IMSF Application

The Indigenous Monitoring and Stewardship Fund is only available to Indigenous communities, Indigenous governments, regional Indigenous governance organizations and tribal councils who have a connection to the waters and shorelines affected by hydroelectric development on the Churchill, Burntwood, Nelson, Saskatchewan, Laurie, or Winnipeg River systems.

* = Required field

Select which applies to you: *

Indigenous Community
Indigenous government
Regional Indigenous governance organization
Tribal Council

Community/organization information

Name *

Mailing address *

Phone *

Email *

Applicant contact information

Name *

Title *

Phone *

Email *

Additional contact information

Name

Title

Affiliation

Phone

Project details

Project title *

Describe the proposed project, including main goals *

Select all activities that apply to the project *

Community-led initiatives that support Indigenous Knowledge or community-led environmental monitoring.
Camps or gatherings that support the sharing of Indigenous laws, teachings, and Knowledge.
Capacity-building, outreach, and community-based training and/or sharing of Indigenous Knowledge or environmental monitoring expertise.
Community displays, community art or video projects that relate to historical, environmental and Indigenous Knowledge teachings.
Species and habitat identification, monitoring, and protection.
Community oral history projects.

Explain how your project relates to the selected activities: *

Provide background information about and/or related to your project: *

(What are the circumstances surrounding your project? Why this project, and why now?)

Describe the objectives of your proposed project: *

What will the final outcome of your project be? *

Describe how your project contributes to building understandings of the waters and shorelines affected by hydro development. *

How will the results of your project be shared with your broader community or organization *

Describe how your project will maximize involvement from and benefit to your community or organization and if youth or elders' participation will be integrated into your project *

What is the submission date of your project’s final report? *

(Latest possible date is March 31, 2027).

If you have previously received IMSF funding for last year, provide an update on program implementation. Outline if your proposed project is a continuation of current work or a new initiative.

Required documents

To be considered for funding, you must include and upload these documents:

a project schedule
a detailed project budget that demonstrates expenditures in various components of the project
- no more than 10% of funding may be allocated to general administration costs
- no more than 50% of funding may be provided to consultants or technical experts
- eligible projects may receive up to maximum of $125,000

Additional files may also be attached (but are not required). These include:

any relevant maps to help show the location of your project
photos
business case, where required to support capital purchases

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