Community Wellness and Addictions Recovery Fund

This program provides funding for Regional and Community Indigenous Governments, Community Governing Authorities (Band Councils, Métis Locals, Charter Community, or municipal council) and Non-government Indigenous organizations to deliver culturally relevant, community-based options for individuals living with mental health and addictions in the Northwest Territories (NWT). After April 1, 2024 Community governing authorities (Band Councils, Métis Locals, Charter Community, or municipal council), and non-government organizations may apply for funding on a first come, first served basis for any uncommitted funds.

Grant Deadline

2024-01-31

Funding Amount

$3,055,000

Type of Grant

Funding

Sectors

All Sectors

Demographics

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

The following are encouraged to apply:

• Regional and Community Indigenous governments in the NWT that have negotiated or are in the process of negotiating self-government agreements.
• Community governing authorities (Band Councils, Métis Locals, Charter Community, or municipal council)
• Non-government organizations that demonstrate Indigenous outreach and have formed partnerships or receive support from an Indigenous or community governing authority.

If there are multiple competing projects and there is insufficient funding to provide support for each project, priority will be given to projects that demonstrate strong partnerships or demonstrate sustainability beyond the life of this funding. 

Eligible projects are those that meet the following criteria:

• located in the NWT; and
• are targeted towards community based mental wellness and addictions recovery programs.

Projects should include, at minimum, one (1) component of the following:

• On the land programs that blend traditional activities or outdoor recreation with a specific therapeutic focus on mental health and substance use/abuse.
• Programs with content pertaining to the root causes of problematic substance use (i.e., grief and loss, trauma).
• Programs with a spiritual or cultural healing component critical to the healing process.
• Mobile addictions treatment, family and/or aftercare programming.
• Hiring of local counsellors to support addictions recovery and aftercare programming in the community.

Grant Application website

https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/community-wellness-and-addictions-recovery-fund

Contact

Manager, Strategic Programs

Mental Wellness and Addictions Recovery

Department of Health and Social Services

Government of the Northwest Territories

P.O. Box 1320

Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

Phone: (867)767-9061 ext. 49184

Email:  mha@gov.nt.ca