Every grant, loan, and program the family can realistically apply for — across books, the farm, home goods, dome homes, digital ventures, and the band — with amounts, eligibility, deadlines, and how to apply. Built around one decisive advantage: Métis citizenship.
Eligibility splits along a few lines in this family. Knowing which person anchors each program is the difference between wasted applications and funded ones.
Anchors any program open to all Canadians/Albertans, co-owns ventures, and is in the band. Strongest solo levers:
Métis citizenship opens the highest-value, lowest-barrier money in the map — much of it non-repayable:
Programs use two standards of Métis proof. Which one applies decides what you can pursue today vs. what waits for the official Citizen Card.
Métis Capital Housing programs and Otipemisiwak/Rupertsland scholarships. "Application in progress" is not accepted — finalize the card to unlock these.
Canada Council, AFA Indigenous Arts, Futurpreneur, Apeetogosan. Pursue these in parallel while the card is finalized — no need to wait.
Structure any jointly-owned business 51%+ in the wife's name to anchor Métis business programs. For the band: apply under the current entity now with Brad Harapiak as named applicant — the planned name change is a marketing event, not an eligibility reset, as long as the same FACTOR Artist Profile is kept and the old name noted as "formerly."
For each venture, these are the programs worth pursuing first — drawn live from the database, ordered by fit and value. Full detail for every one is below.
Filter by venture, by who qualifies, or by what's open now. Click any card for the application process, what to prepare, and the official link.
Dated opportunities worth putting on the calendar now. Continuous-intake programs (Apeetogosan, FCC, AFSC, CALA, BDC, Community Futures, Business Link) can be started any time.
No program gives a family money to buy farmland. Land = a loan (FCC Young Farmer, AFSC Next Gen, or CALA — which guarantees 95% and explicitly allows land). Cost-share grants come after you're producing ~$25K/yr.
Publisher grants exclude individual self-publishers. But Métis status unlocks Canada Council + AFA Indigenous arts grants that fund creation, production, and marketing — frame the work that way.
The Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (and most wage/training money) explicitly excludes owners and family members as trainees. Many arts/community grants (BCAH, CIP, YCW) require a non-profit, not an individual.
Business Link + the Digital Economy Program give free website, e-commerce, branding, and marketing help for every venture — the replacement for the now-closed CDAP. Start there at zero cost.
The wife qualifies for woman-focused and Indigenous programs simultaneously — BDC Inclusive, NACCA/WELF, Apeetogosan Women's Micro-Business. Structure ventures 51%+ in her name.
FACTOR Juried Sound Recording: Album is open to you today (deadline Sept 10, 2026) and pairs with AFA Music ($18K). Apply under the current name with Brad as applicant — keep the FACTOR Artist Profile through the rebrand.
This map is the foundation. The repo is scaffolded for a Cloudflare-hosted database + application tracker, and a document repository (business plans, marketing plans, brand voice, and pre-filled applications) per venture.
66 programs researched, structured as data, deployable on Cloudflare with a tracker.
✓ BuiltBusiness plan, marketing, brand voice, competitive landscape + drafted Canada Council / AFA applications.
NextFarm plan + loan packages (CALA/AFSC/Apeetogosan); home-goods brand & go-to-market.
PlannedClean-tech R&D positioning, IRAP/SR&ED framing; the digital/consulting service brand.
PlannedFACTOR + AFA Music applications, release/marketing plan, rebrand strategy.
Planned