Value
Up to $2 million.Description
- Quality Improvement Project funding will help develop and promote best practices or innovative models in Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) programs
- We will fund Indigenous communities, governments and organizations that are exploring ways to improve IELCC
- You can apply for up to $2 million
- Projects can last up to 36 months
- You can submit 1 application. If you submit more than 1 application, we will only review the first one you submit
Eligible Applicants
Your organization must be 1 of the following types of recipients:
- Indigenous communities
- Indigenous governments
- Indigenous organizations
Eligible Expenses
Fund projects that aim to achieve at least 1 of the following objectives:
- defining what high-quality Indigenous ELCC means to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. This could include:
- designing governance models that support Indigenous-led ELCC decision-making
- testing different ways of developing partnerships, and
- designing ways to measure results and success
- finding ways to support ongoing education and training for IELCC leaders, management, and staff
- building and strengthening local IELCC licensing rules and procedures, and
- making tools and training that support IELCC staff who work with children with special needs
Deadline Date
The application period was extended to April 14, 2023.Contact
Contact Name: Employment and Social Development Canada
E-mail Address: EDSC.AGJEA.PAQ-QIP.IELCC.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca
