Deadline: 4-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Support for Community Negotiations Fund in the Canada.
The Support for Community Negotiations Fund (SCNF) is an Ontario government program that provides annual funding to support Indigenous communities participating in land claim and land-related negotiations with Ontario.
Potential fund recipients are identified by the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs (the “ministry”), Negotiations and Reconciliation Division on the basis of their involvement in claims and landrelated matters accepted for negotiation. The fund is administered by the ministry and allocations are approved and monitored through transfer payment agreements between the ministry and the funding recipient.
Funds are provided for specific costs related to specific negotiations and may not be used to support base operating costs of an Indigenous community. The funds may not be used to cover costs incurred prior to or after the time period identified in the transfer payment agreement. Funds are payable to an Indigenous community and not to specific individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must be:
- The Ministry of Indigenous Affairs in the Negotiations and Reconciliation Division identifies potential funding recipients based on their involvement in claims and land-related matters accepted for negotiation.
- The fund is administered by the ministry and allocations are approved and monitored through transfer payment agreements between the ministry and the funding recipient.
- Indigenous communities that are involved in an active land claim or land-related negotiations with Ontario may apply to the SCNF. In certain circumstances, Indigenous organizations may apply to the SCNF on behalf of their member communities.
For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/available-funding-opportunities-ontario-government#section-29