Strategic Initiatives Fund – Program Engagement Sessions

May 28, 2021

Learn more about Northern Development’s Strategic Initiatives Fund from Derek Baker, director of economic development. The Zoom sessions will detail the benefits of the Strategic Initiatives Fund, types of eligible projects, what to include in your application and more. This informative time will help potential applicants prior to the July 31 grant application deadline.

This session is for all local and First Nations governments in Northern Development’s service region.

If you work for a local or First Nation government in central or northern B.C. and are interested in learning more about the Strategic Initiatives Fund, register to join a Zoom session on June 8 or June 22.

Register for June 8 session.
Register for June 22 session.

The Strategic Initiatives Fund is a proposal-based program that provides grant funding for strategic projects that are large in scale, regional in impact, enhance a community or multiple communities’ ability to overcome economic challenges and will result in incremental capacity or strategic economic infrastructure within a local government or First Nation. Approximately $1.1 million is available through the fund in 2021. Visit the Strategic Initiatives Fund program page to learn more.