[Edmonton-based] Operating Grant for Indigenous-led Organizations (deadline: November 26, 2025)

Program Overview

Edmonton City Council approved funding of $1,000,000 for the Operating Grant for Indigenous-led Organizations to support the Reconciliation Pillar of the Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy.

Grant Information Sessions

To learn more about the Operating Grant Program, we are hosting a Grant Information Session.

This session will give you a better understanding of the organizational and program eligibility requirements, provide tips for completing the application, and provide information on the timelines for review and decisions.

Date: Wednesday November 5, 2025

Time: 3pm

Grant Priorities

The Operating Grant for Indigenous-led organizations will help support Indigenous groups in their efforts to achieve the following:

• Promote the resurgence of Indigenous Peoples’ culture, language, identity and ceremony
• Ensure safe, inclusive and healing spaces
• Provide education, training, employment and economic security for Indigenous Peoples

Grant Application Assessment

Applications are assessed based on the following criteria:

• Organizational eligibility
• Alignment to grant priorities
• Eligible operating expenses
• Most recent year-end financial statements

Grant awards are determined by a formula based on the above criteria and the number of eligible applications. Awards amounts for the grant are a minimum of $2,500 to a maximum of $50,000.

Organizational Eligibility

To be eligible for the grant, the applicant must:

• Be a not-for-profit organization registered for at least 1 year and in good standing with the incorporating body (Alberta Society, Non-profit Private Company, Non-Profit Public Company, Extra-Provincial Non-profit Company);
• Be in good standing with the City in terms of reporting requirements and outstanding payments;
• Be Indigenous-Led, which means they must have:
• Majority (minimum of 50%) of the board, management, and staff/volunteers identifying as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit)
• Indigenous cultures central to history and development of the organization, its governance and daily operations
• Provide programs and services that reflect the cultures and traditions of the First Nations, Inuit, and/or Metis Communities that call Edmonton home
• Organization is based in the Edmonton Area and has a minimum of 75% of its participants residing in Edmonton
• Have a mandate that aligns with one or more of the grant priorities:
• Promote the resurgence of Indigenous Peoples’ culture, language, identity and ceremony
• Ensure safe, inclusive, and healing spaces
• Provide education, training, employment, and economic security for Indigenous Peoples

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