Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund - Regulatory Policy Dialogue

• Completed application form

Who is eligible?

• Indigenous Nations and communities, including Indigenous organizations or an aggregate of communities.
• Other interested parties, such as non-governmental organizations, members of the public and other organizations with a direct interest in nuclear projects, facilities and activities in Canada.

Who is not eligible

• For-profit organizations.
• Individuals or organizations with a direct commercial interest in nuclear projects, facilities and activities in Canada.
• Those who work for the CNSC, a CNSC licensee, or a potential licensee.

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees
• Administrative costs
• Travel expenses, including meals, accommodation, and incidentals
• Honoraria and ceremonial offerings

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Capital expenditures
• Construction costs
• Lost income
• Building renovations
• Activities that duplicate services, studies or written materials already funded by other public or private sources, including other CNSC funding sources

• Capacity-building priorities, needs and interests identified by the CNSC through direct engagement and communication.
• Relevance of the application to the CNSC’s mandate, the ISCF’s goals and objectives, and the specific funding opportunity.
• Complexity of the activity or subject matter, associated resource requirements, and any pre-established maximum funding allocations.
• The applicant’s previous experience with grant or contribution funding agreements with the CNSC, if applicable.
• Potential interest among Indigenous Nations and communities and other interested parties, the expected number of recipients, and the total amount of ISCF financial resources available.

• Complete the application form.
• Sign the form electronically, or print it, sign and scan the hard copy.
• Email the completed form and any supporting documentation to the ISCF Administrator at iscf-fscpia@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca.

• The ISCF Administrator conducts a preliminary review to check completeness and determine whether additional information is required.
• Completed applications that meet eligibility requirements and are in scope are sent to the funding review committee.
• The funding review committee assesses the applications and makes recommendations to CNSC management.
• CNSC management makes the final funding decision and notifies applicants by email.
• If funding is approved, the recipient signs the contribution agreement; it is not active until both parties have signed, and funding is released after deliverables are completed and the required financial report and receipts are submitted.