AFSAR Call for Proposals: Canadian Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk

Deadline: 18 November 2016

Species at Risk Public Registry, Government of Canada is seeking applications for its “Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR)” to support the development of Indigenous capacity to participate actively in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

The AFSAR Species at Risk Stream helps Indigenous organizations and communities across Canada build capacity to enable them to participate actively in the conservation and recovery of species protected under SARA. Capacity building includes skill development (education, training, learning), tool development (systems or mechanisms), and information management (data) to enable Indigenous organizations and communities to acquire, develop, and use knowledge and skills so that they can play an active role in the implementation of SARA.

Objectives

The underlying objectives of the AFSAR SAR Stream are to:

Support and promote the conservation and recovery of SAR and their habitats on Indigenous land,
Support the engagement and cooperation of Indigenous Peoples in the recovery of SAR, their habitats and SARA processes.

Focus Areas

The Species at Risk Stream focuses on results in four main areas:

Strengthen capacity in Indigenous communities for SARA implementation.
Mitigate threats to species at risk, be they individuals or populations.
Protect, improve or manage critical and important habitat of species at risk.
Document and conserve Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Ecological Knowledge on species at risk and, where appropriate, help with their use in the development of recovery objectives.

Activities

Habitat Protection
Habitat Improvement
Program Planning and Development
Surveys, Inventories and Monitoring
Project and Program Evaluation
Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) – Documentation and Use
Outreach

Eligibility Criteria

Communities and organizations actively involved in the management of Indigenous lands and waters across Canada are eligible for funding, including:
- Indigenous associations/organizations
- Territorially based Indigenous groups
- District councils / Chief and council
- Traditional appointed advisory committees
- Indigenous corporations
- Tribal councils
- Indigenous partnerships and groups
- Indigenous school authorities
- Indigenous cultural education centres
- Indigenous land/resource management authorities
- Indigenous co-operatives
- Indigenous societies
- Indigenous boards and commissions, and
- Other organizations (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) if mandated by eligible recipients.