New Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Deadlines
On-Going Opportunities
or until funds are exhausted
Funding Opportunities
New Funding
Emergency Management FireSmart
Deadline: ongoing basis until the funds are exhausted or until March 31, 2027
Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness
Deadline: ongoing basis until the funds are exhausted or until March 31, 2027
Climate Action and Awareness Fund
Deadline: July 7, 2026
Deadline: July 7, 2026
Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Community Funding
Canada Council for the Arts
Lands
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Community Funding
Manulife: Community Investment Grant
Suncor Funding: Community Investments
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Grant
July 15, 2026
Walmart Canada: Community Small grants
- qualify for the NNC subsidy
- be reliant on air transportation for more than 8 months each year
Deadline: March 31, 2027
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage
- January 31 – for festivals starting between September 1 and December 31 of the same calendar year
- April 30 – for festivals starting between January 1 and June 30 of the next calendar year
- October 15 – for festivals starting between July 1 and August 31 of the next calendar year
- May 31 for events that will occur during the next calendar year.
Environmental
Emergency Management FireSmart program
Deadline: ongoing basis until the funds are exhausted or until March 31, 2027
Emergency Management Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness
Deadline: ongoing basis until the funds are exhausted or until March 31, 2027
Climate Action and Awareness Fund
Deadline: July 7, 2026
Deadline: July 7, 2026
Environmental: June 2, 2026
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Grant
July 15, 2026
Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program
Wah-ila-toos: Funding Opportunities
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program
Echo Foundation For Environmental Issues
No deadline mentioned
Housing
The Indigenous Youth Housing Internship Program
Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative
No deadline mentioned
FNNBOA- FREE Architectural drawings for new construction of homes in First Nations communities
No deadline mentioned
Funding for Indigenous Housing (various programs)
- Insured Loans for On-Reserve First Nation Housing
- Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
- 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
Other
Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
Canada Council for the Arts
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Social Change: June 2, 2026
Future Generations Foundation: Continuing Their Journey
Funding is offered through rolling deadlines, providing several opportunities each year for communities and Survivor groups to apply.
Manulife: Community Investment Grant
Suncor Funding: Community Investments
Walmart Canada: Community Small grants
The Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation
Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund
Nunavik (northern Quebec) and Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador)
Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund
Small grants to support community-based healing and remembrance
Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)
Indigenous Initiative Fund IV
True North Treasure Initiative- Labrador Trough
Strategic Partnerships Initiative
Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program
Funding applications for events taking place in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, as of April 1st, 2026, are now being accepted during specified, scheduled intake dates.
Professional and Institutional Development Program
Northern Participant Funding Program
Indigenous Capacity Support Program– National
Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program
First Nation Infrastructure Fund
The deadline to submit your First Nation Infrastructure Investment Plan is in the fall of each year. There is no deadline to receive FNIF funding.