Indigenous Agriculture and
Relationship Development

Enhancing Indigenous Food Systems

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Accepting applications until 11:59 PM on December 2, 2025.
Program guidelines have been revised for this intake. Please review carefully to ensure eligibility before applying.
 

Supports activities to develop and implement community based food systems from planning through to development and implementation. Food systems planning includes a broad range of activities that may include revitalization of traditional food systems, agriculture, community gardens, and local food sovereignty initiatives, and processing and preservation.

Intake Information

Interested applicants may contact the department at agriculture@gov.mb.ca or 1-800-811-4411 to arrange a discussion to see if your project fits within program eligibility and criteria. If deemed a fit, the department will invite you to submit a full proposal. Alternatively, you may be contacted directly by the department, based on the department's awareness/knowledge of your project.

Applicant Information Forms and Application Worksheets will be provided by the department, for those projects that have been deemed a fit with the program eligibility and criteria.

If you are invited to apply, full proposal will be accepted until 11:59PM on December 2, 2025. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.

Proposed projects must be based on a business plan, engagement outcomes, community development plan, feasibility study or other planning documentation. Applicants may be asked to provide this documentation to support the project application.

Eligible Applicants

The program is open to the following First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Groups:

  • Businesses and organizations
  • Communities
  • Government
  • Primary producers
  • Other Indigenous-led groups undertaking agricultural initiatives

This intake is only open to applicants who have not previously been approved for funding under the Enhancing Indigenous Food Systems funding stream.

Eligible Activities

The following activities are eligible for funding:

  • Implementing projects identified in food system and/or business development plans
  • Testing and adopting technologies or practices to enhance food systems
  • Addressing climate change and enhancing climate change resilience
  • Enhancing youth participation and food system education opportunities
  • Scaling up of production and/or processing
  • Revitalization of traditional food production and processing practices

Project Timeline

  • Projects shall start on, or after, April 1, 2026
  • Projects must be completed no later than December 31, 2027

Cost Share Funding

Eligible applicants can be reimbursed for up to 100 per cent of total approved eligible costs, to a maximum of $200,000 per project.

Additional Information and Documents

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Terms and Conditions Program Guide Sample Agreement