Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
Overview:
Provides funding to support Indigenous-led climate monitoring projects that track environmental and climate change impacts using both Indigenous knowledge and western science.
Funding Amount:
Approximately $8 million per year distributed across funded projects.
Eligibility / Who It’s For:
Indigenous communities, Nations, governments, and representative organizations across Canada.
Project Examples:
Community-based climate monitoring initiatives
Hiring and training community members
Youth engagement and skill development
Data collection, analysis, and knowledge sharing
Equipment purchase and environmental tracking
Province/Scope:
National
Deadline:
No deadline to apply (note: availability varies — currently open for some regions such as North of 60; others pending future intake announcements)
- CLIENT Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
- YEAR No deadline to apply
- CATEGORY Capacity Building , Climate Adaptation , Environment , Research
- TAGS Climate Monitoring , Data Collection , Environment , Indigenous Knowledge , Youth Training