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Indigenous Food Pathways Program New!

Program Category: Environment
Program Sub-Category: Food Security
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Status: Closing Soon

Funder

BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Deadline Details

Accepting applications until January 10, 2025.

Funder Organization Type

  • Federal Government
  • BC Provincial Government

The Indigenous Food Pathways Program provides strategic capacity-building funding. Funding can be used to create new projects, enhance existing programs, or improve group operations for Indigenous-led food systems and food security initiatives that act as disruptors to known systemic barriers. Projects funded are intended to act as catalysts to generate positive change that supports Indigenous peoples’ self-determination over their food systems, and their participation in the food and agriculture sectors. These projects will create shared benefits that support the self-determined priorities of Indigenous peoples and more equitable, decolonized food systems.

 

Program Objectives

 

Amplify site/project-specific learning to disrupt common barriers experienced by Indigenous peoples building their self-determination through food security, food sovereignty and economic development. Address Indigenous-specific racism impacting self-determination over food systems:

  • Strengthen Indigenous food security and sovereignty over food systems, and increase Indigenous participation in the agriculture and food sector.

  • Increase capacity to enhance the ability to implement a project.

  • Develop skills and abilities of communities to undertake food system and food security projects.

  • Support projects that have broad based impacts to Indigenous food systems.

  • Empower a broader definition of food security initiatives to be inclusive of Indigenous traditional food systems that may not be accepted in the conventional or mainstream agriculture and food sector. 

  • Reduce barriers for First Nations and Indigenous communities, organizations, and businesses in accessing funding and the scope of eligible expenses that can be supported.

Eligible Community

  • An Indigenous government, community, or Indigenous led non-profit organization (including a band or tribal council, government of a self-governing First Nation or Métis Nation Chartered Community, Society or Association, economic development corporation, not-for-profit other Indigenous organization, or association); or

  • An Indigenous business or entrepreneur engaged in food production and/or processing (including a for-profit or social enterprise, cooperative or institution, or other Indigenous business, partnership or joint venture)

Application Limit per Community

1

Other Eligible Applicants

Indigenous Economic Agencies
Indigenous-owned Businesses
Indigenous Organizations

Range of Funding Available per Project

  • Under $100 000
  • From $100 000 to $1 000 000

Description of Funding

  • Supports eligible expenses up to $200,000

  • Maximum amount approved will depend on project demand and impact

  • Approved activities must be completed within 13 months of approval

  • Minimum project amount is $50,000

  • Maximum of fifteen (15) percent of the budget may go towards capital expenses

  • Ten (10) percent of the budget can be allocated towards administrative costs

Percentage of Project Funded

75%

Up to seventy-five (75) percent in funding may be provided toward eligible project costs to a maximum of $200,000. Funds are non-transferable and must only be used for the approved project. 

Eligible Costs

Design
Planning
Capital Costs
Community Engagement
Staff Costs
Administration Fees
Training

(not an all-inclusive list) 

  • Wages for direct project labour

  • Contractor/consultant fees

  • Capital expenditures considered to be direct and necessary for the successful implementation of an eligible project 

  • Meeting costs

  • Design, printing, and advertising costs

  • Speaker/facilitator fees and associated travel expenses

  • Cultural protocol related costs including gifts and honoraria

  • Honoraria

  • In-kind contributions considered essential to the project (could be in the form of cash equivalent goods or services, which, if not donated, would have to be purchased with project funds. In-kind contributions could also include the time of individuals within partner organizations spent in providing direction and participating in the project)

  • Administration Costs

Ineligible Costs

Any costs incurred prior to signing a funding agreement

Ineligible Costs are costs deemed unreasonable, non-incremental or not associated with the  project. These include but are not limited to:

  • Existing administration and overhead costs are not associated directly to the project.

  • Activities and costs for which the applicant has already received government funding.

  • Existing staff wages, salaries, or top-ups or honorariums to employees not associated directly to the project.

  • Capital expenditures not directly related to a project.

  • Costs incurred prior to approved project funding start date. 

For clarification on items not listed above, please contact program staff.

Reporting Requirements

Final report only

Funding for the Indigenous Food Pathways Program is provided by the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.