I'm a long-time community advocate as well, and I understand the dynamics of that.
I actually was a vice-principal in a first nations community, where we had to write proposals for things that schools off reserve just automatically got. I found myself spending hours and hours writing proposals, and it took me away from working with the community, so my question is this: How does proposal-based funding negatively impact the ability of indigenous organizations to address housing and homelessness in a meaningful way that is both long-term and sustainable?