Funding for firearms safety in Indigenous communities

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• General information
• Eligible participants
• Eligible activities
• Eligible expenses
• How to apply
• Resources

General information

The Canadian Firearms Program is committed to supporting community safety of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.

Working with Indigenous organizations, the Canadian Firearms Program provides contribution funding to support initiatives aimed at promoting firearms safety in Indigenous communities.

These investments support Indigenous communities' efforts to encourage the safe use and handling of firearms, for example, through outreach, training, and assisting community members to apply for firearms licences.

Eligible participants

Eligible recipients include:

• Indigenous governments and councils, hunters and trappers associations, and wildlife boards
• national, regional and local Indigenous organizations
• not-for-profit organizations whose mandate is to support Indigenous communities

Eligible activities

Eligible activities include:

• community needs assessment to support firearms safety
• community outreach and other activities that promote the safe use and handling of firearms
• delivery of the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course

Eligible expenses

Eligible expenses include:

• honoraria or ceremonial offerings for Elders and Knowledge Keepers
• employee salaries or professional services (facilitator, interpreter, translation and disability related supports)
• travel, accommodation, meals and incidentals
• rental of meeting space
• other administrative expenses

How to apply

For the Canadian Firearms Program to consider a funding application, we require a completed RCMP Form 6606.

Officials are available to work with Indigenous communities and eligible recipients to support them with the development of a funding application.

Please send the completed application form to cfp_grants_and_contributions@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Once an application has been approved, the CFP will work with the applicant to finalize a project funding agreement.

Resources

For more information or assistance, please contact your local Chief Firearms Officer or email cfp_grants_and_contributions@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.