Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program (CFMP)

• Project proposal
• Demographic report
• Educational design brief
• Signed application forms and project worksheets
• Supporting documents for adjustments and additional space requests

Who is eligible?

• First Nations communities
• First Nations organizations
• First Nations recipients

Who is not eligible

• Private entities not acting under an eligible First Nations project arrangement.
• Recipients outside the program’s eligible recipient categories.
• Projects that do not relate to First Nations infrastructure needs.

Eligible expenses

• Planning, design, construction, renovation, acquisition, operation and maintenance of community infrastructure.
• Administrative costs linked to infrastructure projects, including salaries, insurance, professional fees, legal expenses, training, transportation and IT.
• Coordination, training and capacity-building activities related to infrastructure.
• Costs linked to project planning and management, including needs analyses and feasibility studies.
• Training, software tools and other asset management-related activities.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred before conditional project approval.
• Overhead, operating, and administrative costs not directly approved for the project.
• Feasibility studies for individual projects under FNIF.
• Routine repair and maintenance costs under FNIF.
• Taxes and other costs eligible for rebates.

Eligible geographic areas

• First Nations communities in reserve

• Health and safety protection.
• Asset renewal, modernization or replacement.
• Community growth and infrastructure need.
• Cost-effectiveness and lifecycle value.
• Alignment with program priorities and plans.

• Step 1: Prepare project information
  • Define the project scope, school levels or infrastructure needs, and design horizon if applicable.
  • Gather the required feasibility and supporting documentation.
• Step 2: Complete application forms
  • Fill out the relevant program worksheets and forms.
  • Include any required adjustments, justifications and supporting documents.
• Step 3: Submit to the regional office
  • Send the completed proposal and supporting documents to the nearest ISC regional office.
• Step 4: Regional review
  • ISC reviews the submission and confirms whether it meets program requirements.

• Applications are reviewed by the regional office.
• Projects are assessed against program requirements and planning criteria.
• Funding decisions are made based on available funds and priority ranking.
• Successful applicants must follow the terms of the funding arrangement.
• Reporting and compliance obligations continue after approval.

• Projects must be aligned with First Nation infrastructure investment plans.
• Funding recipients may need to submit reporting on project results.
• Some projects may require ongoing monitoring and inspections.