Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society

Description

Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) Society’s funding grants are designed to support sustainable economic activity in northern communities affected by the Kitimat-Kemano project and by the creation of the Nechako Reservoir. NKDF spends the income from its long-term investments on projects that meet each community’s economic development and community building goals and contribute to overall community health, development and stability.

Eligibility requirements

The investment area for NKDF is normally limited to those areas with evidence of impacts from Alcan’s (Rio Tinto) Nechako Reservoir and Kemano power project. Applications can be made from local governments, First Nations and legally incorporated non-profit organizations serving the following communities and nearby rural areas:

• Kitamaat Village
• Southside
• Nee Tahi Buhn Band
• Cheslatta Carrier Nation
• Skin Tyee Band
• Village of Burns Lake
• Ts'il Kaz Koh (formerly know as Burns Lake Band)
• Lake Babine Nation (Woyenne)
• Stellat'en First Nation
• Village of Fraser Lake
• Nadleh Whut’en Band
• Fort Fraser
• District of Vanderhoof
• Saik’uz First Nation

Visit NKDF’s website for specific program eligibility requirements.

Status

Open and Continuous

Visit NKDF’s website for specific program intake periods.

Administration

Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society helps the people of northwest B.C. by investing in sustainable economic and community stability projects in the area most affected by the Kemano project and the creation of the Nechako Reservoir.