NHCP-LTCF Large Grant Program in Canada
Deadline: 21-Mar-22
The Wildlife Habitat Canada is pleased to announce a funding call for the Natural Heritage Conservation Program-Land Trusts Conservation Fund ((NHCP-LTCF) Large Grant Program.
The NHCP is a public-private partnership designed to advance privately protected areas in some of the country’s most cherished landscapes.
The Land Trusts Conservation Fund will provide approximately $4.5 million annually over four years to support Canadian land trusts in securing private lands and private interests in lands.
The NHCP-LTCF program is designed to directly support Canada Target 1 and as such, land funded under the NHCP-LTCF program must count towards Target 1 objectives for permanent or long-term protection of land, either as a “Protected Area” (PA) or an “Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure” (OECM).
Protected Area (PA): A Protected Area is “a clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.”
Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure (OECM): An OECM is broadly defined as “a geographically defined area other than a Protected Area, which is governed and managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the in-situ conservation of biodiversity, with associated ecosystem functions and services and where applicable, cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and other locally relevant values.”
Funding Information
Applicants are permitted to submit one project per Application Form between $30,001 and $1,000,000. Required Match: The NHCP-LTCF is a matching funds program, with a required match ratio of a minimum 1.5:1 (minimum match ratio has been reduced for Year 3 of the program). This means that for every $1 of Program funds awarded, a minimum of $1.50 in matching funds from sources other than Canadian Federal Government investments must also be contributed.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply to the Land Trusts Conservation Program (LTCF), applicants must meet all the criteria:
Applicants must be a Canadian Land Trust;
Applicants must be a registered Canadian charity; and,
Applicants must be in compliance or working towards substantial compliance with the Canadian Land Trust Standards and Practices (2019). This includes, in particular, compliance or substantial compliance with Standards 8-12 which address the securement and stewarding of conservation lands.
For more information, visit https://whc.org/ltcf/