Arctic Initiatives Grant
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This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and Indigenous communities and 1 other. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Canada. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant supports Arctic-focused charitable activities with emphasis on engagement with northern Indigenous communities and Indigenous arts initiatives. Eligible projects demonstrate commitment to Arctic regions, particularly through partnerships with Indigenous peoples and cultural programming.
About this grant
The Arctic Initiatives is a program of the Appleton Charitable Foundation, a Toronto-based Canadian charitable organization established in 1998. The program supports expression, development, and engagement of reconciliation through arts, public policy, environmental remediation, health, and education, with a focus on Indigenous Peoples' culture and arts. The Arctic Initiatives is part of the broader APPLETON INITIATIVE, a multi-million dollar philanthropic program designed to enhance national and international connections fueled by Indigenous voices, power, and beauty of culture and arts. The program supports direct charitable work, cultural institutions, and charitable not-for-profit organizations and is designed to promote indigenous reconciliation, discussion, and healing across Canada, the United States, and abroad.
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Eligibility
The program supports charitable not-for-profit organizations and cultural institutions in Canada, the United States, and abroad. Eligible applicants appear to include registered charities and not-for-profit organizations focused on Indigenous arts, culture, reconciliation, environmental remediation, education, health, and public policy.
Key requirements
- ✓Focus on Arctic-related charitable activities
- ✓Engagement with northern Indigenous communities
- ✓Support for Indigenous arts and cultural initiatives
- ✓Demonstrated connection to Arctic regions (e.g., Cape Dorset, Nunavut)
Recent past awardees
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- Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG IdeasLAB program) · 2021
- Winnipeg Art Gallery · 2017
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Arctic Initiatives?
- Eligibility covers organisations in CA; nonprofit, charity, indigenous-community, community-group. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.
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