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Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

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  • First Grant
    2016
  • Total Number of Grants
    4
  • Cumulative Grant Amounts
    $1,647,871
 

Founded in 1977 by the late Eben Hopson of Barrow, Alaska, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) represents approximately 160,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). The organization holds Consultative Status II at the United Nations.

The principal goals of ICC are to:

  • - Strengthen unity among Inuit of the circumpolar region
  • - Promote Inuit rights and interests on an international level
  • - Develop and encourage long-term policies that safeguard the Arctic environment
  • - Seek full and active partnership in the political, economic and social development of circumpolar regions

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recent grants

Environmental Conservation Arctic Ocean Conservation
 

Organization

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

  • date awarded

    Oct 2025

  • amount

    $946,695

  • term

    38 months

 
Environmental Conservation Protecting Arctic Ecosystems from Impacts of Increased Vessel Traffic
 

Organization

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

  • date awarded

    Jun 2023

  • amount

    $350,000

  • term

    24 months

 
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