Support for Community Negotiations Fund

• The applicant must be involved in claims and land-related matters accepted for negotiation.
• The request must relate to specific negotiations recognized by the ministry.

Who is eligible?

• Indigenous communities involved in accepted negotiations
• Indigenous organizations involved in accepted negotiations

Who is not eligible

• Individuals (funding is not payable to specific individuals)

Eligible expenses

• Specific costs directly related to specific negotiations covered by the transfer payment agreement.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Base operating costs of an Indigenous community
• Costs incurred before the agreement period
• Costs incurred after the agreement period

Eligible geographic areas

• Involvement in claims and land-related matters accepted for negotiation.

• The ministry selects potential recipients based on involvement in accepted claims and land-related negotiations.
• Funding allocations are approved through a transfer payment agreement between the ministry and the recipient.
• Funding use is monitored by the ministry under the transfer payment agreement.

• Funding is administered by the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs (Negotiations and Reconciliation Division).
• Allocations are approved and monitored through transfer payment agreements.
• Funding is payable to an Indigenous community or organization, not to individuals.