Watershed Security Fund
New funding opportunity available through the Province!
On March 6, 2023, the Province of BC made a historic investment by announcing an initial $100 million to ignite the formation of the Watershed Security Fund. Established through a collaboration between the Province of BC and the BC First Nations Water Table, the Watershed Security Fund represents a significant milestone in safeguarding the health of our province’s invaluable watersheds.
In this first year, the Fund’s Grants Program will start flowing commitments of $7-$10 million to communities, spread across two grant intakes in 2024/25, to address urgent and long-term watershed security needs. Together with the Grants Working Group, the Province endeavors to build a foundation of work, systems, and approaches that transfer over and evolve into the long-term multi-year grants program offered through the Watershed Security Fund.
Grant funding will support projects and initiatives that prioritize reconciliation, ecosystems health and climate resilience. Across a range of themes, funded projects will support healthy communities and sustainable economies. The Province recognizes the holistic, interwoven aspects of watershed work and understands that most projects will connect across several areas.
Funding Themes (Areas of work) include:
- Watershed Collaboration, Planning and Governance
- Watershed and Ecosystems Restoration
- Nature-based infrastructure
- Watersheds & Food Systems
- Monitoring and Assessment
- Land & Water-based Learning, Intergenerational Knowledge
The first intake opens June 3-26, 2024, for grants approved in September. The second intake is planned to open in late 2024/ early 2025 for grants approved in Spring 2025.
Learn more and submit an application at https://watershedsecurityfund.ca/grants/
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