Annauma’s Board of Directors approves the total amount of funding available for each granting cohort. This ensures participants know the resources they will be working with from the start.

We open calls for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in one of Annauma’s priority areas: Inuit Children and Youth; Education and Learning; Arts and Culture; Community Health and Well-being. Submissions are reviewed by the Granting Advisory Council—a group of community members, Annauma board members, and alumni of past granting cohorts.

With guidance from our team, the Granting Advisory Council selects participants, seeking a diversity of voices, experiences, and perspectives. Preference is given to organizations based in Nunavut and those demonstrating Inuit leadership at some level.

When the cohort first meets, participants decide together how they will make decisions and what consensus means for their group. This shared understanding, guided by Aajiiqatigiinniq, creates a foundation of respect, collaboration, and trust.

Each participant shares their project ideas. Through feedback and discussion, proposals are strengthened, connections are made, and opportunities for collaboration emerge.

Through open discussion, the cohort reaches an agreement on how to support one another’s projects. When determining funding allocations, participants embrace the principle of asking only for what is needed. This ensures resources are distributed fairly, with everyone supported.

The cohort reflects on shared goals and identifies self-determined accomplishments. Together, participants create guiding questions they will use to evaluate and share their progress, ensuring accountability to one another and to the community.

The cohort agrees on a time to reconvene. At this follow-up gathering, participants share updates, celebrate successes, reflect on challenges, and continue building relationships and learning together.