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Capacity Grants

Program Category: Climate Adaptation
Program Sub-Category: Environmental Stewardship, Natural Asset Inventories and Management
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Status: Closing Soon

Funder

Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation

Deadline Details

The application deadline for the program is Friday, February 28 at 4:30pm PST.

Funder Organization Type

  • Trust

Capacity Grants provide funding to build and strengthen the capability and capacity of organizations to successfully design and deliver conservation or restoration projects. The grant provides funds to support and develop strategies and abilities to initiate actions that benefit fish, wildlife and habitat conservation aligned with objectives of the HCTF. Capacity grants assist with the first steps in planning, designing, engaging, or implementing a project.

Goals of the Grant:

  • Support preliminary planning to address a conservation issue or challenge in the community.

  • Increase capacity to enhance the ability to implement a project.

  • Develop skills and abilities of communities to undertake conservation projects.

In support of our strategic plan, our grant will emphasize the following:

  • Indigenous community-led fish, wildlife, and habitats conservation

  • Climate change adaptation, mitigation, and cumulative effects on fish, wildlife, and their habitats

  • Caribou habitat restoration or conservation projects taking place in current caribou herd ranges

  • Broad and diverse participation in HCTF programs and projects 

Eligible Community

Applications must be made by an individual with the lead organization. The Project Lead is the individual with the authority and ability to administer the grant and fulfill the obligations to conduct the grant activities, deliver value for money, manage risk and financial controls while fulfilling other the terms and conditions of the grant. 

Type of Funding

  • Grant

Range of Funding Available per Project

  • Under $100 000

Description of Funding

Eligible expenses up to $25,000. Grant completion must be within 2 years of approval. 80% of grant will be issued up front and 20% once completed and final summary of work is submitted.

Eligible Costs

Planning
Capacity Building for the Community
Training

  • Honorarium, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Local Knowledge Holders (EKLK), and contract labor costs.

  • Field equipment, materials, and supplies related to training (to a maximum of $10,000).

  • Mileage and other travel expenses.

  • Specialized training that leads to effective conservation outcomes or enhances the ability to engage in conservation work.

Ineligible Costs

Administration Fees
Staff Costs
Land Acquisition

  • Internal organization capacity development such as staff training or strategic planning.

  • Salaries for employees including government employees.

  • Media production and communications.

  • Purchase of land, tenure, lease, or licenses.

  • Marine or salmon-only projects that do not also benefit provincially managed fish species or their habitats.

  • HCTF does not fund invasive species programs, however, Capacity Grants may consider invasive species control as part of an overall grant e.g., training or planning.

  • Purchase of capital assets such as vehicles, boats, ATVs, quads, trailers, or snowmobiles.

  • Purchase of infrastructure such as docks, buildings, or campsites.

  • General office equipment such as computers or phones.

  • Costs for legal fees, law enforcement, and lobbying.

  • Administration costs such as office space, furniture, and office equipment and supplies.

  • General staff training costs for project personnel including certifications and courses not directly related to project objectives, such as standard first aid, safety training, and operator certifications for boats, ATVs, firearms, chainsaws, etc.

Reporting Requirements

Final report only

Expected Timeframe for Funding Decision

3 months

Technical Review by a Committee, followed by review from the HCTF Board of Directors.

Stewardship proposals:
  • Should focus on engaging people to increase their knowledge, awareness, and understanding of fish, wildlife and their habitats.
  • Should have the ultimate goal of changing behaviours and/or attitudes towards fish, wildlife and habitat conservation.
  • May involve direct action in which people are stewarding the land (e.g., restoring a wetland, creating specific habitat features, removing invasive plants).
  • May involve indirect action in which proponents work with others to achieve positive outcomes for fish and wildlife (e.g., landowner contact programs, citizen science, hands-on community engagement programs).
  • Must be based on current best practices to increase conservation behaviours in the target audience.
  • If your proposal involves outreach activities, be sure to describe who the specific target audience is and explain how you will reach your target audience.
  • Where there are Citizen Science elements, proposals should also:
    • Describe how the information collected will be used to directly address a conservation issue for fish and wildlife or their habitats.
    • Describe what training methods will be provided for volunteers to ensure sound data collection (what format of training, how often, who will deliver).
    • Describe what methods of Quality Assurance/Quality Control will be applied to data collected.
    • Describe how data will be stored, managed and shared with decision makers or other relevant groups.