Select Funding Sources for Restoration Projects

The formatted list from September 2025 may be accessed in PDF here, which includes links to funders' websites, eligibility requirements, funding pool amounts, and timing.
The list on this page is updated regularly; last update 27 January 2026. 

Please let us know if you see someone missing from the list or a defunct funding pool!

Funder: Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) – Aquatic Programming
Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund (AERF)
British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)
Canada Water Agency – Fraser River Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative
Community Emergency Preparedness Fund – Extreme Temperature Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning
Community Gaming Grants – Environment
Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR)
Community Watershed Restoration Grant (City of Nanaimo)
EcoAction Community Funding Program - Environment and Climate Change Canada
Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) - Environment and Climate Change Canada
Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) for Aquatic Species at Risk
Indigenous Habitat Participation Program (IHPP)
Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund - Environment and Climate Change Canada
Watershed Security Fund

Funder: Non-Government Organizations
Agri-Ecosystem Stewardship Initiative – BC Investment Agriculture Foundation
Campbell River Salmon Foundation
Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT) - Research and Environment
Climate Emergency Fund – Indigenous Stewardship Fund/ First Nations Fisheries Council
Coast Funds Conservation Project Funding
Columbia Basin Trust – Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund
Freshwater Fisheries Society of British Columbia – Native Trout Stewardship Initiative
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) – Capacity Grant
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) – Fish & Wildlife Grant
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) – Caribou Habitat Restoration Grant (CHRF)
Kootenay Lake Local Conservation Fund (KLLCF)
North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA)
Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) – Community Salmon Program (CSP)
Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC)
Real Estate Foundation of BC
Restoration and Enhancement Fund
Pacific Parklands Foundation – The George Ross Legacy Stewardship Program
SeaDoc Society
Sitka Foundation – Sitka Activator Fund
Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern BC
Trees for Life
Vancouver Foundation
Victoria Foundation – Community Recovery Program Grants
Western Mining Action Network (WMAN) – Indigenous Environmental Network Mining Mini-Grant Program
WWF-Canada – Go Wild School Grants
WWF-Canada – Nature and Climate Grant Program
WWF-Canada – Catalyst Fund

Funder: Corporations
Canada Post – Community Foundation
Community Engagement Grants (Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program)
Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP)
Greater Victoria Savings and Credit Union Legacy Foundation
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation
Patagonia – Corporate Grants
RBC Tech for Nature
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (FEF)
Wawanesa Climate Champions: Local Grants