National Defence · Grant program
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
Targeted Engagement Grants (TEGs) respond to defence policy challenges with the goal of informing current and future defence policy-thinking. TEGs provide non-recurring financial support to fund activities such as conferences, workshops, roundtables, and research and publications that are relevant to DND/CAF and align with defence policy challenges.
- Total value
- $25.9M
- Agreements
- 346
- Oct 2020 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $50K
- Typical range
- $39K–$50K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on National Defence’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 69 agreements ($2.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | 49 | $4.2M |
| 2022 | 65 | $4.9M |
| 2023 | 29 | $3.2M |
| 2024 | 79 | $5.4M |
| 2025 | 58 | $4.1M |
| 2026 | 33 | $2.9M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 204 | $14.3M |
| Quebec | 45 | $3.2M |
| Alberta | 19 | $2.9M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 40 | $1.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 10 | $1.7M |
| British Columbia | 22 | $1.7M |
| Manitoba | 2 | $78K |
| New Brunswick | 3 | $60K |
| Yukon | 1 | $50K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 182 | $16.7M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 102 | $6M |
| International (non-government) | 31 | $1.4M |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 7 | $553K |
| For-profit organizations | 11 | $549K |
| Other organizations | 11 | $476K |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $100K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | University of Quebec in Montreal | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Canadian Global Affairs Institute | Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)Contribution | $750,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, Unersity of Calgary | Canadian LandPower: Mobilization and ModernizationGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Pendulum Group | Building Civilian Resiliency to DisinformationGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | International Institute for Strategic Studies | Pathways for increasing Canadian exports of advanced dual-use technologiesGrant | $49,959 |
| Mar 2026 | The German Marshall Fund of the United States | Lessons from Northern Europe: Pathways for Robust Critical Infrastructure Development and Resilience in Canada’s NorthGrant | $49,800 |
| Mar 2026 | Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University | DEFENCE: Defence and Engineering Framework for Education, Networking, and Capacity EnhancementGrant | $49,620 |
| Mar 2026 | Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University | Reserves at the Ready: Transforming Total Defence Forces in War and PeaceGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Carleton University | Assessing Canada's Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resilience and the Sector's Potential for MobilizationGrant | $40,545 |
| Mar 2026 | École nationale d'administration publique | The Canadian Coast Guard as part of Arctic defenceGrant | $35,836 |
| Mar 2026 | The Strategic Studies Students' Consortium (S3C), University of Calgary | Friends or Foes: Youth Perspectives on the Future of the Canada-US Defence RelationshipGrant | $9,929 |
| Mar 2026 | European Values Center for Security Policy (EVC) | Crisis simulations of Two-theater escalation focused on NATO decision-making & informing Canadian strategic policy plannersGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) | The Quantum Nexus: A Framework for Canadian Strategic Advantage in a Contested DomainGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Alberta Aviation Council | The READI Project: Rapidly Enabling and Advancing Disruptive InnovationGrant | $49,982 |
| Mar 2026 | Archipelago of Design | From Preparedness to Cohesion: Civil Society’s Role in Canada’s National Security EcosystemGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | PerceptX Inc. | Accelerating Canada's Defence-Industrial Engagement in the Indo-PacificGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Forum de défense et de stratégie | Rethinking alliances, transforming industry, and accelerating innovation: the new foundations of transatlantic defenceGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Université Laval | University-Defence Meeting (UNIDEF 17): Pan-domain operations in space and cyberspaceGrant | $19,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Trent University | Nordic Approaches to Total Defence and Comprehensive Security: Insights for the CAF in the ArcticGrant | $49,910 |
| Mar 2026 | Trent University | Presence with a Purpose: Understanding and Enhancing the Effectiveness of 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol GroupGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Conference of Defence Associations Institute | Strategic Outlook 2026: Threats and Challenges to Canadian DefenceGrant | $37,500 |
| Mar 2026 | Conference of Defence Associations Institute | 94th Annual Ottawa Conference on Security & Defence: The Road to 5%Grant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Conference of Defence Associations Institute | National Security & Defence Dialogues (NS&DD)Grant | $50,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Institute for Collaborative Innovation | Mobilizing Canada’s Social Sector for Defence & Resilience: Strategic Partnerships for a Safer FutureGrant | $50,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Université du Québec à Montréal | The United States Geopolitical Realignment and its Repercussions on Canada and AlliesGrant | $50,000 |