Canada: Indigenous-Led Data Research Projects Program

Deadline: 16-Sep-22

The Government of Canada has announced the applications for Indigenous-Led Data Research Projects Program to improving data methodologies specific to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

Initiatives

work to develop qualitative distinctions or identity-based indicators
address existing methodological gaps for groups who are underserviced or underrepresented in data
work to define safety through Indigenous ways of understanding

All of these will ultimately work to improve existing data and expand data related to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. An open call for proposals will take place in late spring of each year for the duration of the program.

Eligible Projects

Eligible projects can be single year or multi-year. To be considered eligible, funding submissions should contain one or more of the following:
- A clear link to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, including either a link to innovative methodologies to better understand the scope of the issue or to understand prevention, or else a link to those underserviced or underrepresented in current data
- Objectives that seek to determine ways to better define or measure what safety means to Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, particularly in distinctions or identity-based terms
- A focus on data tools and/or methodologies: the processes of collecting Indigenous data, rather than the collection of data itself, using either quantitative, qualitative or mixed methodological approaches to chart a path toward more reliable data
Examples of eligible projects are, but are not limited to:
- better understanding prevention-based indicators for the safety of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people
- development of distinctions-based or identity-based quantitative and qualitative indicators
- identification of new or innovative methodologies for collecting and analyzing data, and their link to underserviced or underrepresented data constituencies

Eligible Activities and Expenditures

Eligible activities may include but are not limited to:
- salaries and wages specific to this project, outside of existing operational costs
- accommodations
- hardware and software needs specific to the project, as clearly identified in the application
- administrative costs to a maximum of 12% of the total value of the proposal
- supplies and materials
- information and training services related to the project
- travel costs, as per approved Treasury Board rates
- professional services, such as speakers, legal advice, and coordinators
- event, meeting or workshop costs, such as rentals, related supplies, and logistics
- honoraria
- communications costs
- supports to remove barriers to access, such as childcare services or transportation costs

Eligibility Criteria

Indigenous organizations, such as but not limited to:
- Indigenous women’s and Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations
- urban or off-reserve Indigenous organizations
- Métis and non-status Indigenous organizations
- Inuit organizations
- Indigenous service providers
- Indigenous political or representative organizations
First Nation communities, organizations and governments
Tribal Councils
Indigenous researchers affiliated with one of the entities