Indigenous primary health care funding – Innovation Fund

Description

The Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund) builds upon Alberta’s commitment to transform its primary health care delivery system to improve access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples and is intended to lay a solid foundation for the delivery of accessible, relevant, high quality, and culturally safe primary health care led by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta.

Program Overview The Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund) builds upon Alberta’s commitment to transform its primary health care delivery system to improve access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples and is intended to lay a solid foundation for the delivery of accessible, relevant, high quality, and culturally safe primary health care led by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta. 

The Innovation Fund program supports Indigenous-led programs that: 

• Build a high-quality primary health care system that is designed and delivered by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta. 

• Support community capacity to design and deliver culturally safe primary health care services for Indigenous peoples close to home.

 • Strive to improve health equality for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta in a way that honours and respects Indigenous expertise, knowledge, and traditional healing.

 • Develop a path towards eliminating Indigenous racism within Alberta’s health care system and build a culturally sale workforce that includes Indigenous providers. 

• Mobilize First Nations, Métis, and Inuit primary health care system innovation with Indigenous peoples as partners.

 

 Two funding streams options are available:

 • Tier 1 – Up to $2 million for projects that enhance community capacity, test promising practices, and establish partnerships, programs, initiatives, and infrastructure. 

• Tier 2 – Up to $5 million to Indigenous partners to scale efforts or expand work scope for Indigenous-related programs, initiatives, and infrastructure. Note: Indigenous communities may apply for projects that include (but not limited to): Research, evaluation, and assessment of innovative primary health care models that could be implemented or scaled up in Alberta. Capital projects and investments (up to a maximum of $5 million) to implement an innovative primary health care model, including Business Plan development for such projects. Primary health care programs, and other projects that improve access, quality of care, and team-based, integrated care. Programs that support health promotion, disease prevention through all stages of life. Eligible initial start-up costs associated with the implementation of proposed primary health care projects. 

 

Program Eligibility

Indigenous communities and not-for-profit organizations located in Alberta that can apply:

 • First Nations 

• Tribal Councils and Treaty Organizations 

• Metis Settlements General Council and Metis Settlements within the meaning of the Metis Settlements Act 

• Métis Nation of Alberta 

• Aseniwuche Winewak Nation 

• Indigenous not-for-profit organizations, including Friendship Centres

 • Inuit Organizations registered in Alberta