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GRANTS
Community Conservation Action Program
The application period for the 2025-2026 CCAP Grant Program is closed.
The WHC Board of Directors has committed up to $50K annually to continue to support 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.
The CCAP is seeking applications for local and regional projects (FY 2025-2026) with funding asks between $500 and $10,000 that:
- Connect Canadians with nature
- Engage youth in conservation
- Provide educational conservation programming
To maximize the time spent delivering your projects and making contribution achievements, this program has been designed to minimize the administrative burden. Less time filling out paperwork, more time out there making a difference.
Let’s get innovative and get Canadians outdoors, connecting with nature!
Applicants
Now accepting applications until October 4, 2024
between April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026.
The CCAP grant program only considers applications from Canadian residents.
This includes:
- 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.
*Small(er) Organizations to this program means local level, independent groups that are looking for funding opportunities to support new or innovative small-scale or pilot project programs.
Ineligible recipients 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.
- Applicants must ensure that project implementation complies with all relevant legislation, regulations, licenses, permits, etc.
- Funding requests between $500 and $10,000.
- Project delivery time-frame: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026.
- Project must demonstrate a minimum 1:1 funding match ratio* (i.e., WHC contributions cannot exceed 50% of the Project Revenue).
- Invasive Alien Species: Please note at this time, this program will not accept ongoing maintenance projects associated with IAS projects.
CCAP Application Review Criteria
Grant applications submitted by the October 4, 2024 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 2025. It is anticipated that award notifications will be provided by February 2025.
Project Categories
The CCAP grant program will primarily consider projects that:
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Hunter Education/Recruitment,
- Climate Change Initiatives,
- Walking tours on protected properties.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Student Programming,
- Youth Conservation Plan creation,
- Habitat Litter Clean ups,
- Interactive videos that engage youth.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Habitat Conservation Education:
- Species at Risk,
- Alien Invasive Species,
- Climate Change Education.
Application Process
Successful proponents are expected to enter into a signed funding agreement with WHC regarding the exchange of funds.
- Call for Proposals
Opens July 22, 2024
Deadline for Applications
October 4, 2024
Applications submitted for review to Board of Directors
Late January
Decision Letters to Applicants
mid-February
- Project Dates
April 2025 to March 2026
Reporting Periods
Interim Reports due mid-September 2025
Final Reports due mid-March 2026
We’re online!
- Application forms must be completed and submitted online.
- Applicants will be prompted first to create a username and password.
- You can add collaborators to your application if there are multiple people assisting you with your submission.
- You can save your work at any point in time.
Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 grant year! The deadline to apply is October 4, 2024.
Note: Any application forms submitted to WHC by email or mail will not be considered.
Applicants must review the following prior to preparing and submitting an application:
2024-2025 Currently Funded Projects
Click here to view to the 2024-2025 Currently Funded CCAP Projects
Diane Griffin Community Conservation Award
WHC is happy to announce the launch of the Diane Griffin Community Conservation Award. The award will be presented annually to one of our successful CCAP projects for their outstanding work in Canadian conservation.
CCAP Projects Across Canada
At WHC, we believe in the fundamental importance of wildlife habitats that are abundant, rich and support biodiversity.
As a result, we fund projects that are making headway in conservation initiatives in habitat management, conservation networking and wildlife research.
Every year we send out a call for applications for conservation groups to submit their requests for funding. Our project timeline coincides with the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
Funded Projects
Northwest Territories
There are currently no Wildlife Habitat Canada grants for conservation projects in this territory.
Yukon
There are currently no Wildlife Habitat Canada grants for conservation projects in this territory.
Questions? Get in Touch
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