Complete List Compiled by Sharla Scyrup with
assistance from:
Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF), Joan Wolf and Janet McVittie,
College of Education, U of S
Environment Canada
A list of Funding Programs
Website: www.ec.gc.ca/fund_e.html
Project-based Funding
Internships
Other
(Links to funding sources from more federal departments, other
governments, the private sector, and non-profit organizations)
Environment Canada Green Source Funding Guide
A list of funding programs
An on-line reference to available funding sources for environmental
projects
Website: www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/grnsrc/index_e.cfm
A brief, one-page information summary
on each program/organization is provided. The information,
although not comprehensive, offers a general overview of each
source of assistance. You should always contact the program
sponsor before applying for funding to verify that the information
that you have is up-to-date and double-check important details
such as deadlines. You will also want to get in touch with
the sponsor to ensure that you have all the information you
need to submit a successful application. In addition to the
programs listed in this database, there may be other sources
of support available in your community. Here are a few web-based
funding directories for your reference:
Saskatchewan Funding Sources
Communities of Tomorrow
Funding Interests: sustainability action projects
Allison Hahn, Project Officer
Tel: (306) 522-6698
Email: ahahn@CTinfo.ca
Communities of Tomorrow has set up a fund to support creative
and innovative projects at the High School and Post Secondary
Education levels.
Funding of up to $1000 per project is available for/to Hight
School initiatives that demonstrate applications of mathematics,
science or geography in identifying and addressing sustainability
issues in urban communities.
EcoAction, Prairie & Northern
Region
Funding Interests: Projects that protect, rehabilitate or enhance
the natural environment; community capacity-building
Tel: 1-800-567-1570
Email: ecoaction.pnr@ec.gc.ca Website: www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/index_e.htm
Non-profit groups are eligible
to apply to the program. This includes, but is not limited
to: community groups, environmental groups, aboriginal groups
and First Nations councils, service clubs, associations,
and youth and seniors' organizations. Private sector organizations,
educational institutions, and municipal, provincial/territorial
and federal governments are not eligible applicants, but
are encouraged to partner with non-profit organizations.
In keeping with major Environment
Canada and Government of Canada environmental priorities,
EcoAction supports projects that address the following themes:
- Climate Change
- projects focusing on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
that contribute to climate change
- Clean Water -
projects focusing on the diversion and reduction of substances
that negatively affect water quality (e.g., pesticides, fertilizers,
household hazardous wastes, etc.) and on the conservation
of water resources;
- Nature - projects
focusing on protecting wildlife and plants, and protecting
and improving the habitat where they live (e.g., grasslands,
rivers, forests, etc.); and,
- Clean Air - projects
focusing on reducing air emissions that contribute to smog
and air toxics issues
Submission deadlines are February 1st and October 1st
annually. The
maximum amount available per project is $100,000. Applicants
must ensure that at least 50 percent of the total value of
their project comes from sources other than the federal government.
SaskEnergy
Funding Interests: Environmental Projects
Leslie Gosselin
Tel: (306) 777-9822
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation
Funding Interests: Projects on global learning and development
issues
Website: http://ebeat.sasktelwebhosting.com/programs/programs.htm
Tel (306) 956-0622
Email: tmitchell@earthbeat.sk.ca
For more information contact:
Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation
Suite 501 - 230 22nd St. E.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 0E9
Fax: (306) 955-6455
SEIMA (Saskatchewan Environmental & Industry
Managers)
Green Team is a program developed through a partnership with
the Saskatchewan Environmental Industry and Managers Association,
Saskatchewan Environment and Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and
Recreation. It is designed to provide an opportunity for Saskatchewan
students to gain work experience and training in the environmental
sector by working on environmental projects.
Green Team will provide approved employers with a subsidy
to cover a portion of wages and benefits paid to the student.
Some examples of environmental industries or employment activities
are:
Waste Resource Management, Environmental Education, Watershed
Management, Pollution Prevention, Energy Conservation and Climate
Change.
Website: www.seima.sk.ca
Tel: (306) 543-1567
Saskatchewan Outdoor and Environmental Education Association
Funding Interests: Environment action projects, outdoor experience
grants
Yvette Crane, Grant Director
Tel: (306) 586-8875
Email: iyaa@accesscommm.ca Website: www.soeea.sk.ca/funding.html
- A student group/organization
may apply only once per year for the EAP assistance.
- The amount granted
will not exceed $500.00.
- Eighty percent
of the assistance will be allocated upon approval of the
project. Recipients will receive the remaining twenty percent
once the final report of the project has been submitted.
The final report must be received by SOEEA within a year
after approval of the project.
- Funds may not
be used for capital expenditures (eg. purchase of equipment).
- Recipients of
the EAP assistance must recognize SOEEA and SaskLotteries
as sponsors in any publication or promotion related to the
project.
National Funding Sources
Canon's Take Root Grant Program
Canon and Evergreen have partnered to offer this national program that provides funding for stewardship and restoration activities across Canada.
Amount offered: $5,000 and a Canon PowerShot camera
Application deadline: May 25, 2012
http://www.evergreen.ca/en/funding/grants/canon.sn
Health Canada & Environment Canada
Community Animation Programs
Funding Interests: Projects that address both health and environmental
issues
Rick Slasor, Environment Canada
Tel: 1-800-567-1570
Website: www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/community/ecoaction/cap/ba02s00.en.html
(Request further information regarding application online.)
Evergreen Foundation
Funding Interests: Schoolground Naturalization
Website: http://www.evergreen.ca
Evergreen is an innovative charity that explores the relationship
between nature, culture and community in urban spaces.
*The deadline for applications to all Common Grounds
grants is: Friday, February 2nd, 2007;
applications received after this date will not be considered.
Wal-Mart Evergreen Green Grants or
The Home Depot & Evergreen
Rebuilding Nature Grant
Evergreen
355 Adelaide Street West, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1S2
For more information, or to obtain an application form, please
contact:
Michele Thomas, Office and Grants Administrator
Phone: 416-596-1495 x285, (toll free outside Toronto: 1-888-426-3138
x285)
Fax: 416-596-1443
E-mail: mthomas@evergreen.ca
Website: www.evergreen.ca
Home Depot Environment Program
Funding Interests: Forestry, sustainability and green design,
cleanup and recycling, and lead poisoning prevention
Website: www.homedepotfoundation.org
Learning for a Sustainable Future
Funding Interests: Projects that promote sustainability through
linking schools with the community and/or business
*See application form attached.
The amount requested/granted will not exceed $200.
Shell Environment Fund
Funding Interests: Innovative, action-oriented projects to
improve and protect the environment; projects that address climate
change
Email: Admin.SEF@shell.ca Website: www.shell.ca/code/values/environment/sef.html
The Shell Environmental Fund (SEF) provides financial support
for grass-roots, action-oriented projects that improve and
protect the Canadian environment. You can receive a grant only
once for any single project. The SEF provides up to $5,000
per project.
Applications for more than $500
must reach the Shell Environmental Fund office by the Spring
or Fall deadline dates (February 28 and September 30). One
of five regional panels reviews the applications. They meet
twice per year following the application deadlines. We will
notify you within one week of the regional panel meeting.
Administrator
Shell Environmental Fund
Telephone: (403) 691-2071
Fax: (403) 269-8031
*Application must be completed online. Please review all
specific procedures.
TD Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation
Funding Interests: Protects and preserves the Canadian Environment;Assists
young Canadians in understanding and participating in Environmental
activities in local communities; enhances cooperation among Environmental
organizations
Amanda Perry, Regional Manager
700 West Georgia Street
TD Tower - 3rd Floor
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1A2
Tel: (604) 654-8832
Fax: (604) 654-5531
Email: amanda.perry@td.com Website: www.td.com/fef/project.jsp
*Apply Online - Please send in your
application at least three months prior to the start date
of your project.
J.W. McConnell Foundation
Funding Interests: Community, Environment, Action projects
encouraging active citizenship
The FoundationÕs objective is
to encourage
active citizenship and to create
resilient communities. As a national funder, the McConnell
Foundation seek initiatives, often innovative in
nature, that have the potential for country-wide
impact.
Applications should be sent by post and addressed to:
The Grants Administrator
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Suite 1800
1002 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, Québec
H3A 3L6
Other questions email them to us at information@mcconnellfoundation.ca
Website: www.mcconnellfoundation.ca
*Be sure to check this website out. It gives very useful info
about proposals and applications and has a huge grants database
which you can browse.
Green Street Program:
Program inititative funded by the McConnell Foundation
Mission: The Program endeavours to provide
opportunities to actively engage students and teachers in environmental
learning and sustainability education. The Program links schools
in Canada to reputable Environmental Education organizations
across the country. We aim to deliver credible, accessible
and affordable programs that are relevant to studentsÕ concerns,
curriculum-linked, encourage a sense of personal responsibility
for the environment, foster a commitment to sustainable living,
and promote an enduring dedication to environmental stewardship.
Pauline Theoret
Green Street
2490, prom. Don Reid Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H 1E1
(Tel) 1-877-250-8201
Website: www.green-street.ca
Email: info@green-street.ca
Tree Canada – Green Streets
Canada
Funding Interests: Forestry
Green Streets Canada is a flagship program of the Tree
Canada Foundation – the only nationally based municipal
forestry innovation program. The purpose of the Program is
to encourage the adoption of innovative best management practices
and policies in municipal forest management on as wide a regional
basis as possible.
*Proposals will be due by February 2, 2007
Tree Canada Foundation
222 Somerset St. W.,
Suite 402,
Ottawa, ON, K2P 2G3
TEL: (613) 567-5545
FAX: (613) 567-5270
Email: tcf@treecanada.ca Website: www.treecanada.ca/programs/greenstreets/index.htm
Another program of Tree Canada: Greening CanadaÕs School Grounds
Website: www.treecanada.ca/programs/school/index.htm
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation
The Foundation is dedicated to fostering initiative and enterprise
among Canadians. It is a leader in providing developmental funding
to non-profit ventures in Canada which deal with challenging
social, cultural and educational issues. It promotes the development
and sharing of new ideas of potential lasting value. The Foundation
invests in people whose creative and innovative projects help
contribute workable solutions to important emerging issues facing
the country.
For further information on the Foundation and its programs,
please contact:
Nancy Rosenfeld, Executive Director
Carol-Ann Bray, Executive Assistant
THE SAMUEL AND SAIDYE BRONFMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
1170 Peel Street
Suite 800
Montreal, QC H3B 4P2
Canada
Tel: (514) 878-5270
Fax: (514) 878-5299
Email: info@bronfmanfoundation.org
http://www.bronfmanfoundation.org
(The foundation is currently not accepting any new applications
this year. Its resources will be dedicated to outstanding commitments.)
Tides Canada Foundation
Tides Canada Foundation provides charitable giving services
to donors passionate about creating a better world. We are Canada's
first national public foundation focused on the environment,
social justice, and innovation in the non-profit sector. We act
as a bridge; connecting donors with innovative charities and
organizations addressing the root causes of social and environmental
problems across Canada and worldwide.
Vancouver Office
#680-220 Cambie St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2M9
T 604-647-6611
1-866-TIDESCA (843-3722) toll-free within Canada and the U.S.
Email: info@ tidescanada.org
Fax: 604- 647-6612
Toronto Office
#360-215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2C7
Tel: 416-481-8652
Fax: 416-979-3936
Website: www.tidescanada.org
F.K
Morrow Foundation
Established in 1944 in Ontario, the F. K. Morrow Foundation
is one of the top 100 charitable Foundations in Canada. With
assets in excess of $70 million its objectives are to promote
religion, education, charity and charitable activities in the
interest of the public.
F. K. Morrow Foundation
Fern Demsen, Secretary and Treasurer
3777 Bayview Avenue
North York, ON M2M 3S4
Tel: 416-229-2009
George Cedric Metcalfe Foundation
Funding Interests: Environment - The
Metcalf Environment Program seeks to strengthen and enhance
the effectiveness of people and organizations working together
to ensure the ecological health and integrity of CanadaÕs
natural and working lands.
George Metcalfe Foundation
Betty Emperatori, Office Manager
174 Avenue Road
Toronto ON M5R 2J1
Tel: 416-926-0366
Website: www.metcalffoundation.com
Schad Foundation
The Schad FoundationÕs mission
is to restore, protect and respect our natural systems, and
does so by investing in projects whose focus is education,
conservation and restoration of wilderness, development of
sustainable technologies and practices, and promotion of humane
treatment and respect for all species.
Peter Kendall, President
500 Queen St. Louis St. South
Bolton, ON L7E 5S5
Phone: (905)951-5179
Email: pkendall@husky.ca
Website: www.husky.ca/ehs/en4a.html
Environmental Youth Corp
National
Contact(s):
Mr. Joel Pagnucco
ECO Canada
Suite 1450
308 - 11 Avenue South-East
Calgary, Alberta T2G 0Y2
Telephone: (403)
233-0748 ext. 228Fax: (403)
269-9544
E-mail: eyc@eco.ca
or jpagnucco@eco.ca
Web site: http://www.eco.ca/portal/default.aspx?lang=0Environmental
Youth Corp. (EYC) is funded under the Youth Employment Strategy program.
Both Employers and Interns need to apply for the program to get
approval from ECO Canada. Funding will be allotted on a first
come first serve basis.The
Environmental Youth Corp. (EYC) is designed to create a six to
twelve month window-of-opportunity for post-secondary graduates
under the age of 30. These individuals are eitherunemployed or
underemployed and are seeking to gain experience in either a
national or international environmental project.
The McLean Foundation
Funding from the McLean Foundation covers
a diverse range of topics including: Arts: Musicâ Theatre
and Visual, Environment and Conservation, Education, Health,
Welfare.
Effective immediately, The McLean Foundation will only accept
applications from organizations that have first submitted a letter
of inquiry and then been asked to submit a full proposal. Letters
of inquiry should be sent via regular mail and not by
fax or e-mail. Form letters and mass mailings will NOT be regarded
as letters of inquiry.
A selections committee will review letters of inquiry and decide
whether or not to invite a full proposal.
Letters of Inquiry should be addressed to:
Ms. Ev McTaggart
The McLean Foundation
2 St. Clair Ave. W., Suite 1008
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4V 1L5
Tel: (416) 964-6802
Fax: (416) 964-2804
Email: info@mcleanfoundation.on.ca¡
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