Residential Schools Community Research Grant

Grant funding will be available to Indigenous communities and organizations for the following purposes:

• community-driven research, including gathering oral histories and knowledge of Elders (as appropriate)
• community-led engagement to determine how communities wish to proceed with a burial site
• use of ground penetrating radar and other technologies to explore potential unmarked burial sites
• this will be done with experts experienced in locating human burials
• the Alberta government will provide guidance and resources to ensure fieldwork and analysis are conducted according to the highest standards
• maintenance and commemorative work, such as installing or restoring grave markers, placement of memorials or commemoration events

Funding:

• For joint submissions, there is no funding cap. Decisions will be made based on the proposal.
• For individual communities and organizations, funding will be capped at $150,000.
• There is no requirement for the applicant to contribute financially to the project costs. All sources of funding should be disclosed in the proposal.
• The grant stack funding level to a recipient from all government sources (including federal, provincial and municipal) for any initiative can be up to 100% of eligible costs. Applicants may be required to redirect funding to other residential school grant purposes if they receive funding from other sources after receiving provincial funding.