Apply for Pathways to Language Vitality Program

Deadline: 18-Dec-2024

The Pathways to Language Vitality (Pathways) Program provides funding and support for community-led projects that revitalize First Nations languages in B.C. and help create fluent speakers.

Funding Categories

FPCC’s Language Program offers four different funding categories which have been adapted from the Pathways to Language Vitality program: Rise, Roots, Grow and Flourish funding.
- Rise Funding
  - Grants up to $50,000 for one year of funding.
  - Rise funding is offered for a single year. This funding is suitable for smaller teams that are just getting started on their language revitalization journey and have just one or two project areas, or for teams that have limited capacity to take on larger projects.
- Roots Funding
  - Grants up to $120,000 for Year 1, and up to $60,000 for Year 2
  - Roots funding is offered for up to two years with the potential for continuation for a third year and can include multiple strategies. This funding is suitable for smaller teams that have experience working on language revitalization and are starting to expand into new areas.
- Grow Funding
  - Grants up to $200,000 for Year 1, and up to $100,000 for Year 2
  - Grow funding is offered for up to two years with the potential for continuation for a third year and can include multiple strategies. This funding is suitable for groups that have begun or are about to begin the process of developing a strategic language plan with their community.
- Flourish Funding
  - Grants up to $300,000 for Year 1, and up to $150,000 for Years 2 and 3
  - Flourish funding is offered for three years and includes a minimum of three strategies. This funding is suitable for well-established teams that have a language plan in place and are actively implementing multiple language revitalization strategies across domains in the community.

Eligibility Criteria

Recognized First Nations governments, bands or tribal councils located in B.C.
Not-for-profit societies registered in B.C., in good standing and governed by B.C. First Nations individuals (at least 75% of board identify as members of recognized B.C. First Nations)
Urban and off-reserve B.C. First Nations organizations (at least 75% of board identify as members of recognized B.C. First Nations)
B.C. First Nations–led museums and cultural spaces (at least 75% of board identify as members of recognized B.C. First Nations)
B.C. First Nations schools and adult education centres operating in B.C. on First Nations lands

Ineligibility Criteria

Individual applicants
Public institutions (e.g., schools, universities)
Non-Indigenous organizations, or organizations that have less than 75% of board identifying as members of recognized B.C. First Nations
For-profit organizations
Committees, groups, and task forces without an established governing body
Provincial/territorial and municipal governments and their agencies
Federal departments and agencies
Organizations with previous projects funded by the FPHLCC/FPCC/FPCF, that have incomplete or outstanding reporting

For more information, visit FPCC.