Funding Opportunity – Resilient Greenbelt Funding Program
February 6, 2020
Maximum funding amount: $100,000
Statement of Interest due: February 10
The Greenbelt Foundation’s Resilient Greenbelt Funding Program invests in near-urban natural infrastructure initiatives (see poster) to realize the Greenbelt’s potential to strengthen and build climate resilient communities and regions.
This year’s funding focus is Positively Green. This program advances shovel-ready natural infrastructure projects. Positively Green‘s natural climate resiliency actions focus on:
- Reducing stormwater runoff / flood risk
- Protecting water quality and quantity
- Enhancing cooling effect and corridors
- Increasing biodiversity and health soils
- Enhancing greenspace quality and access
Proposed activities can be nested within a larger, long-term project. Successful projects will:
- Enhance natural assets within the Greenbelt and adjacent near-urban lands to reduce flooding, increase infiltration, and strengthen climate resiliency
- Provide evidence of the effectiveness and return on investment of natural infrastructure to local governments and communities
- Provide co-climate resiliency benefits to the public, eg. increasing natural cover and connectivity, reducing nutrient loading to rivers and lakes, or enhancing access to greenspace
- Build a constituency of support through project partnerships including municipal and other levels of government
- Share project results to increase knowledge and use of the Greenbelt’s natural infrastructure to strengthen climate resiliency across the region
The program has two streams.
Prosperous Greenbelt supports projects that generate economic activity and promote rural resilience and vibrant communities, including projects that enhance agricultural, natural, and cultural-based recreation and tourism in the Greenbelt and along its river valleys and those that engage the public to support the Greenbelt’s agricultural and natural systems, cultural heritage, and rural economy.
Resilient Greenbelt supports projects that invest in the Greenbelt’s already available natural solutions, including projects focused on monitoring, identifying restoration and enhancement priorities, integrating natural solutions in municipal or community-based programs, researching and mapping priorities to strengthen biodiversity, and more.
If you are interested in applying for this grant, please submit a Statement of Interest through the Grant Centre no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10. There is a very tight window for this grant opportunity, so please avoid late submissions.
If you have any questions, please contact Max Smith (max.smith@trca.ca).