Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP)

Available Grants:

1. Seed Grants: 
• Seed Grants are aimed at helping applicants explore the feasibility of the project idea and could be the first step toward submitting a grant application in a subsequent year. Seed Grants are intended to offset costs to fill information gaps, explore project feasibility, and prepare technical information that may be required prior to developing an application for a Large Grant in a subsequent year. Use the Seed Grant to grow the idea into a future Large Grant application.
2. Large Grants:
• All grant applicants ready to implement a proposed project that aligns with the regional action plans should apply for a Large Grant regardless of the total cost. The total project cost includes funding from all sources, including, but not limited to, the FWCP, other funders (if any), the total value of all in-kind contributions (if any), and applicable taxes. 

There are five types of projects funded and the action plan tables identify priority actions by project type:

1. Research and information acquisition;
2. Habitat-based actions; 
3. Species-based actions;
4. Monitoring and evaluation; and
5. Land securement. 

The FWCP funds:

• Fund actions to create, restore, or otherwise improve the function of ecosystems that have been impacted by BC Hydro activities.
• Fund actions to create, restore, or otherwise improve the function of alternate ecosystems that provide a better opportunity for investment.
• Participate as a team member in species of interest planning.
• Fund specific management actions for species of interest as identified by recovery teams and action/implementation groups.
• Fund baseline inventory that contributes to the development of habitat- or species-based actions within action plans.
• Fund monitoring programs designed to measure the effectiveness of FWCP-funded habitat- and species-based actions.
• Contribute to all aspects of managing co-operatively managed conservation lands.
  

For Columbia Region project eligibility, see: https://fwcp.ca/app/uploads/2022/08/Grant-Application-Guidance-Columbia-Region-Aug-12-2022.pdf#page=3

For information regarding Columbia Region priorities, see: https://fwcp.ca/app/uploads/2022/08/Grant-Application-Guidance-Columbia-Region-Aug-12-2022.pdf#page=5

For Coastal Region project eligibility, see: https://fwcp.ca/app/uploads/2022/08/Grant-Application-Guidance-Coastal-Region-Aug-11-2022.pdf#page=3

For Peace Region project eligibility, see: https://fwcp.ca/app/uploads/2022/08/Grant-Application-Guidance-Peace-Region-Aug-11-2022.pdf#page=3

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)