Deadline: 2-Mar-21
The Government of Canada is seeking applications for the 2021-22 Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk which was established in 2004 and supports the development of Indigenous capacity to participate actively in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
The Act recognizes the important role that Indigenous Peoples play in wildlife conservation and the need to consider Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) in the assessment of which species may be at risk, as well as in the development and implementation of protection and recovery measures. Additionally, AFSAR supports projects that will proactively prevent species, other than species at risk, from becoming a conservation concern.
Objectives
The objectives of AFSAR are to:
- support and promote the conservation, protection and recovery of target species and their habitats on Indigenous lands or traditionally used territories and
- support the engagement and cooperation of Indigenous Peoples in the conservation and recovery of the target species, their habitats and SARA processes
Expected Results
The expected results of AFSAR are:
- Canada’s wildlife and habitat is conserved and protected
- Canada’s species at risk are recovered and
- Indigenous Peoples are engaged in conservation
Funding Information
The minimum funding request suggested for new and multi-year projects is $10,000 and project funding usually ranges from $10,000 to $50,000 per project. Projects may extend over more than 1 year to a maximum of 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
All Indigenous communities and organizations located in Canada are eligible for funding, including:
- Indigenous not-for-profit and for profit organizations
- territorially based Indigenous groups
- district councils, Chiefs councils and Tribal councils
- traditional appointed advisory committees
- Indigenous corporations
- Indigenous partnerships and groups
- Indigenous research, academic, and educational institutions
- Indigenous cultural education centres
- Indigenous land/resource management authorities
- Indigenous co-operatives
- Indigenous societies
- Indigenous boards and commissions
- other organizations (Indigenous and non-Indigenous)
For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-funding/programs/aboriginal-fund-species-risk.html
