Alberta’s government is providing $8 million to fund the Alberta Residential Schools Community Research Grant that is open to Indigenous communities and groups that will lead the research into undocumented deaths and burials in residential schools. Grant funding will be available to Indigenous communities and organizations for the following purposes:

• Community-driven research, including gathering oral histories and knowledge of elders (as appropriate).
• Community-led engagement to determine how communities wish to proceed with a burial site.
• Use of ground-penetrating radar and other technologies to explore potential unmarked burial sites.
• Partnering with experts experienced in locating human burials.
• Maintenance and commemorative work, such as installation or restoration of grave markers, placement of memorials or commemoration events.

Individual applications can receive up to a maximum of $150,000. Applications are now available and will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2022.