Deadline: 28-Feb-25
Applications are now open for the Action Grants to support projects that directly involve people and communities to change behaviours and/or practices leading to measurable conservation outcomes in British Columbia.
Projects should work to create solutions or sustainable practices, or mitigate human-caused impacts to prevent or reduce impacts to species or ecosystems.
Goals
- Influencing change in behaviours and/or practices towards conservation outcomes
- Implementing actions by collaborating with individuals, organizations, or communities
Funding Information
- Eligible expenses up to $50,000. Grant completion must be within 2 years of approval. 80% of grant will be issued up front and 20% once completed and the final summary of work is submitted.
Ineligible Projects and Activities
- Projects that only focus on the development or production of communication or marketing materials, general education publications, signs, electronic databases, websites, file systems, and/or collect data for maps.
- Single day events, conferences, workshops or programs.
- Production or sponsorship of commercial programs.
- Costs for legal fees, law enforcement, and lobbying.
- Salaries for regular provincial government employees (wages for Auxiliary employees dedicated to the proposed project are eligible).
- aCaptive breeding and rearing, feeding and/or control of native wildlife species with the exception of activities that are part of population recovery projects. This includes fish rearing, farming, stocking, or hatchery projects and wildlife rescue or rehabilitation centers.
- Marine or salmon-only projects that do not also benefit provincially managed fish species or their habitats.
- Training costs for staff or project personnel (e.g., costs associated with professional development training, attending conferences, software licenses, first aid courses, etc.).
- HCTF does not fund invasive species programs, however, Action Grants may support targeted projects that aim to change behaviours or practices related to invasive species management, include initial control efforts, focus on a specific audience and location, and that have a supporting plan for future long-term controls.
- Purchase of capital assets such as vehicles, boats, ATVs, quads, trailers, or snowmobiles.
- Purchase of infrastructure such as docks, buildings, or campsites.
For more information, visit HCTF.