Grants and Contributions

The purpose of this funding is to support Hiawatha First Nation in participating in activities related to their Terms of Reference for long-term engagement and workplan activities for 2025.

This project consists of a research study that assesses AI risks and opportunities, identifying actionable best practices for Canada and its allies to ensure responsible use of AI technologies. The project also seeks to assess how military use of AI affects other priorities, including climate change and diversity and inclusion.

The objectives of the Program are to; support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address social issues and challenges;.develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address social needs of individuals, families and communities; foster partnerships and networks to address existing and emerging social issues; recognize and support the ability of not-for-profit organizations to identify and address social development priorities; and, recognize and promote community engagement initiatives (e.g. volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, innovation, partnerships, coalitions) that mobilize community assets and develop capacities and resources for action..

The objective of the EAF is to support community based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their community.

The Polestar payload aims to address outstanding questions on the mechanism of space anemia. Polestar will test three key hypotheses: 1. Older red blood cells (RBC) are preferentially destroyed in space; 2. Space can induce a shift from adult to fetal hemoglobin; and 3. Space induces RBC morphological changes, causing RBC dysfunction. Using blood and air samples collected from the SpaceX Polaris Dawn five-day mission, Polestar will measure the effect of high-altitude space and space radiation on space hemolysis in four astronauts compared to four age-related and sex-matched ground controls. Polestar will investigate the subpopulation of hemolyzed RBCs, hemoglobin gene-switching, and RBC anomalies, using state-of-the-art methods often applied for the first time to space samples. Polestar leverages private space missions to speed up critical space life science advances.

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

Grant Agreement to the Aajuraq Conservation Fund Society to fulfill Canada’s obligations under the SINAA Agreement.

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e. g. data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of: (a) Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; (b) Ecosystem Science; (c) Oceanography and Modelling; and (d) Freshwater Science.

Grant awarded under the Participant Funding Program to the Adams Lake Indian Band to help it prepare for and engage in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities related to the assessment process for the Yellowhead Copper Project.

Grant awarded under the Participant Funding Program to the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation to help it prepare for and engage in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities related to the assessment process for the Riverside Generating Station Project.