Deadline: 5-Dec-22
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council is calling applications for its Pathways to Language Vitality Program to provide funding and support for community-led projects that revitalize First Nations languages in B.C. and help create fluent speakers.
Pathways is available for First Nations governments and Indigenous organizations located in B.C. Examples of eligible community-led projects include: adult language immersion, language nests, language documentation, development of resources and materials, language planning and community engagement.
Rise, Roots and Grow Funding
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Pathways offers three types of funding: Rise, Roots and Grow. Indigenous languages are deeply tied to the land. The Rise, Roots and Grow funding model reflects cycles of growth and the flourishing potential and developing spirit of language revitalization work within communities.
- Rise – (up to $100,000) for organizations with up to two years of experience receiving FPCC language grants. These applicants are building stewardship practices for long-term language revitalization growth. This category includes funding for new applicants.
- Roots – (up to $175,000) for organizations with up to four years of experience receiving FPCC language grants. These applicants have absorbed the teachings from previous efforts and are nourishing strong roots for long-term community language goals.
- Grow – (up to $250,000) for organizations with 5+ years of experience receiving FPCC language grants. These applicants have established language programs and practices and can steward complex plans with many moving parts to achieve community language revitalization goals.
Eligibility Criteria
- First NationsCommunities/Governments/Bands/TribalCouncils located in B.C.
- IndigenousCultural, Language and Education centres in B.C.
- Indigenous organizations in B.C. (incorporated and unincorporated not-for-profit organizations)
- Indigenous community groups that include ad-hoc committees defined as a temporary committee set up to do a specific task and are not a permanent standing committee
- Previous applicants may apply as long as all reporting on previous funding from FPHLCC/FPCC (all programs) or the First Peoples'Cultural Foundation (FPCF) is up to date
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individual applicants
- Public institutions (e.g., schools, universities)
- Non-Indigenous organizations
- For-profit organizations and businesses
- Committees, groups, task forces without an established governing body
- Provincial/territorial and municipal governments and their agencies
- Federal or provincial government departments and agencies
- Organizations with incomplete or outstanding reporting with FPHLCC/FPCF
For more information, visit Pathways to Language Vitality Program.
For more information, visit https://fpcc.ca/program/pathways/