Deadline: 31-Mar-2023
The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness (EMAP) program to provide funding for First Nations communities so they can build resiliency, prepare for natural hazards and respond using the 4 pillars of emergency management:
- Mitigation
- Preparedness
- Response
- Recovery
EMAP supports non-structural mitigation and preparedness initiatives through the Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness funding stream. This stream is proposal-based and funds non-structural projects undertaken by First Nations communities on reserve to prepare for and mitigate emergencies caused by natural disasters, such as:
- Flooding
- Landslides
- Tsunamis
- Severe weather
- Dought
Goals
The goal of the Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness funding stream is to assist First Nations communities on reserve to increase their preparedness and mitigation capacity through initiatives such as:
- All-hazard risk assessments and mitigation plans
- Rapid damage assessments
- Development and updating of emergency management and evacuation plans
- Drills and table top exercises for emergency and evacuation plans
- Emergency management training
- Emergency operations center training
- Search and rescue training
- mental health training
- Emergency support service training
- 911 mapping
- Flood mapping
- Natural hazard specific studies
- Research or studies pertaining to non-structural mitigation and preparedness
- Early tsunami warning systems
- Community alert systems
- Community and youth engagement
- Emerg ency management forums or workshops
Eligible Activities
To be eligible for funding, the proposed project must directly support First Nations located on:
- A reserve, as defined in s.2 (1) of the Indian Act, RSC (Revised Statues of Canada 1985, c. (chapter) 1-5
- Lands set aside in Yukon as per Cabinet Directive (Circular No. 27) entitled Procedure for Reserving Land in the Yukon and Northwest Territories (1955)
- Lands form erly defined as a reserve of lands set aside which now form part of modern treaty settlement lands.
Eligibility Criteria
- First Nations communities
- Tribal councils
- Indigenous us organizations
For more information, visit EMAP.
For more information, visit https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1643393966351/1643393982606#chp3