Deadline: 05-Apr-21
Applications are now open for the Creation Community Grants Program to support strengths-based, community-focused, and youth-led projects taking place in communities across Canada. Funding is dispersed through themed streams, which focus on specific funding gaps and needs in communities.
Project Focus Areas
Projects should focus on providing programming, resources, training, or wellness opportunities for Indigenous youth. Below are some possible examples of eligible projects. These examples do not include every type of project that we would fund.
- Direct Youth Support: Funding can focus on providing direct support to youth and the community. Direct supports can look like:
- Food baskets and care baskets;
- Water;
- Water purification tablets;
- Cleaning supplies;
- Harm reduction supplies.
- Digital Supports: Online digital supports can look like:
- Tech equipment for online programming;
- Satellite phone;
- Zoom memberships;
- Adobe and other online subscriptions to enhance digital programming.
- Holistic Wellness support: Provide services to digitally support youth’s mental health and well-being. Supports can include:
- Outreach;
- Education;
- Counseling;
- Health promotion.
- Online programming and supplies: Funding can include honorariums for facilitators, art supplies, music equipment, books, medicines, seeds, etc. Programming can look like:
- Digital language classes or storytelling;
- Medicine care packages;
- Indigenous food sovereignty online workshops;
- Digital medicine teachings;
- Digital arts projects;
- Digital drumming circle or round dances.
- General administration: Funding can be used to keep the organization or group going, such as bridging any funding gaps or ensuring staff are not laid off. These expenses can look like:
- Salaries;
- Banking costs;
- Insurance.
All funded projects engage more youth other than just project leaders. Projects must directly support Indigenous youth. Priority is given to youth-led, youth-driven initiatives. All projects must take place in Canada.
Funding Information
- The Community Support Fund Stream will provide small grants of $2,500 and $5,000 to youth-focused projects happening in urban, rural and remote communities across Canada.
- The Community Support Fund will accept applications over three periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Community Support Fund will provide funding to Indigenous-led groups and initiatives that focus on improving the wellness of Indigenous youth.
- Please note: for the purpose of this program, CRE defines Indigenous as status and non-status First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada, living both on and off-reserve.
- Eligible groups and projects include:
- Unincorporated/grassroots groups/collectives/councils;
- Incorporated groups and organizations;
- Projects must serve primarily serve Indigenous youth;
- Youth-led projects have priority, as do projects focused on and led by Afro-Indigenous youth.
Ineligible Groups and Projects
- Individuals;
- Non-Indigenous organizations;
- Projects taking place outside of Canada;
- For-profit corporations.
For more information, visit https://canadianroots.ca/programs/creation/