Heritage funding for B.C. First Nations is now available through FPCC’s Cultural Practices Grant to support community-based cultural practices and events.
The Cultural Practices Grant (CPG) is now open for applications! This funding supports a wide variety of B.C. First Nations cultural activities and practices that may include celebrating and honouring youth, seasonal or celestial activities and events, knowledge gathering and transfer and many more. Register for our upcoming information session to learn more about how your community can benefit.
The application deadline is: December 12, 2025.
This project helped build cultural pride, strengthened students’ connection to their heritage and brought communities across Nisga’a Valley closer together.”
– Cultural Practices Grant recipient, Gingolx Village Government / Nathan Barton Elementary School.
Note: Projects funded through CPG must include a training and/or mentorship component. This supports the grant objectives of revitalizing and strengthening cultural practices and facilitating intergenerational knowledge transfer.
Eligibility
First Nations and First Nations-led organizations in B.C. are encouraged to apply. Please visit the program page for full eligibility criteria.
Information Session
Are you interested in applying but would like to know more? Join our online information session on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. PT. We’ll provide additional application information and the opportunity to ask questions.
Please register for the online information session in advance on the program page.
For those who are unable to attend, a recording will be available to view on the program page after the session has been completed.
How to Apply
Prior to starting your application, please visit the Cultural Practices Grant page for more information, links to the guidelines and application, and registration link for the info session.
FPCC Cultural Practices Grant applications are accepted on the FPCC Grant Portal.
We are here to provide support
If you require assistance with your application or would like to request a review of your application with feedback from staff, please email cpg@fpcc.ca by November 28, 2025 which is two weeks before the deadline.
Share the news
Please share this funding opportunity with your network by downloading the program poster.
Funders
The Cultural Practices Grant is funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation through a Canada-British Columbia bilateral agreement as part of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. Support for the Cultural Practices Grant furthers the ongoing work under Safe and Supported: B.C.’s Gender-Based Violence Action Plan.
Learn more
Additional heritage funding may be accessed through Heritage BC, Department of Canadian Heritage, Vancouver Foundation, Telus Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact the staff member listed on the CPG Program page.
Find more information on FPCC’s Heritage Programs here.
Read community stories about Heritage grant recipients here.
View Heritage resources here.
Visit the Heritage Stewardship Toolkit
View all current FPCC funding opportunities here.
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