Funding Opportunity – Habitat Stewardship Program (Terrestrial Species)

December 3, 2021

Maximum Request: $25,000 – $100,000 per year

SOI Deadline: December 15

The Habitat Stewardship Program (Terrestrial Species) provides funding for projects that contribute directly to the recovery objectives and population goals of species at risk listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA) and prevent others from becoming a conservation concern.

In order to be eligible, proposed projects must target the following species:

• species listed on Schedule 1 of SARA (except those listed as extirpated), and/or
• species that have been assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada as endangered, threatened, or of special concern but have not been listed on Schedule 1 of SARA

80% of program funds will be designated to species listed on Schedule 1 of SARA. Ontario Priority Species are as follows: Bank Swallow; Blanding’s Turtle; Cerulean Warbler; Eastern Foxsnake; Grasshopper Sparrow; Louisiana Waterthrush; Piping Plover circumcinctus subspecies; Red-Headed Woodpecker; Spiny Softshell; Jefferson Salamander; Western Chorus Frog; Whip-poor-will.

Projects must have 1:1 (50%) matching funding, with preference given to projects with greater than 1:1 match and/or greater cash match versus in-kind.

If you have any questions, please contact max.smith@trca.ca. SOIs are due no later than December 15.

For further details please reference the Program Overview and the attached Application Technical Guidelines.