts, languages, and heritage. Funding support for arts, languages, and heritage has typically been siloed to each individual practice, yet these practices are interwoven and interdependent. This grant acknowledges the connections of these three areas and will facilitate projects that align with Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
- The Braided Knowledge grant supports B.C. First Nation community projects that weave together the arts, languages, and heritage. With an emphasis on mentoring and apprenticeship, this grant ensures the protection, transmission, and intergenerational knowledge transfer of B.C. First Nations’ languages, arts, and heritage.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: $10,000 – $25,000
Eligibility Criteria
- B.C.-based organizations that have a mandate or focus that includes First Nations’ heritage, languages, and arts. Eligible applicants include:
- B.C. First Nations bands or Tribal Councils
- Not-for-profit societies registered in B.C. in good standing and governed by B.C. First Nations individuals (at least 75% of directors identify as B.C. First Nations)
- B.C. First Nations-led museums or cultural spaces (at least 75% of directors identify as B.C. First Nations)
- Urban and off-reserve B.C. First Nations organizations (at least 75% of directors identify as B.C. First Nations)
Ineligibility Criteria
- Organizations or individuals who are not from a B.C. First Nation
- Collectives (the program only accepts registered societies)
- For-profit organizations and businesses, entities, individuals and commercial ventures
- Previous grant recipients who are in default of the grant reporting requirements. These applicants are ineligible until all required documentation is complete.
- Government organizations, including municipalities
- Universities, colleges and non-First Nations schools
- Private clubs, groups and organizations with exclusive memberships
- Religious organizations
- Corporations
For more information, visit FPCC.