National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program & Drinking Water Quality Program

The NFNECP and DWQP are collaborative initiatives between the First Nations University of Canada, Health Canada, and the Assembly of First Nations. The key objective of the programs is to assist Canada’s First Nations people (who reside south of the 60th parallel), to assess the extent of their exposure to environmental contaminants and the potential for associated risk to their health and well-being The program provides funding on a yearly basis to communities engaging in community-based research on links between environmental contamination and human health. 

 

Both Programs are rooted within a community-based approach to environmental health research. The approach acknowledges the need for a higher degree of integration between human health research activities and meaningful community participation. The program places emphasis on equity, and is committed to supporting projects that embrace multi-disciplinary approaches to research and action. The programs project selection also focuses on the necessity of community participation, from research design, to decision making and policy change, to practical application and evaluation. Successful proposals often display the following elements:

 

For more information on the types of research that funding is available for and requirements of the research proposals process to the Developing, Writing, and Submitting Proposals Sections for either the DWQP or the NFNECP.

 

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