Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The Canadian Roots Exchange CREation is inviting applications for the Digital Sharing and Storytelling Grant Program that will provide funding to Indigenous youth-led projects and groups non-profits that are using technology to digitally share stories, knowledge and experiences.
Priorities
There is a priority in this stream to support:
- Indigenous grassroots groups and collectives
- Schools and School Groups
- Groups that have some experience running programming and projects, but are looking to scale to a new level or try something new
- Projects that have an appropriate in scale and scope for the funding provided (i.e. engagement numbers and frequency make sense for the funding requested)
Focus Areas
Successful projects will fall within the following areas. Please note that projects can fall within multiple focus areas (just select the one that best describes your project).
- Building Their Capacity: Projects will support training and development opportunities for youth to learn skills related to digital content creation. Projects in this area must have a plan to either share this knowledge with other youth as a part of their program and/or to develop a piece of digital media that can be shared (I.e. taking videography classes and then making a video sharing your group’s community impact).
- Creating New Platforms: Projects will support the creation of platforms and/or systems (I.e. VR, videogames, etc) to engage youth and community in learning about Indigenous perspectives, futurisms and knowledge.
- Sharing Their Knowledge and Perspectives: Projects will support using digital platforms to share knowledge and information related to wellness, culture/teachings, language, news, perspectives, and any other information that helps to amplify Indigenous youth voices.
- Telling Their Stories: Projects will focus on using digital platforms (podcasts, blogposts, video creation, art-sharing platforms, radio shows, social media, etc) to share stories and knowledge from youth, Knowledge Keepers and community members.
Funding Information
- The Digital Sharing and Storytelling stream will provide funding of up to $20,000 to Indigenous youth-led projects and groups non-profits that are using technology to digitally share stories, knowledge and experiences.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grassroots and incorporated youth groups/collectives are eligible to apply for funding to support community programs and projects, while receiving innovative mentorship, training and capacity-building opportunities.
- CREation will prioritize funding grassroots youth groups consisting of a minimum of 3 Indigenous youth.
- Projects must be led by 3+ Indigenous youth (ages 15-29) who are meaningfully involved in project guidance, planning, implementation and/or evaluation.
- Please note: for the purpose of this program CRE defines Indigenous as status and non-status First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada, living both on and off reserve.
- Eligible groups and projects include:
- Unincorporated/grassroots youth groups and collectives
- Small, incorporated youth groups (note: CRE defines a small organization as groups that have 1-8 full time employees and an operating budget of less than $500,000)
- Youth Councils
- School groups
- Ineligible groups and projects:
- Projects that do not have a digital sharing component
- Individuals
- Projects that are not youth-led (or where the majority of leadership is 30+)
- Non-Indigenous organizations
- Projects taking place outside of Canada
- For profit corporations and businesses
For more information, visit https://canadianroots.ca/programs/creation/
