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Community Resiliency Investment Program: Columbia Basin Wildfire Resiliency Initiative

Program Category: Climate Adaptation, Environment, Community Infrastructure
Program Sub-Category: Environmental Stewardship, Emergency Mitigation / Preparedness / Planning
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Status: Open

Funder

Columbia Basin Trust

Deadline Details

The next funding deadline is November 4, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. MT.

Funder Organization Type

  • BC Provincial Government
  • Trust

Regional Limitations

This is a regional program and only supports communities in its service area.

(See the Map)

Does your small community or First Nations have a project idea that will build your community’s resilience to wildfire? The Community Resiliency Investment Program – Columbia Basin Wildfire Resiliency Initiative supports Basin communities to build capacity and strengthens wildfire resilience and wildfire risk reduction as it relates to the seven FireSmart™ disciplines.The initiative is a partnership between the Province of BC and Columbia Basin Trust, developed with the BC Wildfire Service. The Trust is administering this program on behalf of the partners.
To be eligible for funding, projects must align with at least one of the broad categories described below:
  • projects related to the seven FireSmart disciplines (PDF download) that promote community awareness of, and resiliency to, wildfire interface risks.
  • fuel management demonstration and innovation projects that raise community FireSmart awareness and target known high risk interface areas, with an emphasis on rural and underserved areas.
  • planning and implementation for the application of cultural and prescribed fire on local government-owned land, and/or First Nations’ land in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).
  • skills development and capacity-building activities related to Categories 1, 2 and 3 that build community wildfire resiliency.

Eligible Community

  • First Nations communities
  • Local governments (municipalities or regional districts)

 

Applicants must be located in Columbia Basin Trust’s region. Applicants operating outside of the Basin must partner with eligible applicants in the Basin and demonstrate that proposed projects reduce wildfire risk to communities in the Basin. The project must demonstrate that it will directly benefit the Basin or a Basin community, and that the primary beneficiary is neither the applicant nor solely the members of a membership-based organization.

Regional Limitations

Yes (See the Map)

Specific Eligibility Requirements

Email wildfire@ourtrust.org to discuss your project idea or to learn more about the program with one of the Trust’s wildfire advisors. Eligible applicants will be invited to apply online.
 
Applicants must be located in Columbia Basin Trust’s region. Applicants operating outside of the Basin must partner with eligible applicants in the Basin and demonstrate that proposed projects reduce wildfire risk to communities in the Basin. The project must demonstrate that it will directly benefit the Basin or a Basin community, and that the primary beneficiary is neither the applicant nor solely the members of a membership-based organization.

Other Eligible Applicants

Non-governmental Organizations / Not-for-Profits
Academic Institutions

  • Registered non-profits from communities with identified wildfire risk reduction need

  • Post-secondary institutions

Range of Funding Available per Project

  • Under $100 000
  • From $100 000 to $1 000 000

Description of Funding

Applicants can request up to 100% of total project costs, to a typical maximum amount of $200,000.

Percentage of Project Funded

100%

Applicants can request up to 100% of total project costs, to a typical maximum amount of $200,000.

Eligible Costs

Contact the program for more details about eligible costs.