Deadline: 5-May-23
The Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has launched the Inuit Cultural Education Centres Grant Program that provides grants to Inuit individuals as well as community-based Inuit cultural education centres to support the development and promotion of Inuit cultural heritage.
Objective
The objective of the Inuit Cultural Education Centres Grant Program is to support Inuit individuals and communities in expressing, preserving, developing, promoting and sharing their cultural heritage with other Canadians, thereby promoting awareness of Canada’s cultural diversity.
Funding Information
- A maximum amount of $5,000 may be made available per recipient within a fiscal year for eligible expenditures.
Expected Results
- It is expected that this grant program will lead to an enhanced understanding of Inuit culture and a richer Canadian cultural fabric.
Eligible Activities
Activities funded under the program promote awareness of Canada’s cultural diversity. They must support:
- The expression, preservation, development and promotion of Inuit cultural heritage.
- The sharing of Inuit cultural heritage with other Canadians.
Eligible Expenditures
- Payments are limited to covering the direct costs of one-time projects related to Inuit culture which are outlined in the proposals submitted and include:
- Materials and supplies.
- Printing and publishing.
- Communications.
- Travel.
- Travel expenses are to be claimed at actual cost, but cannot exceed the rates and allowances established in the National Joint Council Travel Directive in effect at the time of travel.
Eligibility Criteria
- Inuit individuals ordinarily resident in:
- Nunatsiavut, Labrador.
- Nunavik, Quebec.
- Nunavut.
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Northwest Territories.
- Community-based Inuit cultural education centres.
For an Inuk residing outside of their land claim settlement area, a copy of a birth certificate and a letter of recognition from one of the Inuit land claim organizations or regional governments may be required (for example, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Makivik Corporation, Nunatsiavut Government).
For more information, visit ISC.