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The Indigenous Monitoring and Stewardship Fund is only available to Indigenous communities, Indigenous governments, regional Indigenous governance organizations and tribal councils who have a connection to the waters and shorelines affected by hydroelectric development on the Churchill, Burntwood, Nelson, Saskatchewan, Laurie, or Winnipeg River systems.

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(Latest possible date is March 31, 2027).

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Required documents

To be considered for funding, you must include and upload these documents:

  • A detailed project proposal that describes:
    • background information
    • main goals of your project
    • objectives
    • outcomes
    • how your project contributes to building understandings of the waters and shorelines affected by hydro development
    • how the results of your project will be shared with your broader community or organization
    • how your project will maximize involvement from and benefit to your community or organization and if youth or elders' participation will be integrated into your project
  • a project schedule
  • a detailed project budget that demonstrates expenditures in various components of the project
    • no more than 10% of funding may be allocated to general administration costs
    • no more than 50% of funding may be provided to consultants or technical experts
    • eligible projects may receive up to maximum of $125,000

Additional files may also be attached (but are not required). These include:

  • any relevant maps to help show the location of your project
  • photos
  • business case, where required to support capital purchases

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If you have questions about the application process, contact us at imsf@hydro.mb.ca.