Language Implementation Fund - Inuit Language Promotion and Protection (Schedule B-1)

1. Purpose

This program provides contributions to non-profit organizations, individuals and municipal corporations that want to undertake activities that promote the use, teaching, development, or preservation of Inuktut at the community level and all sectors of Nunavut society. Funding proposals will be considered with respect to the following categories:

• Language training – Programs and tools that support the increased learning, proficiency and linguistic vitality of Inuktut
• Language revitalization -Language revitalization initiatives targeting age groups and communities in which there are concerns of language loss.
• Language resources and media – Initiatives that support the increased production, distribution or access to cultural expression, resources and tools in Inuktut, using all kinds of media, including print, digital audio or video, interactive or other media.
• Language planning – Initiatives that support building community capacity for the assessment of local needs, planning and management of language promotion and collaboration activities
• Language awareness – Initiatives that promote public awareness and appreciation of the history, use, status, importance and diversity of Inuktut in Nunavut.

2. Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to individuals, non-profit organizations and municipal corporations.

3. Review

A Working Group reviews the funding proposals and makes recommendations to the Director of Official Languages. The Manager, Inuktut Language Promotion and Revitalization, or a designate, chairs the Working Group, which is comprised of up to four additional Inuktut-speaking members.

The Working Group meets once per year to review funding proposals. In cases where timelines require a proposed project to be assessed quickly and the Working Group has already met, the Manager, Inuktut Language Promotion and Revitalization may recommend to the Director of Official Languages to approve or reject the funding proposal subject to the evaluation criteria and available funding.

4. Supporting Data

A completed funding proposal is submitted to the department, which includes a description of the project, an outline of the project objectives, the proposed budget (including revenues and expenditures) and a timeline for completion of the project.

5. Accountability

In addition to the reporting and audit requirements outlined in the policy, recipients are also required to submit an achievement report outlining the benefits achieved, compared to the expectations indicated in the proposal.

6. Amount

The maximum contribution that can be awarded is $100,000, subject to available funding. The government’s liability is limited to the amount of funding authorized. In addition, the government will not be responsible for any budget shortfalls or deficits. The Working Group may make a recommendation to the Director of Official Languages for an exception to the above maximum on a case-by-case basis, subject to necessary approvals, where it is satisfied that a project is likely to provide exceptional strategic benefits.

Funds available under this schedule are provided by the Government of Nunavut Department of Culture and Heritage. Additional funds may further be available through intergovernmental agreements that promote and protect the vitality of Inuktut in Nunavut, in a manner consistent with the obligations of Nunavut and of Canada, and with their policies as mutually agreed.

7. Payment

Payments will be issued in two installments, as outlined in the terms of the Conditional Contribution Agreement.

8. Term

Contributions are once per fiscal year, with a reporting period from April 1 to March 31 of each fiscal year. The department may conditionally approve multi-year projects, subject to availability of funds in subsequent years.