Arctic and Northern Challenge: Development Grants – Canada

This second round of grants will provide resources for Northern applicants to conduct community-level consultations to ensure local support for a project idea and to prepare for a research and development proposal in one of the program’s 4 research themes, housing, water, food and health, for Arctic and Northern peoples and communities.

The Arctic and Northern Challenge program aims to address pressing issues impacting the quality of life of Northern peoples. The program is committed to prioritizing Northern-led research projects that have a strong focus on Northern capacity building. By providing both research funding and scientific expertise, the program will support strong and sustainable Northern communities through applied technology and innovation.

Research Themes

• Housing
  • Conduct applied research and/or develop technologies to improve the adequacy, suitability and affordability of Northern homes.
• Health
  • Conduct applied research and/or develop technologies to improve the accessibility, comprehensiveness and appropriateness of Northern health resources.
• Food
  • Conduct applied research and/or develop technologies to improve the accessibility, availability and quality of Northern food resources.
• Water
  • Conduct applied research and/or develop technologies to improve the availability, accessibility and quality of Northern water resources.

Cross-Cutting Areas

• Capacity building
  • Projects will demonstrate how they will aim to increase Northern and Indigenous R&D capacity (individual, organizational and community), to solve pressing issues confronting Northerners.
• Indigenous Knowledge
  • Projects will show how they will braid Indigenous Knowledge with the study design, data collection, project implementation, training and/or technology advancement, with at least one Indigenous Knowledge holder involved in the project.

Funding Information

• Development grants will provide up to $50,000 over 12 months.

Criteria

Eligible recipients must be at least one of the following:

• Territorial and Indigenous governments in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat
• Indigenous and Northern communities in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat
• Indigenous and Northern organizations (for profit or not-for-profit) in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat
• Academic organizations headquartered in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat.

For more information, visit Government of Canada.