Deadline: 28-Nov-2024
Do you have a small-scale project, that can be completed in two years or less, that helps improve ecological health and native biodiversity in the Basin? If yes, then Small-scale Ecosystem grants are available to enhance a terrestrial and/or aquatic ecosystem, such as wetlands, fish habitat, forests or grasslands.
Objectives
- Projects address at least one of the following objectives:
- restore or conserve a terrestrial and/or aquatic ecosystem, such as wetlands, fish habitat, forests or grasslands; or
- conserve a species of conservation concern.
Funding Information
- The typical maximum amount of Trust funding for any one project is $80,000.
Eligible Projects
- have on-the-ground action on crown land, local government land, First Nations land, or conservation land;
- have a small local scale;
- take less than two years to implement;
- include an effectiveness monitoring component;
- incorporate Indigenous perspectives or partnerships with Indigenous Peoples;
- incorporate climate change mitigation and adaptation practices; and
- do not displace or duplicate government efforts or industry responsibility
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include registered non-profits, local governments and First Nations in the Columbia Basin Trust region.
- Applicants operating outside the Basin must partner with community-based organizations operating within the region and must show that the project benefits the Basin.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Projects are not eligible if they:
- Have the potential to duplicate or displace government or industry responsibility. This includes any restoration related to habitat fragmentation or other negative ecosystem impacts that have occurred because of identifiable industrial or commercial development or access (e.g. road development, hydroelectric reservoir drawdown zones, etc.).
- Projects that primarily benefit the applicant itself or the members of a membership-based organization.
- Projects that take place on personally or commercially held private land, BC Hydro or Fortis land, or Provincial/Federal Parks.
- Are primarily focused on environmental education or research.
- Take place outside the Columbia Basin.
For more information, visit Columbia Basin Trust.
