Deadline: 12-Sep-25
The Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program (CCHAP) funds the efforts of First Nations and Inuit communities to identify, assess and respond to the health impacts of climate change.
Focus Areas
- The program supports projects that focus on the health impacts of climate change by helping communities:
- develop and implement health-related adaptation or action plans
- identify vulnerabilities in the health system and develop plans to address them
- develop and share knowledge-building and communication materials
- support adaptation decision-making at the local, regional and national levels
- Some of the areas of adaptation and research, that focus on human health and a changing climate, include:
- food security and access to traditional and country foods
- documentation and revitalization of traditional medicines and cultural heritage
- engagement and knowledge transfer between Elders and youth
- safety while on the land
- impacts of extreme weather events
- heat illness and extreme heat
- emergency preparedness
- access to safe drinking water
- mental health impacts of climate change
Streams
- There are 2 streams for the program:
- Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program North
- Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for First Nations South of 60°N
Eligibility Criteria
- Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program North:
- First Nations and Inuit communities
- First Nations and Inuit organizations, including:
- First Nations associations
- band councils
- tribal councils
- self-governing First Nations and Inuit governments
- Non-governmental organizations and voluntary associations and organizations, including non-Indigenous associations and organizations, can be eligible if working in partnership with a First Nations or Inuit community
- Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for First Nations South of 60°N:
- To be eligible for funding, projects must be undertaken by or in support of First Nation communities South of 60⁰N recognized under the Indian Act. Eligible applicants include:
- First Nations communities on reserves
- First Nations organizations, including:
- band councils
- tribal councils and Indigenous associations
- To be eligible for funding, projects must be undertaken by or in support of First Nation communities South of 60⁰N recognized under the Indian Act. Eligible applicants include:
For more information, visit Government of Canada.