Grants and Contributions

This grant supports a Ditidaht Elder to attend the United Nations Flagship initiative event in Fundy (New-Brunswick) from September 22-26, 2025.

This contribution supports Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn to assess opportunities for conservation of nature and enhanced access to urban green space in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and particularly to undertake park planning work at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes.

This contribution supports the four First Nations that comprise the membership of the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance (Wuikinuxv, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, and Kitasoo Xai-xais) to participate in negotiating an establishment agreement for the proposed national marine conservation area reserve in the Central Coast, British Columbia.

This contribution supports the scientific basis for development of an active management plan to retain populations of large Carnivores within the Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve. Through identifying source populations of large carnivores and corridors within the Biosphere, identifying sources of human-carnivore conflicts and human caused mortality of carnivores, and providing recommendations on mitigations, this project will improve natural regulatory processes within the region and improve the health of ungulate populations in Elk Island National Park.

The project is designed to raise awareness, educate, and empower at-risk individuals and service providers about Red Flag laws and other protection and safety tools. It aims to align with the initiative's objectives by enhancing knowledge and understanding of these critical safety measures. This includes providing actionable information, fostering a supportive community atmosphere, and ensuring community groups are well informed and equipped to utilize these protections effectively.

This project builds on the existing “See It, Name It, Change It” initiative—a community education campaign originally developed by Lanark County Interval House and Community Support to increase awareness of the warning signs of Intimate Partner Violence and promote safe, informed intervention in rural communities. With support from Lanark County Interval House and Community Support, Ottawa Victim Services has adapted and urbanized the campaign for Ottawa’s diverse, densely populated environment. This project seeks to further adopt this shared program to integrate education about Canada’s new Red Flag laws into the campaign to expand public knowledge, reach high-risk populations, and prevent firearm-related harm before it occurs.

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Development Support

The project focuses on ecosystem changes driven by beaver activity across aquatic and terrestrial environments and their impacts on community wellbeing. Using a community monitoring app, the research aims to connect ecological changes to Inuvialuit wellbeing, aligning scientific monitoring with holistic Inuvialuit knowledge systems. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in the context of food sovereignty and security, as beaver activity can affect access to important subsistence resources like fish and terrestrial fauna.

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

Purchase of marine safety equipment and systems /Obtain training and skills development