Voting has now opened for the 2025 edition of Field Law’s community fund program.
The annual program offers funding to community initiatives in Alberta and the NWT. This year, a total of $20,000 is up for grabs for projects based in the NWT.
How the funding is allocated will be decided by a community judging panel based in part on public voting.
Voting is open on Field Law’s website until November 22.
Ten projects across the NWT are vying for funding.
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Meet the projects
The NWT Literacy Council is planning to develop and distribute family literacy kits to children in the territory that have enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The council said the kits will accompany books from the Imagination Library and include a letter to caregivers with tips and ideas as well as various literacy activities.
The Mackenzie Recreation Association is proposing a five-day overnight leadership camp to equip participants with the skills, certification and hands-on experience needed to deliver high-quality recreation programming.
Habitat for Humanity is asking for support to help four families set to move into Habitat homes in November with homeownership legal fees.
Northern Quill Publishing plans to host a children’s story time during PJs and Pancakes at the NorthWords NWT festival in Yellowknife. It also plans to deliver a community talk on the history of commercial fishing in the North, as well as a children’s story time and book giveaway at the Hay Days Festival in Hay River.
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The NWT SPCA is seeking support to host a three to four-day spay, neuter and wellness mobile clinic in either Ndılǫ or Dettah. It said the clinic will deliver 25 spay or neuter surgeries and 20 exams and vaccines to dogs and cats.
The Hay River Community Garden Society is hoping to purchase and assemble a new community greenhouse.
The Yellowknife Gymnastics Club is proposing to install a specialized piece of play equipment for the development of motor skills in young children.
The Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts is seeking funding to support programming for its 80th anniversary celebration in 2026, including a themed mixed-media and pottery exhibition, open houses, an interactive pottery throw down and mixed-media challenges, visiting artist workshops and live demonstrations.
Volunteer group the YK Healthy Urban Policy Team wants to co-design and build modular parklets with community members in Yellowknife. The group said it has partnered with Makerspace YK to construct the parklets, which will be set up beside the Snowcastle in March 2026.
Another project seeking funding aims to introduce school clowning to Yellowknife, starting with a pilot phase at one school from January to June 2026.
Four NWT projects received support from the Field Law community fund in 2024,
The winners from this year’s process are set to be announced on December 9.
