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Indigenous
SPRA Grants and Funding Guide
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Indigenous
Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant
The Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant (AACL) supports the sharing of cultural skills and knowledge to young people through participatory cultural activity with First Nations or Métis arts and culture leaders. www.saskculture.ca/ourgrants
Indigenous Community Sport Development Grant
The purpose of the Indigenous Community Sport Development Grant is to provide greater sport participation and development opportunities for Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan, especially youth living in urban, rural, on-reserve, isolated and northern communities. www.sasksport.ca/funding-recognition/communities/
Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF)
The Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350M investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profit organizations serving vulnerable populations as they manage the impacts of COVID-19. www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/emergency-community-support-fund.html
The First Nations and Métis Relations Unit supports qualifying innovative projects that involve practical arrangements and partnerships with First Nations and/or Métis communities. www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/first-nations-citizens/saskatchewan-first-nations-metis-and-northerninitiatives
First Nations and Métis Sponsorships
The First Nations and Métis Relations Unit may provide small sponsorships to qualifying First Nations and Métis community organizations or non-profit organizations to assist with public events that benefit Aboriginal people. www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/first-nations-citizens/saskatchewan-first-nations-metis-and-northerninitiatives
Indigenous People Art and Artists
The Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists program supports the development and continuation of Indigenous Peoples’ art forms in Saskatchewan. www.sk-arts.ca/
Métis Cultural Development Fund
The Métis Cultural Development Fund supports community-based cultural activities and initiatives that preserve, strengthen and transmit Métis culture and traditions. www.saskculture.ca/ourgrants
Right To Play’s Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program
The PLAY Program partners with Indigenous communities and urban organizations to train locally-hired Community Mentors to deliver weekly play-based programs that promote healthy living, healthy relationships, education and employability life-skills. www.righttoplay.ca
