Funding Opportunities

Indigenous Services Canada’s Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for First Nations South of 60°
  • Indigenous Services Canada’s Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program (CCHAP) for First Nations South of 60°N supports First Nation communities to identify, assess, and respond to the health impacts of climate change.
  • Funding is available for capacity building, research skills development, and creating health-related adaptation plans and communication materials. Projects take a holistic approach to research by linking both Indigenous and non-Indigenous forms of knowledge and science.
  • CCHAP for First Nations South of 60°N can provide up to $100,000 per project for one year of funding for community based or regional climate and health projects to support First Nation communities minimize risks and adapt to the impacts of climate change on human health.
  • Funding Application Guide is available for download by clicking here.

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Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
The Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) is now accepting Expression of Interest applications from First Nations:
  • Who: First Nation band councils, tribal councils and associations, and governments of self-governing First Nation communities in Canada are eligible to apply.
  • What: The Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program at CIRNAC is currently accepting Expressions of Interest for community-based climate monitoring projects:
    • The program has $2.3 million in funding available for April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 for First Nations projects and $2.6 million in subsequent years.
    • We anticipate funding approximately 20 First Nations projects per year.
    • Applicants can apply for up to three years of funding.
    • There are two streams of funding, “Emerging” and “Experienced”, so that applicants with a range of experience levels have the opportunity to receive funding.
  • When: Applications are for projects that would begin in the 2021 to 2022 fiscal year (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022). The deadline to apply is Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
  • Why: To generate information using Indigenous Knowledge Systems and science for informing climate change adaptation efforts.
  • How: For more information on the application process, visit our program’s webpage. In addition, information webinars will be held in English and French on Thursday, September 24 and Wednesday, September 30, 2020. To register for one of these webinars, contact the program at aadnc.surveillanceclimat-climatemonitoring.aandc@canada.ca.
EcoAction Community Funding Program
  • Protect, rehabilitate, enhance and sustain the natural environment, forms, guides, applicants and service standards.
Science Horizons Youth Internship Program (Science Horizons)
  • Science Horizons supports green jobs for youth by providing wage subsidies to eligible employers to hire interns in environmental and clean technology sectors. Interns must be recent college or university graduates in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM).
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s First Nation Adapt Program
  • Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s First Nation Adapt was developed to enable First Nations communities to prioritize adaptation actions around severe and repeated climate change impacts related to infrastructure and emergency management.  The program provides funding to First Nation communities south of the 60th parallel to do vulnerability assessments, adaptation planning and cost-benefit analyses to minimize risks and adapt to the impacts of climate change. For example, past projects have included detailed flood mapping studies, sea-level rise projection models, Firesmart assessments, winter road realignment studies and many others.  For more information on the program and a link to the funding guidelines see http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1481305681144/1481305709311.  The First Nation Adapt team is available to answer questions at: adaptation@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca
Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI)
The Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI) is an application-based funding initiative that supports the participation of Indigenous peoples in Canada’s natural resources sectors, especially the forest sector.
IFI funds a variety of projects that promote forest-based economic development. Application packages are available by emailing IFI / IFA  (NRCan/RNCan) <nrcan.ifi-ifa.rncan@canada.ca>  and can be submitted throughout the year.
 
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests/federal-programs/13125

Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
  • This program was developed in response to needs that the National Indigenous Organizations identified through engagement on the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. The program provides funding to support Indigenous communities in the development and implementation of community-based climate monitoring projects.
  • The goal of the program is to support Indigenous peoples in monitoring climate indicators, which will provide the data required to inform community adaptation actions. In addition, the data can help address climate data gaps within Canada and improve climate models and weather predictions. For more information on the program and a link to the funding guidelines see http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1509728370447/1509728402247#chp1www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1509728370447/1509728402247#chp1
Indigenous Services Canada’s Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for Northern First Nation and Inuit communities (CCHAP North)
  • Indigenous Services Canada’s CCHAP North has a history of funding community-based adaptation and research projects in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. The program has been renewed until 2022 and is partnering with INAC’s Climate Change Preparedness in the North program to strengthen adaptation in the north and make funding more accessible to communities.
  • The CCHAP North is looking to provide flexible funding for community-based projects. There is multiyear funding is available for projects with a regional or multi-community impact.  
 
The program is open to First Nations and Inuit organizations and communities in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut.
  • For more information please contact Ben Linaker, Department of Indigenous Services Canada's CCHAP North Program Manager at Ben.Linaker@canada.ca ‎or by phone at 867-766-8415.
United Nations Climate Change Secretariat Applications for the 2018 Momentum for Change Awards

The United Nations Climate Change secretariat opened the call for applications for the 2018 Momentum for Change Awards February 22nd to showcase action and ambition as national governments work toward implementing the Paris Agreement, the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Selected initiatives, called ‘Lighthouse Activities,’ shine a light on innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people are doing to address climate change, in the hope of inspiring others to act. The winning activities will be recognized and celebrated during a series of special events to showcase global climate action in December at the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland (COP 24)