Indigenous Homes Innovation Initiative

Process

The following timeline may change:

• Launch and call for ideas open

  April 11, 2019

• Call for applications closes

  August 1, 2019

• First-stage screening

  Fall 2019

• 24 applicants selected for the Accelerator

  December 2019

• Accelerator begins

  January 2020 for up to 18 months depending on project needs

• Second-stage screening

  Beginning spring 2020

• Project implementation period

  2020-2023

• Lessons learned and knowledge sharing

  Throughout the Initiative

The Initiative has 4 stages:

1. First-stage Screening and Evaluation

Indigenous Services Canada will screen all applications for basic eligibility and forward those that are eligible to the Indigenous Steering Committee. The Committee will review, evaluate and recommend up to 24 Indigenous innovators to the Minister of Indigenous Services for Accelerator participation.

2. Accelerator Period

During the Accelerator period, up to 24 Indigenous innovators will spend up to 18 months working with experts on refining their ideas. The Indigenous Steering Committee will determine the exact level of support based on the size, complexity and level of development of the innovators’ ideas.

Innovators that successfully complete the Accelerator period and develop their ideas into fully implementable proposals will move to the second-stage screening.

3. Second-stage Screening and Project Implementation Period

The Indigenous Steering Committee will review and evaluate fully developed proposals that successfully complete the Accelerator. The Committee will select between 15 and 24 projects for implementation. The Committee will determine the exact number of projects and the exact amount of funding based on the size, complexity and the potential to achieve the goals of the Initiative.

4. Lessons Learned and Knowledge Sharing

The Initiative is an opportunity to gather and analyze new approaches and share lessons learned with Indigenous communities across Canada.

Throughout the Initiative, the Indigenous Steering Committee and Indigenous Services Canada will seek to identify information that can foster the success of future projects related to Indigenous homes.

Once funded projects are implemented, the innovators will receive additional funding to review their projects and share lessons learned with Indigenous communities and others across Canada.