Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the Values Mapping & Related Project.
This stream will support projects that focus on, for instance, values identification or related projects between Aboriginal communities, which will support the capacity of communities to effectively participate in and respond to specific information requests in regulatory processes under the Mining Act.
Funding Information
- Applicants are therefore encouraged to be thorough in their application, developing a robust work plan and budget, in order to help the ministry understand why the specific funding amount is being requested, and how any funds received will be used.
- The total amount successful applicants receive will be at the ministry’s discretion, and will be based on the application, as well as any adjustments made during the course of negotiating a Transfer Payment Contribution Agreement (TPCA).
Eligible Projects
- Traditional knowledge and values mapping, which can be scoped to be one-year or multi-year proposals. The specifics are up to the applicant, and can include funding to enable the collection of oral histories, GIS training for project participants, the development of databases to help access and manage the information collected, and other related activities; or
- Shared territory solutions and traditional knowledge/values-related issues and interests, which enable two or more Aboriginal communities, applying jointly, to resolve overlapping territory or traditional knowledge/values-related issues to help bring clarity to consultation and engagement processes related to mineral exploration and development.
Eligibility Criteria
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Project funding is open to Aboriginal communities or organizations in Ontario. Eligible applicants may be:
- Single Applicants: Aboriginal communities in areas of high mineral exploration and/or development activity;
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Joint Applicants:
- Two or more Aboriginal communities in areas of high mineral exploration and/or development activity; or
- Aboriginal organizations (e.g., Tribal Councils, economic development organizations) representing communities in areas of high mineral exploration and/or development activity.
- Aboriginal communities or organizations applying on behalf of more than one community must provide a Band Council Resolution in support of the application from each community represented on the Application.
Note:
- Those applying to pursue shared territories projects must apply jointly.
- ENDM will contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s (MNRF) Far North Branch on proposals received from Ontario’s Far North communities.
For more information, visit Ministry of Mines.
For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/available-funding-opportunities-ontario-government#values%20mapping