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Title:

Old Crow Biomass Project - Feasibility of shrubs processing

Agreement Number:

2526-CN-000109

Agreement Value:

$75,146.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 3, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation will conduct a feasibility study of the viability of economically harvesting and processing willow and alder shrubs to create a renewable fuel and displace diesel for heating in Old Crow, Yukon.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

As a result of the project, VGFN will have certainty on the viability of the biomass project and the feasibility study itself will result in the maintenance of 1 job within the VGFN Government

Location:

OLD CROW, Yukon, CA Y0B1N0

Reference Number:

0780-2025-2026-Qrt3-0000001

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

128131034

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Operating Name:

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION

Recipient's Legal Name:

VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION

Federal Riding Name:

Yukon

Federal Riding Number:

60001

Program:

IDEANorth

Program Purpose:

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.