Deadline: 13 May 2019
Applicants are invited to apply for the 2019 Climate Action Fund to raise awareness of climate change and to build capacity in order to increase climate actions that contribute to Canada’s clean growth and climate change plan (Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change).
Funding Information
- The maximum Climate Action Fund contribution per project is $250,000. The only exception is for small- and medium-sized businesses, where the maximum is $200,000.
- Only projects with a start and end date in the Government of Canada’s current fiscal year will be considered eligible (i.e., as of the date of notification of project approval, up to March 31, 2020).
Eligible Recipients
The following categories of the recipient are eligible to apply:
- Full-time Canadian students
- Canadian youth between the ages of 15 and 30 (inclusive)
- Indigenous peoples and organizations
- Small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses with less than 500 employees
- Canadian research, academic, and educational institutions
- Canadian non-profit and non-government organizations
Eligible Project Activities
- Project activities must directly target, involve and result in benefits for one or more of the target groups.
- The target groups designated under the Climate Action Fund are students, youth, Indigenous peoples and organizations, and small- and medium-sized businesses.
- Eligible activities include developing and disseminating educational and/or training tools; outreach and capacity building; and supporting networks and partnerships.
Expected Results
- The project must address the program’s objective to raise awareness of climate change and build capacity in climate actions that contribute to Canada’s clean growth and climate change plan.
- The project must lead to the desired outcome of increasing awareness of climate change and capacity for climate action among students, youth, Indigenous peoples and organizations, and/or small- and medium-sized businesses.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via the given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/climate-action-fund.html