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Manitoba launches new programs for Indigenous Agriculture and Relationship Development

The new Indigenous Agriculture and Relationship Development program is open for applications until Oct. 27, 2023!
The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg August 2, 2023
Explore Innovative Technologies: In order to enhance local food production, processing, transport, and storage, it's essential to explore and adopt innovative technologies. These technologies can help communities overcome geographical and climatic challenges and improve the efficiency and sustainability of their food systems.

To address the broader socio-economic issues contributing to food insecurity, a social programming component should be integrated into the NNC program. This component could include initiatives aimed at poverty reduction, income support, and other social assistance programs.

Manitoba Agriculture launched its new Indigenous Agriculture and Relationship Development program today with several new funding streams.

The new program will support a wide range of initiatives, priorities, and innovative partnerships that enhance relationships with Indigenous peoples and increase Indigenous participation and opportunities in Manitoba’s agriculture and agri-food economy.

These new programs have been developed to increase Indigenous participation in the agri-food and agriculture sectors. Activities can include establishing and growing food systems, supporting partnerships and collaboration and much more. The Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems program will provide funding across four funding streams:

  • Planning and Consulting, which support access to community-driven, culturally relevant services and the development of resource materials, up to a maximum of $80,000.
  • Training activities, which support sharing skills, group learning and knowledge transfer events, up to a maximum of $10,000.
  • Enhancing Indigenous Food Systems, which support the design and development of community-based food systems from planning and training through to implementation, up to a maximum of $200,000.
  • Capital Equipment and Software, which support access to capital items required in implementing and/or scaling up food system/agriculture projects from production and processing to preservation, with a 50 per cent government and 50 per cent applicant cost-sharing up to a maximum of $50,000 in funding.

There is also a new Relationship Engagement and Relationship Development program that will provide small funding grants of up to $5,000 per application to support meaningful engagement activities prior to exploring ideas and initiating projects. These are terrific for small communities and projects, and are open to Indigenous organizations, not-for-profit groups, Indigenous-owned businesses, academia, researchers and others.

We really encourage anyone who might be interested in these new programs to check them out.

Here are links to each of the new program streams:

Indigenous Agriculture and Relationship Development

  • Planning and Consulting
  • Training
  • Enhancing Indigenous Food Systems
  • Capital Equipment and Software
  • Relationship Engagement and Relationship Development

The Indigenous Agriculture and Relationship Development program is open and accepting applications until Oct. 27, 2023! There are also helpful program staff too who can answer questions and provide more information.

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year, $3.5-billion investment by Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments that supports Canada’s agri-food and agri-products sectors. This includes $1 billion in federal programs and activities and a $2.5-billion commitment that is cost-shared 60 per cent federally and 40 per cent provincially/territorially for programs that are designed and delivered by provinces and territories.

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The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg is a participatory arts collective and living lab, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. It's a space where innovation and creativity thrive. It's latest iteration was launched in 2021 with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. Today, working with students and faculty from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, we fuse traditional and participatory media arts with artificial intelligence, music, storytelling and community-driven, land-based artist residencies to cultivate new voices and bold ideas. Whether through collaborative projects or immersive experiences, our small but vibrant community supports creators to explore, experiment, and connect. Join us at the intersection of artistry, technology, culture and community—where every moment is a new opportunity to create.

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MANITOBA ARTS PROGRAMS

This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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This platform, our Northwestern Ontario hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

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