By Rosalind Russell – The provincial government is investing $7.7 million to support Indian Residential School Survivors.
Applications are now open for communities and organizations that provide supports to survivors and their families impacted by burial investigations.
Eligible communities and organizations can receive up to $250,000 for initiatives such as public education and awareness, survivor engagement, gatherings, commemoration initiatives and research activities that connect community members to ongoing investigations.
Applications for funding are open through the Ontario government’s Transfer Payment Ontario website until September 8th.
To date, Ontario has invested $124.5 million to support the identification, investigation, protection and commemoration of burials at former Residential Schools across the province.
Photo: Ruins of the residential school in Spanish, Ontario. Photo by Rosalind Russell
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