Indigenous Culture Fund: Project Grants for Individuals, Groups and Collectives

The Indigenous Culture Fund (ICF) was created to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, culture and way of life. It was created through a process of extensive outreach and collaboration with Indigenous communities across Ontario. The fund is administered by Indigenous staff members at the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), on behalf of the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS).

• To support First Nations, Inuit and Métis community-based cultural projects; opportunities for Indigenous people and communities to build traditional culture and knowledge capacity; projects that improve the applicant's ability to learn, access, practice and engage in traditional Indigenous land-based activities, languages, teachings, protocols and ceremonies; Indigenous cultural knowledge exchange between generations and communities; youth-led and / or youth-engaged cultural projects; elder-led and / or Elder-engaged cultural projects.

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