Deadline: 30-Oct-2024
The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is currently accepting applications to provide funding for projects submitted by Canadians that contribute directly to the recovery objectives and population goals of species at risk.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) administers HSP funds that support terrestrial stewardship projects while Fisheries and Oceans Canada is responsible for administering the HSP for Aquatic Species at Risk.
Objectives
- The objectives of this program are to:
- support habitat projects that benefit species at risk,
- enable Canadians to become actively involved in stewardship projects for species at risk, which will result in tangible and measurable conservation benefits, and
- improve the scientific, sociological and economic understanding of the role of stewardship as a conservation tool.
Funding Information
- To promote collaboration and multi-year projects, they suggest a minimum funding request of $25,000. Project funding typically ranges from $25,000 to $100,000 per year.
Geographic Focus
- Project activities must take place in Canada, on:
- private land
- provincial Crown land
- lands under the administration and control of the Commissioner of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, or Nunavut
- Indigenous land
- reserves and lands set aside for the use and benefit of Indigenous Peoples under the Indian Act or under section 91 (24) of the Constitution Act, 1867
- other lands directly controlled by Indigenous Peoples (for example, land claim/treaty settlement lands and Métis Settlement lands)
- lands where traditional food, social, and ceremonial activities (harvesting or other) are carried out by Indigenous Peoples
Eligible Activities
- The Habitat Stewardship Program funds the following activities:
- Habitat protection and securement
- Habitat improvement
- Species and habitat threat abatement
- Conservation planning
- Surveys, inventories and monitoring
- Outreach and education
- Project evaluation
Eligibility Criteria
- The following are eligible for funding under the HSP:
- Canadian non-governmental organizations
- Canadian community groups
- Canadian Indigenous organizations and communities
- Canadian individuals
- Canadian private corporations and businesses
- Canadian educational institutions
- Canadian provincial, territorial and municipal governments
- Canadian provincial Crown corporations
For more information, visit ECCC.
