Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Grant
Canada
CA$10,000.00
CA$50,000.00
2021-03-02
The protection of species at risk in Canada depends on a meaningful collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and organizations. The Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) was established in 2004 and supports the development of Indigenous capacity to participate actively in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The Act recognizes the important role that Indigenous Peoples play in wildlife conservation and the need to consider Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) in the assessment of which species may be at risk, as well as in the development and implementation of protection and recovery measures. Additionally, AFSAR supports projects that will proactively prevent species, other than species at risk, from becoming a conservation concern.
Eligibility
All Indigenous communities and organizations located in Canada are eligible for funding, including:
- Indigenous not-for-profit and for profit organizations
- territorially based Indigenous groups
- district councils, Chiefs councils and Tribal councils
- traditional appointed advisory committees
- Indigenous corporations
- Indigenous partnerships and groups
- Indigenous research, academic, and educational institutions
- Indigenous cultural education centres
- Indigenous land/resource management authorities
- Indigenous co-operatives
- Indigenous societies
- Indigenous boards and commissions
- other organizations (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) if mandated by one of the above eligible recipients.
Contact Details
ec.faep-afsar.ec@canada.ca
For general ECCC or Canadian Wildlife Service inquiries, please contact 1-800-668-6767 or ec.enviroinfo.ec@canada.ca.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at ec.faep-afsar.ec@canada.ca or contact your regional AFSAR coordinator. Please note that regional AFSAR coordinators are available to answer questions during regular business hours, local time.
AFSAR Regional Coordinators
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick
Isabelle Robichaud
Email: isabelle.robichaud@canada.ca
Telephone: 506-364-5198
Quebec
Jordan Drapeau
Email: jordan.drapeau@canada.ca
Telephone: 418-563-5397
Ontario
Cheyenne Loon
Email: cheyenne.loon@canada.ca
Telephone: 416-739-4100
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Carmen Callihoo-Payne
Email: carmen.callihoo-payne@canada.ca
Telephone: 780-951-8672
British Columbia
Adèle McKay
Email: adele.mckay@canada.ca
Telephone: 343-572-1563
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Dawn Andrews
Email: dawn.andrews@canada.ca
Telephone: 867-444-0531
Contact Details
2021-03-02
Application deadline
The application period for projects commencing in 2021-22 is January 19, 2021 to March 2, 2021 at noon (Pacific Standard Time).
In accordance with ECCC’s Grants and Contributions Service Standards, applicants will receive an acknowledgement that their application was submitted successfully within five (5) working days of submitting an application. Please contact ec.sgesc-gcems-sgesc-gcems.ec@canada.ca and copy your regional AFSAR coordinator if you have submitted an application but have not received this acknowledgment.
To apply
- Review the AFSAR program priorities by region for 2021-22. If you have questions, contact your regional AFSAR coordinator or ec.faep-afsar.ec@canada.ca. Submit your application online by March 2, 2021 at noon (Pacific Standard Time).
On-line application system
- Applicants are required to complete the AFSAR on line application form via the Grants and Contributions Enterprise Management System (GCEMS).
- Please see the GCEMS website to register an account and for further instructions to view and submit an AFSAR application.
- Please note that technical support for GCEMS is only available until 9:00pm (Eastern Time) on the day the call closes (March 2, 2021).
- The previous online application system will no longer be used to accept new applications, however it will remain available for reporting purposes for previously approved projects.
*It is strongly recommended that you contact your regional AFSAR coordinator to discuss your proposal and obtain an Expression of Interest form and that you begin the registration and application process early to ensure you are able to submit your application before the deadline.