Funding for Community Governments
Find funding programs designed to support NWT community governments.
Narrow down funding opportunities by category based on what kind of funding you are looking for.
Agri-food Funding
A partnership with the Government of Canada to create a sustainable, inclusive and innovative agriculture and agri-food sector.
Canada Housing Infrastructure Funding for Communities
Funding for essential water, wastewater and solid waste projects to support new housing development in the Northwest Territories.
Community Access Program
Funding for communities toward the construction or maintenance of access roads, trails, docks and wharves.
Community Economic Development (SEED)
Funding to local communities and organizations looking to further develop their economies, advance regional economic development initiatives, and/or invest in events promoting economic opportunities.
Community Government Hosting Evacuees Grant
Provides financial assistance to community governments that host evacuees who do not go to a designated Evacuation Centre.
Community Search and Rescue Funding
Funding to support community organized searches for missing persons in the Northwest Territories.
Community Suicide Prevention Fund
Funding for community-based suicide prevention activities in the Northwest Territories.
Community Tourism Infrastructure Contribution Program
Funding to community governments and non-government organizations to support new and innovative infrastructure projects.
Community Training Partnerships
This program provides support for third-party organizations to deliver community and regional activities aimed at increasing skills development, including workplace essential skills, in the labour market.
Community Wildfire Preparedness Day Grant
Funding for communities, neighbourhoods, and organizations to run FireSmart events and activities.
Dedicated Wage Funding
Dedicated Funding to support wages for early childhood educators employed in licensed centre-based programs and employer related costs.
Disaster Financial Assistance
After a disaster, the GNWT may implement the Disaster Assistance policy to provide disaster financial assistance to individuals, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. This page provides information on how to apply for disaster financial assistance.
Early Childhood Infrastructure Fund
Funding for projects that preserve or expand existing infrastructure of licensed centre-based child care spaces or to create new licensed centre-based child care spaces in NWT communities.
Early Years Community Program funding
Early Years Community Program Funding promotes access to early learning opportunities.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program
This program supports the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the Northwest Territories.
Employee Training Program
This program offers funding to employers to offset the cost of training employees.
Employment Assistance Services
Employment Assistance Services provides career and employment assistance targeted to local and regional needs.
Flexible Operating Funding
Funding to licensed centre-based programs, empowering them to make program-level decisions that align with their unique needs, such as mortgage, rent, utilities, wages, or professional fees.
Gender-Based Violence Community Initiatives Fund
The Gender-Based Violence Community Initiatives Fund provides funding for community-based initiatives across the Northwest Territories that support the implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Grant Program
This program helps fund projects that reduce or replace fossil fuel use and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the NWT.
Ground Ambulance and Highway Rescue Services Funding
Funding to help support the delivery of community-based emergency response, ground ambulance, and rescue service.
Health and Safety Funding for Centre-based Programs
Funding to help licensed centre-based programs with the cost of repairs and maintenance required by annual health and fire safety inspections.
Healthy Choices Fund
Funding for health promotion and prevention activities that support NWT residents.
Job Creation Partnership
This program provides support to organizations to deliver local activities, which either include a work experience component, or guarantee employment at the end of the project.
Mental Wellness and Addictions Recovery Fund
Funding to help deliver culturally relevant, community-based options for people living with mental health and addictions in the NWT.
NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (NWT CIMP)
NWT CIMP coordinates, conducts, and funds research and reporting about the environment in the NWT.
Shelter Enhancement Fund
Building repair and program support funding for homeless shelters.
Small Community Homelessness Fund
Funding for community projects that look to address homelessness.
Strategic Workforce Initiative
This program supports organizations with labour market activities that promote labour force development, workforce adjustments, and human resources planning.
Supporting Child Inclusion and Participation - Inclusion Funding
Funding for licensed centre-based ELCC programs to obtain the necessary supports for children with diverse developmental needs to access early learning.
Trades and Occupation Wage Subsidy Program
This program provides financial support to employers to hire and train skilled apprentices and occupation trainees who are registered with the Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification Program.
Wage Subsidy Program
This program provides funding to employers to hire and train Northwest Territories residents.
Youth Centres Initiative
Funding to assist with the operating costs of youth centres or other community-based facilities in the Northwest Territories (NWT)
Youth Contributions Program
The Youth Contribution Program provides funding to community governments or registered non-profit territorial, regional and community-based organizations that are providing specific programs or services to youth.