Application Guide for Funding from The

Program Overview

The purpose of the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative is to provide financial contributions to: i) Indigenous organizations (on and off-reserve, First Nation, non-status Indian, Métis and Inuit): ii) Indigenous governments and municipal governments working in collaboration with Indigenous organizations and/or communities; iii) Indigenous communities; and, iv) Canadian universities and colleges, to support the development and implementation of alternatives to incarceration and/or reintegration support.

Funding

Funding provided to recipients is made in the form of contribution payments. According to the Treasury Board of Canada Policy on Transfer Payments, a contribution is “a transfer payment subject to performance conditions specified in a funding agreement. A contribution is to be accounted for and is subject to audit.”

Terms and Conditions

Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for further information when completing this application.

1. Does your project meet one or both of the following objectives of the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative?

a. Support the development of alternatives to incarceration: Yes No

b. Provide reintegration support: Yes No

2. Is your organization:

a. An Indigenous not-for-profit organization (on or off-reserve, First Nation, non-status Indian, Métis, Inuit and urban): Yes No

b. An Indigenous government and/or municipal government working in collaboration with Indigenous organizations and/or communities:

Yes No If yes, state which Indigenous organization and/or community:

c. An Indigenous community:

Yes No

d. A Canadian university or college:

Yes No

If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 b., identity the Indigenous organization/community, and main contact person, that you will be working in collaboration with:

a. Organization/Community name:

b. Street Address:

c. City/Town/First Nation:

d. Province/Territory:

e. Postal Code:

f. Website:

g. Name:

h. Position/Title:

i. Telephone:

j. Email address:

3. Applicant information:

a. Organization name:

b. Street Address:

c. City/Town/First Nation:

d. Province/Territory:

e. Postal Code:

f. Website:

4. Name of contact person:

a. Name:

b. Position/Title:

c. Telephone:

d. Email Address:

5. Name of person with legal signing authority for your organization:

a. Name:

b. Position/Title:

c. Telephone:

d. Email Address:

6. What is the mandate of your organization?

7. Please describe the administrative/governing body of your organization (e.g. a board, council, steering committee, etc.).

8. If your organization is incorporated, please indicate the date of incorporation.

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9. What is your organization’s Business Number (if applicable)?

10. What is your organization’s Charitable Status Number (if applicable)?

11. What is your project’s anticipated start date? (Note – Official start dates dependent on review process and signing of agreements)

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12. What is your project’s duration?

13. Project Costs

Ø What is the overall budget of your project, inclusive of all revenue sources?

Ø How much funding are you requesting from Public Safety Canada?

Note: In-Kind: non-cash input which is given a cash value

14. Project Description

Ø Please provide a brief narrative description of your project:

15. In point form, identify the objectives of your project:

Objectives
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16. In point form, identify the expected outcomes of your project:

Outcomes
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Objectives – The broad categories of activities a project will undertake to achieve its overall goal.

Outcomes – The results the project expects to achieve as a result of the activities undertaken for each Objective. Outcomes are generally quantifiable and measurable.

17. If you answered ‘yes’ to 2 b., describe how you will work in collaboration with the Indigenous organization and/or community.

18. Please complete the work plan template provided below. (If extra space is required, please attach a separate sheet at the end of the application form.)

Project Activity / Description / Target Completion Date

I understand that:

· The information provided in this application may be accessible under the Access to Information Act; and

· If this project is approved, the organization will be required to comply with the terms and conditions set out in a contribution agreement.

Project signing authority:

Name and Title:

Signature:

Date:

*Funding is available for projects up to March 31, 2022. Please complete a separate budget for each year of your project. Delete those that are not necessary.

*Please see Annex B for Eligible/Ineligible Expenditures

Fiscal Year 2017/18

Revenues

Government Funding (municipal, provincial, territorial and federal) / Amount
Identify name of government organization in full / Enter cash value
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Subtotal – Cash
Identify name of government organization in full / Enter in-kind value
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Subtotal – In-kind
Total Government Funding
Non-government Funding and other
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Subtotal – Cash
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Subtotal – In-kind
Total Non-government Funding and other
Total Revenues:

Eligible Expenses

Detailed Eligible Expenditures by Category / Eligible Expenditures
Public Safety Canada Funding / Other Government Funding / Non-Government Funding and other / Total
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Fiscal Year 2018/19

Revenues

Eligible Expenses

Detailed Eligible Expenditures by Category / Eligible Expenditures
Public Safety Canada Funding / Other Government Funding / Non-Government Funding and other / Total
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Fiscal Year 2019/20

Revenues

Government Funding (municipal, provincial, territorial and federal) / Amount
Identify name of government organization in full / Enter cash value
Identify name of government organization in full
Insert more lines if necessary
Subtotal – Cash
Identify name of government organization in full / Enter in-kind value
Identify name of government organization in full
Insert more lines if necessary
Subtotal – In-kind
Total Government Funding
Non-government Funding and other
Identify source of funding by name of organization or activity (i.e. ‘fundraising’, ‘memberships’ etc.) / Enter cash value
Identify source of funding by name of organization or activity (i.e. ‘fundraising’, ‘memberships’ etc.)
Insert more lines if necessary
Subtotal – Cash
Identify name of organization in full / Enter in-kind value
Identify name of organization in full
Subtotal – In-kind
Total Non-government Funding and other
Total Revenues:

Eligible Expenses

Detailed Eligible Expenditures by Category / Eligible Expenditures
Public Safety Canada Funding / Other Government Funding / Non-Government Funding and other / Total
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Fiscal Year 2020/21

Revenues

Eligible Expenses

Fiscal Year 2021/22

Revenues

Eligible Expenses

Eligible Expenditures for the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative

a) Fees and disbursements;

b) Salaries and wages for permanent or temporary professional, clerical, technical and administrative services, including contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Commission, the Canada Pension Plan, the Workers’ Compensation Board, the Provincial Pension Plan or other Employee Benefit Plans;

c) Services for personnel administration, accounting and bookkeeping, processing lawyers accounts and audit fees;

d) Rent, normal utilities such as electricity, heat, water, telephone, maintenance of offices and other buildings, insurance and taxes, where these expenses are directly related to the project and are not core ongoing expenses;

e) Office equipment and minor capital acquisitions net of disposal. Minor capital acquisitions are defined as less than $5,000 per acquisition. The maximum expenditure threshold will be set at the time of Contribution Agreement development;

f) Program supplies and materials;

g) Travel and living expenses related to the delivery of the project, including transportation rental fees;

h) Training programs;

i) Administrative expenses should not exceed 15% of the total contribution provided by the Department for a specific project, if not already included within other line items. If administrative expenses are already included in other line items, then the percentage will be reduced accordingly;

j) Honorarium. In Indigenous communities in Canada, it is deemed culturally inappropriate to “sell” knowledge as this knowledge cannot be owned by any one individual or institution. As a result, in Canada, Aboriginal communities provide honorariums as a token of appreciation for services involving, or contributing to, cultural, traditional, or spiritual activities for which custom and/or propriety forbids a price to be set. Historically, Indigenous people were honoured with the gift of food, clothing or other necessities. In contemporary times, monetary gifts may be presented if it is given in the spirit of a gift, and not that of payment, in exchange for a culturally relevant service. Honoraria will be considered in line with accepted practices for a particular region;

k) Computer services, library expenses, research costs and collection and analysis of statistics;

l) Public awareness and educational activities consistent with the project’s objectives;

m) Translation and simultaneous interpretation activities;

n) Shipping charges, postage, licenses, and other fees;

o) Printing and distribution activities;

p) Hospitality, based on the following criteria:

In Indigenous communities in Canada, a great deal of the work that is done takes place in a communal setting – often, this takes the form of gatherings or ceremonies that have practical uses as well as fulfilling some of the spiritual and cultural needs of participants. Often, more can be accomplished during a day-long gathering or ceremony than can be done in several meetings that take place on a regular basis or back-to-back. This is true for a number of reasons: