Learn more about the project and how to get involved, please join our informational webinar on March 3rd, 2025, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm PT. The webinar will be available in both English and Spanish.
The Building Climate Resilience from Indigenous Perspectives (BCRIP) project is now accepting project proposals for new Indigenous-led Nature-Based Solutions Partnership Projects in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru that are co-designed and co-implemented in partnership with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Please see the information below to learn more about this Call for Proposals.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPEN!
BCRIP will fund partnership projects that include knowledge sharing, relationship building, and joint advocacy opportunities, and focus on several cross-cutting themes, such as Indigenous-led climate action, self-determination, rights, knowledge systems/science and gender equality.
Indigenous co-applicants in Canada will be able to apply for up to $207,000 per project over 12-24 months
Interested First Nations in BC and Indigenous communities and/or organizations in the four Latin American countries will be required to collaborate on the creation and submission of a proposal. Please fill out this Google Form or reach out if you want to build new partnerships or leverage existing partnerships with Indigenous Peoples in Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Guatemala.
Proposals for Partnerships Projects will be due on April 20th, 2025, at 8:59 pm PST, and the projects are anticipated to start between July and August 2025. Approved applicants will implement the partnership projects within a maximum of two years.
ELIGIBILITY
First Nations in BC; a Metis or Inuit organization in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Yukon, NWT, or Nunavut in partnership with an Indigenous Nation or an Indigenous-led organization in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, or Peru, with the effective participation of Indigenous women in its governance preferred.