Skills and Partnership Fund

As a complement to the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training program, the Skills and Partnership Fund (SPF) is a project-based fund that supports partnerships between Indigenous organizations and industry employers to provide skills training for Indigenous peoples linked to economic opportunities at the local, regional, and national level. By increasing access to training that is demand-driven, the SPF plays a key role in directly linking training efforts and Indigenous peoples to specific jobs to improve their employment outcomes. If your organization is interested in receiving funding, you may now apply. You can apply for up to $10 million per year The total request cannot exceed $50 million per project Projects can last up to 60 months, and can not extend past March 31, 2028

Grant Deadline

2023-01-01

Funding Amount

$10,000,000

Type of Grant

Loans, Grant, Venture Capital, Funding

Sectors

Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Environmental Sustainability, Infrastructure, All Sectors

Demographics

Indigenous

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligible applicants

• You are located in Canada
• You are 1 of the following types of Indigenous-led organization:
• incorporated for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations
• incorporated not-for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations
• Indigenous-controlled unincorporated organizations
• Indian Act bands
• band or tribal councils; or
• Indigenous self-government entities

Indigenous-led means that people who self-identify as Indigenous hold 51% of the leadership positions. This must be true at management and governance levels.

Eligible projects

• The project proposal aims to prepare and train Indigenous people for specific jobs that are demand driven
• The proposed project is no more than 60 months, ending before or on March 31, 2028
• The total amount of funding requested from ESDC is no more than $10 million per project per year. The total request does not exceed $50 million
• The project has secured a minimum of 25% contribution (cash or in-kind) from partners
• The proposal includes measures to ensure that potential employers provide a respectful and inclusive workplace for Indigenous employees. If not, it provides a concrete plan to create one
• Consider the future of the project by:
• outlining a sustainability plan to continue the project after ESDC funding ends, or
• including a clear plan to end the project

Grant Application website

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/skills-development-training-employment-skills-partnership-fund.html#h2.2

Contact

If you need to contact us, you can reach us here:

NC-SPF-FCP-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca