Deadline: 8-Dec-22
The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)’s EcoAction Community Funding Program is now open for applications.
The program will provide financial support to non-profit and non-government organizations for Canadian communities to take on local action-based projects that produce measurable, positive effects on the environment and to build the capacity of communities to sustain these activities in the future.
Objectives
- EcoAction funds projects that:
- lead to tangible environmental results
- engage the community to improve the environment
- increase environmental awareness
- increase capacity in communities
- result in sustainable outcomes and engagement following project completion
Funding Priority
- This year, funding is available for new projects that engage Canadian communities and clearly demonstrate measurable, positive results related to the following key environmental priority: Fresh Water.
- Your project must address the following priority result:
- Canadians contribute to improving freshwater quality through actions that reduce harmful substances in freshwater and/or restore and protect freshwater ecosystem health.
Funding Information
- The maximum EcoAction funding is $100,000 per project; the minimum funding amount request is $25,000 per project.
- Duration: The maximum project duration is 36 months.
Eligible Projects
- Projects must always address the environmental priority of the call for proposals and clearly demonstrate that activities:
- lead to measurable results for the environment at the end of the project
- provide opportunities for community members to take action
- produce positive environmental results
- lead to results and engagement that will be sustained after the completion of EcoAction funding
- All projects must also include:
- at least one environmental indicator; and,
- at least one capacity building indicator.
- Additionally, a minimum of at least 50% of the total value of your project must come from sources other than the Government of Canada.
Geographical Focus: Projects may have a local, regional or national scope. Project activities must take place in Canada.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit and non-governmental groups and organizations are eligible to receive funding, examples include:
- environmental groups
- community groups
- youth and seniors groups
- community-based associations
- service clubs
- Indigenous organizations are also eligible to receive funding, such as:
- First Nations
- Indigenous governments and/or authorities
- Indigenous boards, commissions, communities, and/or associations
- District councils, Chiefs councils, Treaty councils, and/or Tribal councils
- Indigenous not-for-profits organizations
Ineligible
- The following groups are ineligible, but are encouraged to partner with non-profit and non-governmental groups and organizations to support a project proposal:
- businesses
- educational institutions
- C3 organizations
- crown corporations
- individuals
- municipal, provincial, and territorial governments
For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-funding/ecoaction-community-program.html