Deadline: 21-Apr-23
The Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC) is now accepting applications for its Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton (FIRE) grant program to provide funding assistance—up to $10,000—to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) individuals and organizations to support projects that help tell important stories about the community.
The FIRE grant program is designed by Indigenous people for Indigenous people. This program supports Indigenous peoples’ inherent right to self-determination and cultural resurgence, and they hope to provide folks with the support and resources to advance their brilliant work.
Funding Information
Amount: Up to $10 000
Benefits
- Ongoing support – The experienced team offers project mentorship throughout the entire application process
- Connections – They will facilitate connections with other grantees, professionals, and organizations that will advance your project, such as Arts Habitat Edmonton who will help in your search for venues and spaces in Edmonton to suit your project needs
- Promotion – They will use the platforms to share your story, spotlight your work, and inspire others
- Continued relationship – They will continue working with you to help build your capacity to apply for other grants, such as the EHC’s Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) grants
- The applicant must be a First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit person over the age of 18.
- The applicant cannot currently have a FIRE funded project underway. Applicants can only receive one FIRE grant per calendar year.
- The applicant must be up to date with final reports for other EHC-funded work, including returning any unused grant funds. Applicants who have been granted extensions on other EHC-funded work are also not eligible to apply.
- The project must explore Indigenous history or heritage with a connection to arts and/or storytelling.
- The project must have clear start and end dates with a specific scope of activities (if applying as a non-profit or collective, your project must be distinct from your organization’s ongoing operations or programs).
- The applicant must be an individual, registered non-profit society, or collective of individuals whose residence, location of work, or proposed project is in the Edmonton metropolitan region.
- FIRE Grants exclude educational institutions and government owned and/or operated facilities. Individuals employed by these institutions are eligible if they can demonstrate that the project is outside of their professional role within the organization.
Please note: if you are an Indigenous person living on a First Nations reserve or Métis settlement in Treaty 6 (eg. Kikino Métis Settlement, Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Alexander First Nation, Enoch Cree Nation, Paul First Nation, Maskwacis, Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Cold Lake First Nation, Frog Lake First Nation, Whitefish Lake First Nation, Heart Lake First Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, O’Chiese First Nation, Samson Cree Nation, Sunchild First Nation, Michel First Nation, Papaschase First Nation) and have a heritage project relating to amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton), you are eligible to submit.
For more information, visit EHC.