First Nation, Métis Chartered Community, organization or association funding information
Purpose
Throughout the development of the accessibility standards, Indigenous Peoples, partners, and organizations received updates on their development and were invited to engage in a variety of ways: through meetings and presentations by government staff, working sessions, and written feedback.
To further ensure effective and meaningful participation in the upcoming public engagement and to align with the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration), SDPR is allocating funding to help facilitate input and feedback specifically from Indigenous Peoples, partners, and organizations.
This funding is available for Indigenous-led engagement activities that will elicit input into the final draft accessibility standards.
The engagement funding will support Indigenous Peoples, partners, and organizations to host small group sessions within their communities between May 31 and July 31, 2024. This input will inform the final draft recommendations that the Provincial Accessibility Committee will present to the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
After engagement activities are complete, the next phase of the standards development will focus on validating considerations and recommendations in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, partners, and organizations.
Eligibility requirements
Recipients eligible to receive funding under this initiative are:
- First Nations
- Inuit
- Modern Treaty Nations
- Métis Chartered Communities
- Tribal councils and associations
- Indigenous organizations representing or providing services to Indigenous Peoples
Multiple Indigenous partners and organizations can be included in a single application. We encourage applicants to clearly identify all active partners within their application.
Reporting requirements
The Final Report (Template is provided) is to be submitted to accessiblebc@urbansystems.ca by September 30, 2024. Unspent funds must be reported to the Ministry in the Final Report.
Note: If some or all of your activities are in partnership with another grantee organization, EACH grantee organization is responsible for submitting their own unique Final Report to account for their activities.
Frequently asked questions
Contact us
If you require assistance, please contact the Accessibility Directorate: engageaccessibility@gov.bc.ca