Call for Proposals Research and Training and Capacity Building – Inuit Nunangat 2024-2027

The Call for Proposals Research and Training and Capacity Building – Inuit Nunangat 2024-2027 is now closed.

Polar Knowledge Canada accepted proposals for 1, 2 and 3 year projects with a start date of June 2024, for Inuit Nunangat research and training and capacity building projects.

Up to a total of $1.3 million per year in contribution funding was awarded to projects across two funding programs: Science and Technology Program, and Training and Capacity Building.

Successful projects will advance Polar Knowledge Canada's mandate, which includes to:

• advance Canada's knowledge of the Arctic;
• strengthen Canadian leadership in polar science and technology; and
• promote the development and distribution of knowledge of the other circumpolar regions, including the Antarctic.

This call was supported through Polar Knowledge Canada's Grants and Contributions to Support the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology. Projects funded through Polar Knowledge Canada must adhere to the funding program's terms and conditions.

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• Call for Proposals Research and Training and Capacity Building – Inuit Nunangat 2024-2027

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For all questions regarding the Call for Proposals Research and Training and Capacity Building – Inuit Nunangat 2024-2027, write to the Grants and Contributions Team.

Recipients

Recipient legal name	Agreement value in Canadian dollars (CAD)	Project description
Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk	$450,000	Building on POLAR funded Future Tuktoyaktuk (2019-2023), which established baseline geoscience information to support shore protection, mitigation and a planning strategy, this project will provide capacity training to the Hamlet to effectively monitor and guide the detailed holistic plan for Future Tuktoyaktuk, based on targeted and relevant, locally collected, owned, and analysed scientific data.
University of Calgary	$450,000	Advance the collaboratively developed targeted wildlife health surveillance system farther across Inuit Nunangat, build community capacity in wildlife health surveillance, address emerging wildlife health issues, and mobilize Indigenous voices in wildlife management to proactively detect and address human health and wildlife conservation concerns.
Anguvigaq	$450,000	Advance accurate measurements of beluga whales in Marralik-Ungunniavik using hydrophones and Indigenous Knowledge tools (e.g., how often, seasonal variability, etc.), and support more meaningful and better-informed management decisions.
Ocean Networks Canada	$375,593	Connect youth from five Inuit Nunangat communities with world-leading ocean science, place-based Indigenous knowledge and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) with the goal of training the next generation of ocean scientists, marine resource managers, environmental stewards and guardians. Provide capacity building and paid part-time employment in youth's communities and opportunities to work with visiting researchers and learning activities in local schools.
Inuvialuit Land Administration (ILA)	$450,000	Develop and implement a methane detection program and train Inuvialuit beneficiaries to use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) affixed with methane sensors, as well as ground-based methane sensors to monitor oil and gas wells and emissions on their lands.
Qikiqtani Inuit Association	$450,000	Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) researchers will travel to Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq, Clyde River and Pond Inlet to interview Inuit commercial fishers, Inuit-owned fishing companies, co-management bodies and other knowledge holders, and document the evolution of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) and produce: an illustrated book on IQ and Qikiqtani commercial fisheries; train and mentor Inuit post-secondary students; and create a stronger research network with Alaska and Greenland Inuit.
Makivvik Corporation	$385,000	Build on Nunamik Takunnatut, the CINUK Arctic research funded program that developed a wildlife health monitoring system, and support communities to deploy the system through management of sampling kits, analysis of samples, community feedback tours, and holding a workshop to finalize the wildlife health monitoring system.
McGill University	$390,000	The proposed project builds on an existing project to support community-led polar bear research by supporting the development of a community-led polar bear research network, providing comprehensive training on non-invasive sampling techniques, fostering knowledge exchange among participating communities, and culminating in the acquisition and ownership of polar bear data.
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC)	$300,000	Supplement the recently established Community Research Network program which coordinates the implementation of IRC's climate change and energy community programming by providing skills training and professional development opportunities to the Community Research Administrators (CRAs) in the program's six ISR communities.
SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Inc	$199,407	Adapt and pilot SmartICE Operator Training for Search-and-Rescue (SAR) responders in two Inuit Nunangat communities, by tailering and using the Pilimmaksaqniq Sikulirijimik training program.