Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ Community Response Fund

The purpose of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ (MMIWG+) Community Response Fund is to provide financial support for projects focused on:

• Violence prevention through partnership building and development; and
• Activities that promote and enhance violence prevention and build safety for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit+ people, their families and communities.

Under this grant program, recipients may be awarded up to a maximum of $40,000 for eligible projects.

To apply for this grant, your organization must be one of the following Saskatchewan-based entities:

• Registered non-profit organization based in Saskatchewan
• First Nations, Tribal Councils and/or Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
• Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and its Regions, Locals and Affiliates
• Municipalities

* Please note:

• Non-Indigenous non-profit organizations and municipalities are strongly encouraged to partner with an Indigenous community or organization demonstrated by a Letter of Support that explains the partner’s role in the project.
• Non-profits must be in existence for at least one full fiscal year to be eligible for funding.
• Eligible applicants must be in good standing with the Minister of Government Relations’ First Nations and Métis Relations (FNMR) grant funding programs and not have any outstanding final reports.

Ineligible Applicants

• Individuals
• Unincorporated entities
• For-profit corporations

Applicants must include a budget in their submission that provides a clear explanation and cost breakdown of the project. All funding requested must be specific to the project.

A sample budget template is available for applicants. Please contact fnmr@gov.sk.ca to request a copy.

Important Considerations for Developing a Budget

The Ministry of Government Relations may provide up to a maximum of $40,000 for successful projects.

Applicants must include in their application the full cost details of the project and not only what is being applied for through the FNMR grant.

All eligible expenses must fall within the indicated start and end date of the project and must be verifiable by receipts. Expenses incurred before or after the project start and end dates will not be eligible.

Grant funds that are not spent must be returned to the Ministry of Government Relations.

Eligible Expenses

The funding requested must be specific to the project and eligible expenses for the funding include:

• Contracted services, honoraria and gifts for Elders, Knowledge Keepers, resource people who are offering their skills and expertise for the term of the project.
• In-province travel expenses for project participants, including gas and vehicle rental during project duration.
• Materials and supplies related to the implementation and delivery of the project.
• Cultural protocol expenses such as tobacco.
• Facility costs would only be considered eligible in situations where additional space is required for the project to move ahead.
• Administrative costs up to a maximum of 10 per cent of the total grant amount.

Ineligible Expenses

Ineligible expenses for the grant funding would include the following:

• Existing staff salaries or wages.
• Out-of-province travel.
• Capital expenditures such as construction, major infrastructure, land or building acquisitions.
• The existing space/facility of an applicant organization is not eligible and would be considered as an in-kind contribution – i.e. rent, utilities and office overhead.
• Major purchases such vehicles, computer equipment and other tangible assets.
• Administrative costs over 10 per cent of the total grant amount.

Funds may only be used for the eligible expenditures outlined in the grant agreement. Changes to the use of funds must have prior approval in writing by the Ministry of Government Relations. Funds may not be transferred to other activities or organizations and unused funds must be returned to the ministry.

Eligible projects must support violence prevention and/or build safety for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit+ people in Saskatchewan.

Preference will be given to projects that have not received funding from this grant program in the previous 12 months.

Projects will be considered ineligible if the proposed project:

• is intended to make a profit;
• is more than half-way complete at the time of application; or
• is already receiving federal funding from Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada.

Applicants may not apply to more than one FNMR grant program to support the same project.

Projects will be assessed on the following:

• Clear, achievable prevention and/or safety-focused deliverables
• Local or community involvement
• Innovation and creativity
• Partnership and relationship building
• Inclusion of diverse and/or multigenerational groups (2S+, men/boys, youth, Knowledge Keepers/Elders)
• Measurement to determine impact
• Budget is well developed with realistic expenditures

The deadline to submit applications for this year’s funding has passed. Please visit this page next spring for a new funding application intake.

Please note:

• Receipt of applications from this year's intakes will be acknowledged by email.
• As this is a competitive application process, not all assessed projects will receive funding.
• Funding decisions from this year’s intake will be provided to the applicant in writing. Decisions are deemed final, and they will not be appealed.

As a condition of funding, organizations will be required to complete an interim report midway through the project, which is appended to each grant agreement. In addition, a final report along with a statement of project expenditures must be submitted by the due date specified in each organization’s grant agreement.

Each expenditure shall correspond to eligible approved expenses identified in the grant agreement.

Download the final reporting form.

The ministry may publish recipients, events, projects and grant amounts.

The following projects and events were supported through the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ (MMIWG+) Community Response Fund in 2024-25.