First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP)

Value

Varies.

Description

Indigenous Services Canada provides funding through the First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP) to help First Nations communities improve their health. The program supports these communities in identifying, investigating and characterizing the impact of exposure to environmental hazards. Its activities include community-based:

research
monitoring
risk assessment
risk communication
knowledge integration

Eligible Applicants

The groups that can apply for funding include:

First Nations communities (on reserve) and First Nations organizations south of the 60° parallel from:
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Atlantic Canada
bands
districts
councils
tribal councils and associations
governments of self-governing First Nations communities and regions
First Nations non-government and voluntary associations and organizations
- these include non-profit corporations that work on behalf of, or in partnership with, a First Nations community

First Nations in British Columbia should apply for funding under the First Nations Health Authority Environmental Contaminants Program.

Eligible Expenses

Any chemical or biological contaminants that are of concern to First Nations communities can be included in your proposal, based on potential human health risk due to exposure. This risk must be articulated and justified in the proposal.