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Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
Indigenous Services Canada · Federal
In plain language
Fills gaps between existing federal programs for Indigenous participation in energy, mining, forestry, fisheries, and agriculture. $190M deployed 2015–2025, unlocked $612M+ in additional public/private co-funding. Highly relevant in NL/Labrador for Innu Nation, NunatuKavut, and Nunatsiavut initiatives in critical minerals, fisheries, forestry, and clean energy. Not an open-portal application — approach SPI Secretariat directly with a concrete partnership concept and co-funding leads. Recent initiatives have included forestry and carbon-credit capacity-building.
Realistic range
$100,000 – $5,000,000
Avg award
$750,000
Max advertised
$5,000,000
Cost share
—
Accessibility
2 / 5
Effort
3 / 5
Deadline
Continuous intake
Repayable?
No
Who qualifies
Entity types
Indigenous Band, Nonprofit
Sectors
Mining, Forestry, Fisheries, Agriculture, Energy, Environment
Regions
NL Wide
Demographics prioritized
Indigenous
What you'll have to report
Partnership activity reporting, leveraged-funding tracking (SPI reports ~3x co-investment from other partners), Indigenous-community outcomes metrics, final report.