Deadline: 25-Mar-25
The Community-led Freshwater Action across Canada helps Canadians become involved in creating more sustainable communities by taking actions that improve freshwater quality and ecosystem health.
The program supports projects that equip people with tools to act on their knowledge and values, as individuals and members of communities, to promote environmental sustainability.
The goal of the program is to improve the environment and increase environmental awareness and capacity in the community.
Funding Information
- EcoAction Stream 1 can provide funding up to a maximum of $100,000, and a minimum of $25,000
- The maximum duration of EcoAction Stream 1 funding to a project is 36 consecutive months
- Projects can be single or multi-year
Eligible Projects
- EcoAction Stream 1: Community-led Freshwater Action across Canada funds projects that have a local, regional or national scope. To be eligible, projects must address the key environmental priority of fresh water, and they must demonstrate a strong community involvement and support.
- Eligible projects include:
- Shoreline protection, stabilization or improvement
- Waste and/or garbage cleanup, removal and/or diversion
- Invasive species control and/or removal
- Planting indigenous plant species
- Habitat and/or land restoration
- Workshops and/or outreach directly paired with community action
- Implementing freshwater recommendations from environmental management plans and
- Water conservation
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants
- Domestic not-for-profit organizations, such as charitable and volunteer organizations, professional associations, and non-governmental organizations
- Domestic Indigenous organizations, governments, boards, commissions, communities, associations and authorities
- Local organizations such as community associations and groups, seniors’ and youth groups, and service clubs and
- Regional conservation districts and/or watershed authorities
- Preference will be given to applications that engage priority groups to achieve project objectives. These groups include:
- Indigenous peoples
- youth (up to 25 years of age)
- small businesses
Ineligibility Criteria
- Projects not eligible for funding:
- Projects focused on brackish water and saltwater activities
- Projects already underway
- Continuation of projects previously funded by EcoAction
- Ongoing programs and activities offered by your organization
- Activities required by law and/or mandated by any level of government
- Projects designed only to beautify an area
- Political lobbying, advocacy or fundraising activities (or activities that may be perceived as such)
- Projects outside of Canada.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.
