SUMMARY: The Vancouver Foundation offers flexible, multi-year grants of up to $100,000 per year for three years to land-based First Nations and Indigenous-led organizations serving land-based First Nations in British Columbia.
Examples of eligible projects include:
- Capacity building
- Elder and knowledge keeper support
- Gender-specific support groups
- Advocacy
- Governance capacity through research
- Policy development
- Cultural mentorship / preservation / transmission of cultural knowledge
Approximately $6 million in funding will be awarded. Each grant will provide up to $100,000 per year over three years.
DEADLINE: Applications are due May 21, 2025.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include land-based First Nations (including Hereditary Groups) in BC and nonprofit Indigenous-led organizations serving land-based First Nations or Hereditary Groups located in BC.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.vancouverfoundation.ca/grant-seekers/find-grants/thriving-indigenous-systems-fund-tisf/
