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Website and Administrative Organization(s):   Community Economic Opportunities Program (CEOP)
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Relevance to Implementation of a TRM: Program or service that is supportive of innovation-related initiatives, or provides substantial large scale (non-debt) funding that could be used for a technology initiatives.
Industry: All Industries
Location: Canada
Objective(s): The intended outcomes of the Community Economic Opportunities Program is to lead to community economic benefits including:

  • more community employment;
  • greater use of land and resources under community control;
  • enhanced community economic infrastructure;
  • more and larger community businesses;
  • more business opportunities; and
  • a better climate and environment for community economic development.
Focus:
  1. Financing
Eligibility:

Eligible applicants include:

  • First Nation Councils;
  • governments of self-governing First Nation and Inuit communities;
  • representative organizations of Inuit communities; and
  • other organizations mandated by the foregoing to carry out ongoing activities and projects on behalf of Inuit communities.
Value: Project contributions are up to $3 000 000.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada funding will not exceed two-thirds of the total project cost for economic infrastructure projects or 80 percent of the total cost for all other types of projects.
Application Process: Applicants may submit a brief Statement of Intent prior to submitting a full application.

After reviewing the Statement of Intent, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada will indicate whether the project meets program criteria, and will advise the applicant on the development of the full application.