Deadline: 10-Jan-22
First Nations’ Guardians are initiatives created and defined by First Nations. These initiatives serve as an expression of Nationhood and Cultural Responsibility to First Nations lands and waters.
This Nation-based model of self-determination and reconciliation is premised on a shared understanding of responsibility, decision-making, connection and respect for Mother Earth.
The vision gives rise to First Nations, governments, and communities to honor and fulfill the cultural responsibilities to the homelands. This model enables a true Nation-to-Nation partnership with the Government of Canada and provincial and territorial governments on responsible territorial land and marine stewardship.
Funding Information
- Funding is available for one fiscal year (2022-2023) and must be spent by March 31, 2023.
- The maximum allocation per project, for activities to be completed by March 31, 2023, is as follows:
- Tier 1: $ 5 0,000 / year
- Tier 2: $ 175,000 / year
- Tier 3: $ 2 50.00 0 / year
Tiered Funding Framework
- Tier 1 – Informal / New Initiatives
- These funds are dedicated to an individual community / Nation / organization for its Guardians initiative.
- Tier 1 initiatives are envisioned to support research and planning processes for First Nations / communities or First Nation directed organizations to undertake the steps necessary to develop what their Guardians initiative or network could be and perhaps develop proposals to help fund their initiative or network in the future.
- Up to $ 50,000 per applicant for activities completed by March 31, 2023.
- During the First Nations Guardians Pilot, it was discovered that the vast majority of applications were at the Tier 2 level. In an effort to maximize the number of Tier 2 initiatives that can be funded, the amounts available for Tier 1 initiatives were reduced from $ 60K to $ 50K per year.
- New / previous applicants to Tier 1 can apply, but funding in one year is not a guarantee of funding in a subsequent year.
- Tier 2 – Emerging and Established Community-based Initiatives
- These funds are dedicated to an individual community / Nation / organization for its Guardians initiative.
- Up to $ 175,000 per applicant for activities completed by March 31, 2023.
- New / previous applicants to Tier 2 can apply, but funding in one year is not a guarantee of funding in a subsequent year.
- Tier 3 – Emerging and Established Regional Networks
- These funds are dedicated to a group of communities / Nations / organizations for its Guardians Network.
- Up to $ 250,000 per applicant for activities completed by March 31, 2023.
- New / previous applicants to Tier 3 can apply, but funding in one year is not a guarantee of funding in a subsequent year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Indigenous communities, Indigenous Nations, governments, and representative organizations are eligible for funding under the Pilot Program.
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