Call for Proposals:
First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program
The First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP) (formerly the National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (NFNECP)) has issued a call for proposals for 2014-2015 Fiscal year for chemical surveillance, monitoring and risk analysis for First Nations communities in BC.
The FNECP is a chemical surveillance, monitoring and risk analysis program that enables First Nations communities (on-reserve) south of 60° to gather timely and accurate information to identify, characterize and whenever possible reduce human exposures to toxic substances and provide First Nation leaders with an early indication about key chemical contaminants concerns in the community, traditional territory or traditional lands across Canada, creating foundation for risk mitigation action.
The FNECP is an integration of both the National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (NFNECP) and the Regional First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (RFNECP). The program provides funding support directly to First Nation communities/organizations, who partner with public health and/or environmental scientists. Research Projects for the FNECP is funded through the submission and evaluation of Research Proposals from First Nations communities in Canada.
What is chemical surveillance, monitoring and risk analysis?
For the purpose of this Program, chemical surveillance is defined as the monitoring and surveillance of toxic chemicals that are perceived by community members to be elevated and present a risk to their health. The Program encourages particular focus on persistent organic pollutants included under the international Stockholm Convention and heavy metals identified under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Protocol on Heavy Metals (see Appendix A in the Funding Application Guide). The risk analysis activities related to this Program consists of two components: risk assessment and risk communication.
The call will close on November 15th, 2013 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.
For more information: www.environmentalcontaminants.ca
2014-2015 Funding Application Guides
FNECP 2014-2015 Posters
NFNECP 2013-2014 Funded Proposal Titles1.
“Youth Taking Action on Environmental Contaminants: Indigenous Foods and Harvesting Areas” submitted by Brokenhead Ojibway Nation and Sagkeeng First Nation (MB)
2. “Encouraging Healthy Lands and Waters for Future Generations” submitted by Yunesit’in Government and Tsi Del Del First Nation (BC)
3. “First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program” submitted by Lac La Ronge Indian Band (SK)
4. “Assessment of Exposure to Environmental Contaminants through Traditional Marine Food Sources between Urban and Non-urban First Nations Communities” submitted by Tsleil-Waututh and Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation (BC)
5. “Investigating Fish Quality in Lesser Slave Lake” submitted by Sucker Creek and Driftpile First Nations (AB)
6. “First Nations Food Preservation Methods for Wild Game and Fish: Validation of Environmental Contaminants Exposures Derived by Smoke” submitted by Lake Babine First Nation and Nee Tahi
