Title:
Kīge-Kitigāning : The Healing Garden - Food Bank & Food Forest Project
Agreement Number:
LFIF9-FIAL9 - 4156
Agreement Value:
$84,832.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 23, 2026 - Sep 30, 2027
Description:
This project aims to purchase a greenhouse; gardening tools, seeds, soil and trees, and an ATV to create a food forest and community garden; a boat and fishing equipment to fish; kitchen utensils and equipment to process the harvest and refrigerators and freezers, storage and shelving to store the harvest in the community's food bank.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
Purchase a greenhouse, gardening tools, seeds, soil and trees, an ATV, a boat, fishing equipment, kitchen utensils and equipment, refrigerators and freezers, storage and shelving
Location:
Maniwaki, Quebec, CA J9E 3B1
Reference Number:
235-2025-2026-Q4-00368
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107890001
Recipient Type:
Aboriginal recipient
Recipient's Operating Name:
Kitigan-Zibi Health and Social Services
Recipient's Legal Name:
Kitigan-Zibi Anishinabeg
Program:
Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)
Program Purpose:
The LFIF Program aims to support locally-driven projects that include a production element and to improve community food security through the purchase and installation of infrastructure/equipment that will increase the availability and accessibility of local, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate food for equity-deserving groups, particularly Indigenous and Black communities. The Small Scale Projects component will provide grant funding between $25,000 and $100,000 to support projects that aim to address local food security priorities through the purchase and installation of one or a few pieces of infrastructure/equipment.