Funding
New Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Deadlines
On-Going or until funds are exhausted
Housing
Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative
FNNBOA- FREE Architectural drawings for new construction of homes in First Nations communities
Funding for Indigenous Housing (various programs)
- Insured Loans for On-Reserve First Nation Housing
- Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
- Seed Funding
- Proposal Development Funding (PDF) for First Nation communities
- Shelter Enhancement Program (SEP) – Renovation
- Apartment Construction Loan Program
- On-Reserve Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)
- On-Reserve Non-Profit House Program
- Direct Lending Program for First Nation Communities
- Pre-Retrofit Funding for multi-unit residential buildings
Lands
Community Opportunity Readiness Program (CORP) – Program Guidelines
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
To discuss a potential project, please contact Francois Landry, Economic development officervia e–mail at francois.landry2@sac-isc.gc.ca
Indigenous Services Canada: New Fiscal Relationship Grant
Deadlines: November 1 and November 31
Braiding Knowledge Canada: Land-Based Learning Program
Current call invites proposals for initiatives running through Summer and Fall 2025 and Winter 2025/26 (until March 2026)
Harvesters Support Grant and Community Food Programs Fund
To be eligible for the Harvesters Support Grant and the Community Food Programs Fund, an Indigenous organization representing a community must:
- qualify for the NNC subsidy
- be reliant on air transportation for more than 8 months each year
FNLMAQL Tools & Equipment Funding
Deadline: October 3, 2025
Contact support@fnlmaql.ca for details
First Nation Adapt Program: Funding Guidelines to 2021 to 2022
Circuit Rider Training Program
First Nations Waste Management Initiative
Contaminated Sites Management Program
Lands and Economic Development Services Program (LEDSP)
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage
Legacy Fund
Local Festivals
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January 31 – for festivals starting between September 1 and December 31 of the same calendar year
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April 30 – for festivals starting between January 1 and June 30 of the next calendar year
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October 15 – for festivals starting between July 1 and August 31 of the next calendar year
Community Anniversaries
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May 31 for events that will occur during the next calendar year.
Environmental
Green Municipal Fund – Feasibility study: Adaptation in Action
Deadline: October 28, 2025 or until available funds for this round have been allocated
Green Municipal Fund – Implementation projects: Adaptation in Action
The deadline to submit a full application for this funding is:
Round 2: August 20-October 9, 2025
Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program
Agricultural Clean Technology Program: Research and Innovation
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Contribution funding
Stream 2 – Shovel ready.: Deadline March 4, 2026
Indigenous Fishery Monitoring Fund
Wah-ila-toos: Funding Opportunities
Other
Funding for Translation of Abstracts
Funding to translate abstracts of a thesis or other publication from English or French to an Indigenous language spoken in Canada
Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund
Small grants to support community-based healing and remembrance
Zero Emission Transit Fund
TELUS Indigenous Communities Fund
Fall: September 11 to October 9, 2025, or until the first 200 applicants are received.
Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Business Opportunities
Deadline: October 31, 2026
True North Treasure Initiative- Labrador Trough
Strategic Partnerships Initiative
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