Deadline: 9-May-22
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications for the Skills and Partnership Fund to support skills development and training-to-employment for Indigenous people.
They support partnerships between Indigenous organizations and industry employers to provide skills training for Indigenous peoples linked to economic opportunities at the local, regional, and national levels.
Objectives
- prepare and train Indigenous people for specific jobs that are demand-driven
- demonstrate partnerships that will develop training to employment activities aimed at improving employment outcomes of Indigenous people
- leverage, private sector, not for profit and/or public sector funding to maximize SPF investments
- include measures to ensure that potential employers provide a respectful and inclusive workplace for Indigenous employees. If not, it provides a concrete plan to create one
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consider the future of the project by:
- outlining a sustainability plan to continue the project after ESDC funding ends, or
- including a clear plan to end the project
Priorities
- Green Economy
- Information and Communications Technology
- Infrastructure
- Blue Economy
- Indigenous Public Sector
Funding Information
- You can apply for up to $10 million per year
- The total request cannot exceed $50 million per project
- Projects can last up to 60 months, and can not extend past March 31, 2028
Eligibility Criteria
- You are located in Canada
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You are 1 of the following types of Indigenous-led organization:
- incorporated for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations
- incorporated not-for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations
- Indigenous-controlled unincorporated organizations
- Indian Act bands
- band or tribal councils; or
- Indigenous self-government entities
- Indigenous-led means that people who self-identify as Indigenous hold 51% of the leadership positions. This must be true at management and governance levels.
Eligible Projects
- The project proposal aims to prepare and train Indigenous people for specific jobs that are demand-driven
- The proposed project is no more than 60 months, ending before or on March 31, 2028
- The total amount of funding requested from ESDC is no more than $10 million per project per year. The total request does not exceed $50 million
- The project has secured a minimum of 25% contribution (cash or in-kind) from partners
- The proposal includes measures to ensure that potential employers provide a respectful and inclusive workplace for Indigenous employees. If not, it provides a concrete plan to create one
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Consider the future of the project by:
- outlining a sustainability plan to continue the project after ESDC funding ends, or
- including a clear plan to end the project
For more information, visit Government of Canada.
For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/skills-development-training-employment-skills-partnership-fund.html