The following eleven program and service categories may be used to account for the INAC funding provided to recipients. These categories are based on the accountability structure which INAC uses to account for the transfer payments it administers in the Public Accounts of Canada. These categories are to be used by all recipients regardless of the type of funding agreement i.e., Comprehensive Funding Arrangement, Alternative Funding Arrangement, Financial Transfer Agreement, Canada / DIAND First Nations Funding Agreement.

1- Elementary/Secondary Education: Cost associated with instructional services in on-reserve schools (First Nation operated and federal), on-reserve students attending provincial schools, the provision of student support services (such as transportation, special education, counseling, accommodation, equipment and financial assistance) and cultural / educational programs in the school and at the community level. This category does not include the construction or operation and maintenance of educational facilities (these costs are included in the "community infrastructure" category). This category also includes education initiatives under Gathering Strength programs and the Youth Employment Strategy.

• Elementary/Secondary Instructional Services - Band Operated Schools
• Elementary/Secondary Instructional Services - Provincial Schools
• Education Support Services
• Youth Employment Strategy
• Cultural/Educational Centres
• Education Reform (Gathering Strength)

2- Post-Secondary Education: Costs associated with support provided to students such as tuition, student fees, tutorials, initial professional certification, examination fees, books and supplies which are listed as required by the post-secondary institution, travel costs and living expenses.

3 - Economic Development: Costs associated in finding and developing economic opportunities and markets. This category includes:

• Regional Opportunities
• Commercial Development
• Research and Advocacy
• Community Economic Development
• Project Review Committee - PRC
• Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business - PSAB
• Economic Development Opportunity Fund - EDOF (Including Gathering Strength)
• Resource Acquisition Initiative - RAI (Including Gathering Strength)
• Resource Partnership Program - RPP (previously known as Federal-Provincial Regional Partnerships (Including Gathering Strength)

4 - Indian Government Support: Overhead costs of municipal-type services on-reserve. These costs include salaries, benefits and administrative costs to First Nations administrative staff. This category includes:

• Consultation and Policy Development
• Band Support Funding
• Band Advisory Services
• Band Employee Benefits
• Indian/Inuit Management Development
• Comprehensive Community Based Planning
• Grants to Representative Status Indian Organizations
• Aboriginal Representative Organizations (Gathering Strength)
• Strengthening Accountability (Gathering Strength)
• Treaty Commissions & Discussions (Gathering Strength)

5 - Lands and Trust Services: Costs associated with the delivery of programs, services and policy development relating to the following activities:

• Elections and Leadership Selection
• Membership and Citizenship
• Additions to Reserve Lands
• Environmental
• Indian Moneys
• Land Management
• Law Making
• Natural Resources
• Wills and Estates
• Professional Development (Gathering Strength)
• Access to Lands and Resources (Gathering Strength)

6 - Community Infrastructure: Costs associated in the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of basic community physical infrastructure such as water and sewage services, community roads, electrification services, educational facilities, community buildings and fire protection, as well as the assessment and remediation of environmental contaminated on-reserve facilities. This category includes financial assistance and the value of any real property transferred from the federal government, pursuant to both normal programs such as the IIAP Community Facilities and Maintenance Program and the IIAP Environmental Issues Inventory and Remediation Program and any special infrastructure assistance priorities, such as Infrastructure Canada, Federal Rust-out initiatives and Gathering Strength for:

• Acquisition and/or construction of community physical assets and facilities (including fire protection facilities and equipment, educational facilities, teacherages but excluding housing)
• Operation and maintenance of community infrastructure facilities and other physical assets (including fire protection facilities and equipment, teacherages, and educational facilities but excluding housing)
• Inventory, assessment and remediation of historically contaminated on-reserve facilities
• Assistance to the First Nation to respond to, as well as their reimbursement to provincial governments for, forest fire protection to reserve lands and infrastructure
• Acquisition and/or construction of community physical assets and facilities - Rust Out Initiative
• Acquisition and/or construction of community physical assets and facilities - Infrastructure Canada Initiative
• Water and Wastewater, including Gathering Strength

7- Housing: Costs associated in the improvement of living conditions on-reserve by addressing the basic shelter needs of residents including the costs associated with the 1996 housing policy intended to encourage First Nations to adopt innovative approaches to improving their housing conditions. The new approach is based on four key elements: First Nation control; development of local capacity; shared responsibility; and improved access to sources of private capital funding. This category includes financial assistance from INAC, pursuant to both normal housing support programs, such as the IIAP housing Program, and any special housing assistance, for example under Gathering Strength, for:

• On-Reserve Housing Construction
• On-Reserve Housing Renovations
• On-Reserve Housing Support Services (including technical inspection services)
• Housing (Gathering Strength)

8- Self-Government: Costs associated with supporting Aboriginal groups to prepare for and engage in negotiations with federal and provincial or territorial governments on self-government agreements. Contributes and supports Aboriginal people in advancing governance capacities. This category includes:

• Self-Government Negotiations
• Self-Government Implementation
• Self-Government Policy
• Aboriginal Recognition Instruments (Gathering Strength)
• Re-orientation of Self-Government (Gathering Strength)
• Governance Transition Centre (Gathering Strength)

9- Income Assistance/Social Assistance: Cost of ensuring that people's basic needs for food, shelter, clothing and other essentials are met. This category includes:

• Income Assistance/Social Assistance - Basic Needs
• Income Assistance/Social Assistance - Special Needs
• Income Assistance/Social Assistance - Service Delivery

10- Social Support Services:
Include community controlled First Nations Child and Family Services and Adult Care Services. This category includes:

• Child and Family Services
  • Maintenance
  • Operations
• Family Violence
• Assisted Living/Adult Care - Disabled Initiative
• National Child Benefit Reinvestment Initiative
• Assisted Living/Adult Care - excluding Disabled Initiative
• Social Development Program Management Infrastructure Initiative (SDPMI)

11- Other: All other programs and services that are not described in above categories.

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