FPCC is now accepting applications for heritage funding to support community-led projects that revitalize B.C. First Nations cultural heritage
The Heritage Vitality Program supports the revitalization and safeguarding of B.C. First Nations cultural heritage through funding, resources and by providing opportunities that bring people together to share knowledge.
Three different funding streams are currently being offered – Cultural Practices, Heritage Stewardship and Braided Infrastructure. Each stream has its own objective, funding amount and application.
Things to Know About Applying this Year
We’ve brought together all Heritage Program funding information, resources and guidance into a single, easy-to-navigate location.
We’ve also streamlined funding opportunities by combining several grants to reduce the administrative burden on applicants. Cultural Practices and Braided Knowledge are now offered under Cultural Practices, while Braided Infrastructure and Arts Infrastructure – Community Art Spaces are now offered under Braided Infrastructure.
Visit the Heritage Vitality Program page to learn about eligibility, access the funding guide and watch a recorded information video to get started.
The application deadline is November 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. PCT
Heritage Vitality Program Funding Streams
Cultural Practices – $20,000 to $50,000
Cultural Practices supports B.C. First Nations’ projects that focus on planning, carrying out and documenting community-based cultural practices and events. These may include cultural practices that have been continuously carried out over generations, as well as “sleeping” practices that a community intends to reawaken.
All Cultural Practices projects must include a mentorship component that supports the transfer of cultural knowledge and practical skills from Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and other mentors, which may include fluent speakers and artists, to youth and other community members.
Heritage Stewardship – up to $75,000 (Eligible for $25,000 per selected priority area, up to 3)
Heritage Stewardship supports B.C. First Nations’ projects that focus on long-term stewardship and revitalization of their culture and heritage through mobilization, documentation and organization of knowledge. It supports four priority areas that represent different stewardship approaches: Sense of Place, Climate Change, Oral Histories and Protocols, and Digitization and Archiving.
Braided Infrastructure – up to $100,000
Braided Infrastructure is led by the FPCC Heritage and Arts Programs. Braided Infrastructure supports B.C. First Nations’ efforts to develop infrastructure projects that braid together arts, culture, heritage and the values and teachings as understood through B.C. First Nations languages. It funds a broad range of infrastructure projects that conserve, repair or develop B.C. First Nations’ cultural heritage and arts infrastructure.
Heritage Funding Eligibility
The following are eligible to apply:
- Recognized First Nations governments, bands or tribal councils located in B.C.
- B.C. First Nations–led museums, cultural spaces, not-for-profit societies registered in B.C., in good standing and governed by B.C. First Nations individuals with at least 65% of directors identifying as members of one of the 204 recognized B.C. First Nations.
- Urban and off-reserve B.C. First Nations organizations governed by B.C. First Nations individuals with at least 65% of directors identifying as members of one of the 204 recognized B.C. First Nations
- B.C. First Nations schools and adult education centres operating on First Nations lands in B.C.; schools serving one community must apply through their Nation or Band Office
How to Apply
Please visit the Heritage Vitality Program page for more information on eligibility, links to guidelines and how to apply.
Note: We’ve created two information videos to support applicants. One provides an overview of the Heritage Vitality Program and the other provides useful tips for completing an application. Links to both videos are available on the program page.
We are here to provide support
If you have any questions about the application process, eligibility and would like to discuss project planning and/or need support in completing your application, please contact program staff listed on the bottom of the program page by November 12, 2026, two weeks before the deadline.
Share the news
Please share these funding opportunities with your network by downloading the program poster.
Learn More
Find more information on FPCC’s Heritage Programs here.
Read community stories about Heritage grant recipients here.
View Heritage resources here.
View all current FPCC funding opportunities here.
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Do you have a story about the work your community is doing to revitalize First Nations languages, heritage and arts in B.C.? We want to hear from you! Please send your story to info@fpcc.ca and check back as we post more stories about the good work being done across the province.
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