Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants – Stage 1

Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants – Stage 1 is sponsored by SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC. Supports interdisciplinary research and training in First Nations and Métis communities.

##### SSHRC Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants SSHRC (Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council) Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants are valued at a total investment of $19 million over four years, for the following categories of Métis, First Nations, and Indigenous not-for-profit organizations and Indigenous institutions serving more than one distinction: **All grants for this funding opportunity are reserved for:** * **First Nations or Métis not-for-profit organizations** * **First Nations or Métis postsecondary institutions** * **Indigenous not-for-profit organizations serving more than one distinction** * **Indigenous postsecondary institutions serving more than one distinction** Federal budget commitment forInuitresearch will be allocated through a separate funding mechanism.

This call for proposals affirms and seeks to build on Indigenous knowledge systems and Indigenous ontology, epistemology and methodology. Networks are encouraged to be wholistic, reflecting the full range of collaboration across disciplines and subject areas pertaining to the social sciences and humanities; natural sciences and engineering; and health and wellness.

By leveraging research already underway in Indigenous communities, these grants will support decolonized research and training in Canada.

The grants respond specifically to the following elements in theSetting new directions to support Indigenous research and research training in Canada strategy: * supporting the research priorities of Indigenous Peoples; * championing Indigenous leadership, self-determination, and capacities in research; * recognizing Indigenous ways of knowing as an integral part of valid and authoritative research; * supporting Indigenous-led strategies and structures that address respectful and mutually beneficial data management and intellectual property rights in Indigenous research; and * decolonization of Indigenous research through the development of clear structures and resources for Indigenous Peoples to build research capacity, including creating greater funding accessibility to granting agency programs.

###### Funding Amount and/or Duration Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants Stage 1 are valued at up to $75,000 for one year. Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants Stage 2 (by invitation only) are valued at up to $1. 75 million per grant.

A one-year automatic grant extension without additional funding is also available for Stage 2. Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD) Agency Deadline (External) Internal approval by the Chair/Director and Dean through https://sfu. kuali.

co/ is due to ORS at least 3 business days before the external deadline. Please allow enough time for Chair/Director and Dean approval according to your unit's requirements. (Please note that this does not concern applications administered by ISA.)

Contact Climate Innovation Director of Strategy Deborah Harford (dharford@sfu. ca) for assistance with funding applications related to climate change research. As an institutional grant, the Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants are only open toeligible Indigenous not-for-profit organizationsorIndigenous postsecondary institutions(universities or colleges) in Canada.

Grant funds can only be administered by aneligible Indigenous postsecondary institutionorIndigenous not-for-profit organizationlocated in Canada. Institutions that wish to administer a grant awarded under this funding opportunity must hold or obtaininstitutional eligibility. Proposals can be submitted by a team of researchers (consisting of one project director and one or more co-applicants and/or collaborators).

The project director prepares the application on behalf of the eligible institution or organization, participants, and any partner organizations. The project director must be affiliated with the applying Indigenous not-for-profit organization or Indigenous postsecondary institution.

Since the institution or organization will maintain and administer the funding, the host institution may nominate an alternative project director in case the project director named on the application declines to stay on for the duration of the project.

### Partner organizations Canadian or international institutions and organizations from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors may be on the grant team as partner organizations. Indigenous academic and non-academic organizations, and Indigenous governing bodies of all types are welcome to join grant teams.

Although contributions can includecash and/or in-kind contributions, in an effort to alleviate barriers to all communities’ participation, partners’ contributions can be described within the application. This support can be included as part of the social and familial relationships and networks associated with research costs and/or specific contributions such as using ancestral language(s) to engage with communities.

###### Allowable Expenses * Grant funds cannot be used to remunerateteammembers regardless of an individual’s eligibility to apply for grants. * This includes postdoctoral fellows serving in any capacity as a named member of theteam. ***Exception to the above rule:**In some cases, Indigenousteammembers may be compensated.

For more information, see theTri-agency guideline on remuneration for Indigenous people participating in funded projects. In such cases, the team member may not be delegated to authorize grant expenditures, and under no circumstances is the project director eligible to be compensated from grant funds.

* Grant funds can be used for consulting fees for expert and/or professional and technical services that contribute directly to the proposed research activities, as long as the service is not being provided by ateammember or an individual whose status would make them eligible to hold a SSHRC grant.

* Grant funds are provided to cover some or all direct costs of the research, and the benefits from their use must be directly attributable to the research/activities. Project directors are encouraged to consult theTri-Agency Guide on Financial Administrationand specifically, its principles governing the appropriate use of grant funds, to better understand what costs may be covered under which category.

In recognition of the unique needs for Indigenous research,**the budget can include an amount for indirect costs that is up to 30% of the amount requested for direct costs**in the total funding request and budget justification. The indirect costs component of each grant is included in the award value, not in addition to the award value.

Eligible indirect costs include those specified in the five categories of expenses eligible and ineligible under the Research Support Fund. However, grants awarded through this funding opportunity are excluded from the calculation of credits to institutions under the Fund.

* In alignment with the Government of Canada’s commitment to Reconciliation, the Tri-Agency Indigenous Strategy, and the objectives set by this unique funding opportunity toward growing capacity, grant funds**can be used for course release time**to allow an individual to engage in research activities.

###### Application Process Project directors must complete the application form in accordance with the accompanying applicationinstructions. Applications must be submitted electronically by an authorized research grants officer, or equivalent, from the project director’s institution, or by a representative of the not-for-profit organization who has financial signing authority and is**not**participating in the project.

Funding opportunity streams as an indication of the best match to the priorities of the proposal: * Métis Stream (Metis not-for-profit organization or postsecondary institution) * First Nations Stream (First Nations not-for-profit organization or postsecondary institution) * Multiple Indigenous Communities Stream (Indigenous not-for-profit organizations or Indigenous postsecondary institutions, serving more than one distinction) Funding opportunity stream selection is at the discretion of the project director/partnership.

Seeinstructionson stream selection. Agency staff cannot advise prospective project directors about selecting a stream, nor can they specify the funding allocated to each stream. Final stream selection is based on the recommendation of the merit review committee (see details below).

Stage 1 will include the development of: * general network objectives & research questions; * general team/partnership composition of the network; * priorities for exploration and research through the research network program; and * preliminary budget for development funding. ###### For More Information For more information, contact: Email:Indigenous-Autochtone@sshrc-crsh. gc.

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