Arctic and Northern Challenge program development grants available!

Now open: NRC Arctic and Northern Challenge program development grants call for proposals

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has launcheda second call for development grants under its Arctic and Northern Challenge program. This second round of grants will provide resources for Northern applicants to conduct community-level consultations to ensure local support for a project idea and to prepare for a research and development proposal in one of the program’s 4 research themes, housing, water, food and health, for Arctic and Northern peoples and communities. Development grants will provide up to $50,000 over 12 months.

Eligible recipients must be at least one of the following:

• Territorial and Indigenous governments in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat
• Indigenous and Northern communities in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat
• Indigenous and Northern organizations (for profit or not-for-profit) in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat
• Academic organizations headquartered in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Inuit Nunangat

To request the application form or for more information about this call, please send an email to NRC.Arctic&Northern-Arctique&Nord.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.

The deadline to submit your grant application is 11:59 pm (ET) on October 4, 2024.