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Emergency Management and Assistance Program (EMAP) - Emergency Management and Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness

Program Category: Climate Adaptation
Program Sub-Category: Mapping, Risk Assessments, Emergency Mitigation / Preparedness / Planning
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Status: Open

Funder

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

Deadline Details

Project proposals for the fiscal year 2024 to 2025 will be considered on an ongoing basis until the funds are spent or until March 31, 2025.

Funder Organization Type

  • Federal Government

The Emergency Management Assistance Program (EMAP) provides funding to First Nations communities so they can build resiliency, prepare for natural hazards and respond using the 4 pillars of emergency management:

  • mitigation
  • preparedness
  • response
  • recovery

EMAP supports non-structural mitigation and preparedness initiatives through the Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness funding stream. This stream is proposal-based and funds non-structural projects undertaken by First Nations communities on reserve to prepare for and mitigate emergencies caused by natural disasters, such as:

  • flooding
  • landslides
  • tsunamis
  • severe weather
  • drought

 

The goal of the Non-Structural Mitigation and Preparedness funding stream is to assist First Nations communities on reserve to increase their preparedness and mitigation capacity through initiatives such as:

  • all-hazard risk assessments and mitigation plans
  • rapid damage assessments
  • development and updating of emergency management and evacuation plans
  • drills and table top exercises for emergency and evacuation plans
  • emergency management training
  • emergency operations center training
  • search and rescue training
  • mental health training
  • emergency support service training
  • 911 mapping
  • flood mapping
  • natural hazard specific studies
  • research or studies pertaining to non-structural mitigation and preparedness
  • early tsunami warning systems
  • community alert systems
  • community and youth engagement
  • emergency management forums or workshops

Eligible Community

  • First Nations communities
  • Tribal councils
  • Indigenous organizations

 

 

Specific Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for funding, the proposed project must directly support First Nations located on:

  • a reserve, as defined in s.2(1) of the Indian Act, R.S.C (Revised Statues of Canada 1985, c. (chapter) 1-5
  • lands set aside in Yukon as per Cabinet Directive (Circular No. 27) entitled Procedure for Reserving Land in the Yukon and Northwest Territories (1955)or
  • lands formerly defined as a reserve of lands set aside which now form part of modern treaty settlement lands

Other Eligible Applicants

Indigenous Organizations

Type of Funding

  • Grant

Eligible Costs

Equipment/Material Purchase
Capacity Building for the Community
Training
Research and Development

Eligible expenditures may include, but are not limited to:

  • the hiring of certified trainers and instructors to facilitate courses including travel expenses if required
  • expenditures associated with hosting in-community workshops such as room rental for training or community meetings to review emergency management risks and plans
  • fees associated with off-site emergency management training opportunities including course fees and travel costs for community members
  • costs associated with conducting exercises of emergency management response plans inclusive of facilitators and rental of a venue
  • flood plain mapping or landslide studies
  • costs associated with conducting research and recording Traditional Knowledge pertaining to emergency management and climate change
  • consultant fees if required to source expertise outside the community
  • rental of equipment for mock exercises
  • costs associated with signage, such as posters and other public awareness documentation
  • tsunami equipment and installation fees, if located in a tsunami zone
  • travel, accommodation and incidentals for First Nations participants to attend regional emergency management forums
  • costs associated with hosting a regional emergency management forum including venue and equipment rentals
  • administrative fees, limited to 10% of the total funding request

 

See the Program Guidelines.

Ineligible Costs

  • the purchase of equipment or capital items with the exception of tsunami sirens for communities located within a tsunami zone
  • installation of equipment, with the exception of tsunami sirens for communities located within a tsunami zone
  • benefits, see Employee Benefit Program under ISC
  • food/meals, unless as part of travel, for example, community members are training, working, or participating in a forum or workshop outside of their community as part of the proposed project)
  • insurance
  • first aid or emergency management kits or evacuation boxes
  • gifts or honorarium, with the exception of an honorarium for an elder at an event
  • salaries for existing employees funded by another Government of Canada program. For example, any activities and or salaries for which the band receives existing funding through another program
  • interest and banking fees

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