The latest intake for the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) Indigenous Agriculture Relationship Development program is now accepting applications. This program made all the difference for youth with the Manitoba-based Niriqatiginnga Arts, Youth and Media Team as it grows from a small, grassroots project into a local and regional non-profit organization and capacity building program.
The program works to create opportunities for Inuit, First Nations and Metis youth. The program staff at Manitoba Agriculture and the Sustainable CAP program are incredibly helpful and able to answer any questions you might have, so reach out and connect with them!
Thanks to the S-CAP program, Niriqatiginnga was able to engage in knowledge sharing and skills training across the arts, cultural and food sectors. The program helped them strengthened relationships with long-time collaborators from universities like the University of Minnesota Duluth and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the University of the Arctic and University of Victoria Community-Based Research Lab. Each semester, the groups choose a different subject to focus on and this youth ear it was about experiential and biophilic design methodologies and crating the technological foundations for what will become their own food marketplace.
Even if all you have is an idea, they can help you work it out and connect with other groups too. We really stress how this program helped our group and we encourage others to check out the program. The Deadline to submit for Relationship Development and Engagement funding is 11:59 PM on July 4, 2024. For the Indigenous Agriculture Food Systems stream, the funding deadline is 11:59 PM on July 18, 2024.
Funding is available across the following two streams:
Relationship Development and Engagement
For initiatives which support actions and activities related to engagement and enhancing relationships between industry, academia, and Indigenous Peoples.
- Eligible applicants include:
- Indigenous Groups (First Nation, Métis, and Inuit) including governments, individuals, businesses, communities, organizations, and other Indigenous groups undertaking agricultural initiatives
- Municipal governments
- Other Industry organizations
- Processor organizations
- Producer organizations
- Research bodies, academia
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Indigenous Agriculture Food Systems
Funding available for initiatives which support actions and activities that look to increase food security and sovereignty in communities, support and enhance the revitalization of traditional food systems, and/or increase participation within the agriculture and agri-food sector through:
- Planning and Consulting
- Training and Resource Development
- Capital Equipment and Software
- Eligible applicants include Indigenous Groups (First Nation, Métis, and Inuit) including: governments, individuals, businesses, communities, organizations, and other Indigenous groups undertaking agricultural initiatives.
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Please share this information with eligible applicants. Should you require further information or additional assistance, contact agriculture@gov.mb.ca or 1-800- 811-4411.