Deadline: 21-Oct-20
The Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC) is accepting grant funding applications for its pilot project entitled The Community Conservation Action Program (CCAP). The WHC Board of Directors has committed up to a total of $150K over a 3-year period to provide support to small(er) organizations in making conservation achievements in their communities.
With the demand for conservation dollars becoming more and more competitive, WHC has been looking for a way to help smaller organizations access the funding that they need to make a difference in conservation within their local or regional community.
WHC supports conservation initiatives for wildlife and their habitats. Their grant program has been providing funds that support habitat restoration, enhancement and protection all over Canada since 1985.
Grant Categories
WHC will primarily consider projects that:
- Connect Canadians with Nature
- Hunter Education/Recruitment,
- Climate Change Initiatives,
- Walking tours on protected properties.
- Engage Youth in Conservation
- Student Programming,
- Youth Conservation Plan creation,
- Habitat Litter Clean ups,
- Interactive videos that engage youth.
- Provide Educational Conservation Programming
- Habitat Conservation Education,
- Species at Risk,
- Alien Invasive Species,
- Climate Change Education.
Funding Information
- Funding request between $1,000 and $10,000.
- Project delivery time-frame: April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022.
Funding Guidelines
- Applicants must ensure that project implementation complies with all relevant legislation, regulations, licenses, permits, etc.
- Funding request between $1,000 and $10,000.
- Project delivery time-frame: April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022.
- Project must demonstrate a minimum 1:1 funding match ratio* (i.e., WHC contributions cannot exceed 50% of the Project Revenue). *Funding from Government of Canada programs cannot be considered as match.
- Invasive Alien Species: Please note at this time, this program will not accept ongoing maintenance projects associated with IAS projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Recipients of the Grant Program are:
- Canadian Residents,
- Small(er) Canadian Organizations,
- Research, academic and educational institutions,
- Indigenous organizations, associations, and community management boards,
- Local organizations such as community associations and groups,
- seniors’ and youth groups, and service clubs.
- Ineligible Recipients of the Grant Program include but are not limited to:
- International organizations or individuals,
- For-profit organizations,
- Federal level organizations or individuals: Government employees, departments, agencies, and crown corporations.
Grant Review Criteria
- Grant applications submitted by the October 21, 2020 deadline will be reviewed by Wildlife Habitat Canada Staff. Staff will select projects to receive funding, following a review of the suite of applications received.
- Applications will be reviewed for completeness and considered based on well thought out and clear objectives, how well the project meets program criteria, demonstration of solid plans for evaluating project success, and innovative and collaborative elements.
- Applicants will be contacted about the results of their applications prior to April 2021. It is anticipated that award notifications will be provided by February 2021.
For more information, visit https://whc.org/ccap/
