Grants and Contributions:

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Title:

WILDFIRE KNOWLEDGE & PREPAREDNESS IN NUNATUKAVUT

Agreement Number:

WRFIFK-NCC

Agreement Value:

$1,305,880.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

This project aims to strengthen wildland fire risk assessments and develop preventive measures to reduce the impacts of wildfires and protect communities.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

This project will develop opportunities to reduce the costs of planning and implementation, increase the uptake of prevention and mitigation measures and generate new knowledge to better target investments in risk reduction

Location:

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, Newfoundland & Labrador, CA A0P1C0

Reference Number:

115-2024-2025-Q4-16437

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

NUNATUKAVUT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Program:

Contributions in Support of Building and Mobilizing Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge

Program Purpose:

The Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildfire Knowledge grant and contribution program under the Wildfire Resilient Futures Initiative has been established to Leverage the science and technology capabilities in Canada to pursue ambitious research goals and engage in comprehensive, in-depth investigations to reduce the impacts of wildfires on Canadians and accelerate development and adoption of risk assessment and mitigation approaches and innovative, adaptive forestry practices to reduce risk to communities and support a sustainable and resilient forest sector.