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Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. Program

Accepting applications
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Program Category: Climate Preparedness and Adaptation
Project Type(s): Renewable Energy, Risk Assessments, Environmental Stewardship, Emergency Mitigation / Preparedness / Planning, Natural Asset Inventories and Management

Deadline Details

Intakes open and close as required on an annual basis, visit the program website for intake information. Currently Accepting for low value fibre utilization proposals and wildfire risk reduction proposals. A new intake will open October 2026.

Intake Type

Continuous Intake

Funder

Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia

Funding Organization Type

  • Non-Governmental Organization or Society

In Partnership With

BC Provincial Government
Government of Canada

Funding Range

  • Small (up to $50K)
  • Medium ($50K-$250K)
  • Large ($250K-$500K)

Eligible Community

  • Local Governments
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Métis Nations
  • Modern Treaty Nations

Eligible Project Activities

  • Operations and Maintenance
  • Project Planning
  • Project Implementation (e.g. Design / Procurement / Construction)

Projects funded by the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) help minimize wildfire risk to better protect communities, enhance wildlife habitat, improve low-value forests, re-plant damaged forests, and utilize fibre that would otherwise be burned. Many of these projects contain carbon benefits which help to mitigate climate change. 
 

WRR eligible activities can include: 

  • WRR planning and treatment prescription development,

  • WRR treatments, and/or

  • Recovery and utilization of uneconomical residual fibre resulting from wildfire risk reduction  treatments funded by FESBC. 

Fibre Utilization activities can include:

  • delivery of uneconomic residual fibre to non-sawlog facilities from cutting authorities  harvested primarily for sawlog, or

  • overstorey removal and/or the delivery of uneconomic fibre to a non-sawlog facility, from  fire or insect damaged stands or other stands acceptable to FESBC and Ministry of Forests.

Eligible Community

Municipality, Indigenous communities or governments, and regional districts.

  • Small forest tenure holders

  • Businesses that transport fibre 

  • Branches of government  

Required Community Contribution

No community contribution required

Funding Stacking Restrictions

No

Professional Input Required

No

Specific Eligibility Requirements

Project must be on B.C. crown land. 

Other Eligible Communities

Businesses / For-profit
Indigenous Organizations
Non-governmental Organizations / Not-for-Profits
Economic Development Agencies
Academic Institutions

Forest Tenure Holders;
• Non-Integrated manufacturers, (e.g. pulp mills, Cogen facilities, chipping facilities, etc.);
o Non-Integrated means that they are not majority owned by a sawmilling manufacturer producing lumber, boards, or panels;
o Must be arm’s length from sawmill manufacturers.
 
• Business entities performing or providing forestry services on behalf of any of the above must have a letter authorizing them to do so. With respect First Nations Government, a Band council resolution is required.

Type of Funding

  • Grant

Range of Funding Available per Project

  • Small (up to $50K)
  • Medium ($50K-$250K)
  • Large ($250K-$500K)

Percentage of Project Funded

100%

Up to 100% 

Eligible Costs

Planning
Operational and Maintenance Costs
Project Management
Administration Fees

For a complete list of eligible costs, please review the program guidebook available on the program website.

Ineligible Costs

Any costs incurred prior to signing a funding agreement
Building Purchase Costs
Land Acquisition

Costs committed to meet objectives outside of FESBC criteria; • Expenses or costs paid or committed to by others; • Costs that are considered tenure obligations; or • Costs that are incurred prior to receiving project plan approval. 

Reporting Requirements

Progress reports and final reports

Expected Timeframe for Funding Decision

3 months

Applications are to be submitted using the Forest Enhancement Society Information Management System (FESIMS): https://fesims.outcome-plus.com/ 
 
Reporting is not required but financial invoices for approved projects must be submitted. 

495 projects across BC. See https://www.fesbc.ca/projects/