Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) – Post COVID-19 Professional Services Relief Grant Program (2022)

  • This program is currently closed.

Description:

The Post COVID-19 Professional Services Relief Grant Program provides funding to Aboriginal business located in one of the thirty-three First Nation communities serviced under NADF’s Community Futures funding agreement for eligible services acquired after March 15, 2020.

Comments on Funding:

Funding will take the form of a grant of up to $5,000 for eligible services acquired after March 15, 2020.

Eligibility:

Applicant must submit:

  • be wholly-owned or majority-owned Aboriginal businesses;
  • be located in one of the thirty-three First Nation communities serviced under NADF’s Community Futures funding agreement (see the listing in Source 2 column);
  • be SMEs (i.e. retail shops, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.) and businesses of strategic importance to the community;
  • not qualify for or must have been declined or have not accessed other Government of Canada COVID-19 relief supports, or the applicant can demonstrate the need for incremental support if other COVID-19 relief supports have been received;
  • have been viable SMEs as of March 1, 2020;
  • have been SMEs established prior to March 1, 2020.

Applications Steps:

Other Things to Note:

Program no longer active in January 2022.

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