Ottawa – The Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) component of the Sport Support Program funds eligible organizations to deliver sport for social development projects in Indigenous communities in Canada.
The SSDIC component offers a flexible program that can be tailored to address the self-identified social goals of individual Indigenous communities.
Funding is delivered through 3 streams to expand sport programming in Indigenous communities across Canada:
- Stream One: $5.3 million is available annually to the 13 Provincial/Territorial Aboriginal Sport Bodies (PTASBs) and the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) for the development of sport community projects
- Stream Two: $3.6 million is available annually to Indigenous governments, communities and other not-for-profit Indigenous organizations, as well as non-Indigenous not-for-profit delivery organizations in authentic partnership with an Indigenous organization(s), for projects that promote sport in Indigenous communities
- Stream Three: $2.5 million is available annuallyStream 3 note* to ensure that Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people have access to meaningful sports activities through the SSDIC component
Stream 3 notes
- Stream 3 note *
- Note: Uniquely for fiscal year 2023-2024, $1.25 million will be made available to the 13 PTASBs, as recognized by the ASC, to continue and/or implement Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ programming. This makes a total of $3.75 million available for Stream Three for fiscal year 2023-2024.
Sport for social development
Sport for social development is defined as the use of sport for social development for the purpose of achieving targeted social goals. The SSDIC component is a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, which identified 4 key social development needs of Indigenous communities.
Those needs form the specific social development goals of the SSDIC component for Stream One and Stream Two:
- improved health, education, and employability
- the reduction of at-risk behaviour
Stream Three — Reconciliation and Strength for Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People through Sport was created in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). Drawn from the MMIWG Calls for Justice, Stream Three has unique social development goals which focus on:
- physical and mental health
- suicide prevention
- sexual trafficking awareness and prevention
- safe and healthy relationships
- sexual positivity (2SLGBTQI+)
Stream One
This stream is reserved for PTASBs, as well as for the ASC to provide leadership and support to the PTASBs for their delivery of the initiative.
Read more about who can apply for funding under Stream One of the SSDIC component.
Stream Two
This stream is open to Indigenous governments, communities and other not-for-profit Indigenous organizations, as well as non-Indigenous not-for-profit delivery organizations in authentic partnership with an Indigenous organization(s).
Read more about who can apply for funding under Stream Two of the SSDIC component.
Stream Three
This stream is open to Indigenous governments, communities and other not-for-profit Indigenous organizations, as well as non-Indigenous not-for-profit delivery organizations in authentic partnership with an Indigenous organization(s).
Read more about who can apply for funding under Stream Three of the SSDIC component.
Call for applications
The call for applications for 2023-2024 fiscal year is now closed in all streams.