Iqaluit, Nunavut – August 4, 2022 The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is now accepting proposals for the Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program (QCAP) for 2022-2023.

Individual Inuit and community groups from any Qikiqtani community is invited to submit a proposal for projects that will run between October 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.

QCAP provides funding for community-based projects that allow community members to participate in and learn traditional skills, such as sewing, harvesting, and on-the-land activities.  QCAP is financed through QIA’s Benefits Fund.

Applications for funding can be completed online here, https://www.qia.ca/qcap-application/, or with the help from your Community Liaison Officer

Some examples of projects that have been accepted and completed in 2021-2022 year:  Skinning tools and skinning preparation, winter fishing and musk ox hunting, fishing and pipsi making, parka making for hunters, traditional outwear making, amauti and parka making and kamik making.

If you are having issues, have questions or need further clarification in the types of programs that can be run or you need help with your online or paper application form, you can contact us by phone at 867-975-8446, toll free at 1-800-667-2742 or by email qcap@qia.ca