DATE ISSUED: November 15, 2021
EVENT: Call for additional applications; the Qikiqtani Inuit Association is inviting proposals for the Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is inviting proposals for the Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program (QCAP) in the following Qikiqtani communities:

• Arctic Bay
• Clyde River
• Grise Fiord
• Iqaluit
• Kinngait
• Pond Inlet
• Resolute Bay
• Sanikiluaq
• Sanirajak

Individual Inuit and community groups from these Qikiqtani communities are invited to submit proposals for projects that will run during the 2021-22 fiscal year, to the end of March 2022.

QCAP grants are provided through QIA’s Benefits Fund. Money for the Benefits Fund is derived from the Legacy Fund, as the Legacy Fund grows its revenues go to the Benefits Fund to increase programs for Inuit.

QCAP supports community-based cultural programs. Although land and sewing programs are given priority, QIA will also consider other Inuit cultural programs.

Applications can be completed online at https://www.qia.ca/qcap-application/

If you require assistance in completing the online or paper application form, you can visit your local Community Liaison Officer, call 867-975-8438 or email qcap@qia.ca.

The deadline to apply is November 26, 2021 at 12:00AM EDT.

For more information, please contact:

Will Hopkins, Acting Director of Communications,
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
whopkins@qia.ca
867.975.8413 or
1.800.667.2742