The NIB Trust Fund accepts applications for funding for programs aimed at education, healing and reconciliation, and cultural knowledge building. The goal of the NIB Trust Fund is to help First Nations, Métis people and communities address the impacts of the Indian residential school's system, and to provide resourcing to create meaningful opportunities that improve the quality of life for First Nations and Métis people.
The 2022-2023 Group/Organization Call for Applications for programs aimed at education, healing and reconciliation, training certification, cultural and traditional knowledge building.
Group/Organization applicants can apply for single or multi-year funding and may apply for funding to support a wide range of programming such as:
- Traditional education programs; back to the land activities, elder and knowledge keeper activities
- Youth camps
- Employment training programs
- Language and curriculum development programs
- Community radio
- Leadership and management programs
- Cultural exchange
- Mentorship
- Dramatic art, theater, dance programs
- Wellness programs
- Family connection, and kinship programs
- Healing programs
- Empowerment programs
- Online activities, workshops, etc.
- …And more!
WHO CAN APPLY?
The NIB Trust Fund accepts applications from groups and organizations with Qualified Donee status or a charitable number registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency. Groups and organizations may be:
- First Nations and Métis communities
- First Nations and Métis organizations
- Cultural Centres
- Educational Institutions
- Societies, Foundations, Charities, Associations
- Friendship Centers
- …And more!
DEADLINE TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted by January 14, 2022, at 5:00 pm EST. No late applications will be accepted. Only completed applications will move forward to the Selection Committee.
Be sure to review the “How to Apply Toolkit”, available here.
How to Apply
Individual Applications
Thank you for your interest in the NIB Trust Fund, the call for Individual Applications is now closed and we are no longer accepting applications as the deadline was June 4 2021 5:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).
All 2021-2022 funding decisions have been released.
The next call for Individual Applications will be available in the Spring of 2022.
All applications can be completed through the online application system.
Applications for individuals opens in April and closes in early June.
Group Applications
The Group/Organization Call for Applications is now open.
We will be accepting funding applications for programs aimed at education, healing and reconciliation. These funds are available to First Nation and Metis governments and organizations.
The application deadline is January 14, 2022, 5:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time).
** Late applications will not be accepted
Applications for groups open in November and close in early January.
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