Community Salmon Program: Standard Form Grant

The Community Salmon Program, managed by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, aims to enhance the protection and rehabilitation of Pacific salmonids and their habitats through community-based initiatives. Since 1989, it has provided grants to support local stewardship activities, promote public awareness, and foster collaboration among stakeholders. Eligible projects must align with the program's intended outcomes, which include improving salmonid habitats and increasing community involvement in conservation efforts.

Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is an independent not-for-profit organization that works with the public, which includes volunteers, community groups, business, industry, academia and all five levels of government (Federal, First Nations, Provincial, Regional and Municipal) to protect, conserve and rehabilitate Pacific salmonids and their habitat.
PSF’s Community Salmon Program (CSP) has been issuing grants since 1989. The purpose of the program is to provide resources to enable the public to participate in volunteer and community-based watershed stewardship activities that support salmonids and their habitat.
This purpose links to and supports PSF’s strategic plan and Canada’s Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon.
Grant Types
The Community Salmon Program offers two types of grants: Short Form and Standard Form. You can apply for one Short Form grant (up to $2,500) per round, and multiple Standard Form grants (over $2,500). Short Form grants are suitable for single-item purchases and simple projects only.
Community Salmon Program Intended Outcomes
CSP and your group have common goals; therefore, the portion of your project to receive funds from CSP needs to be aligned with CSP’s intended outcomes.  These are also the indicators used to assess your application and your completed project:

• Increased and improved salmonid habitat
• Increased community capacity and involvement in salmonid enhancement, habitat protection/restoration and watershed stewardship activities
• Increased public awareness and support of the social, environmental and economicvalue of Pacific salmon
• Increased number of local community cash and in-kind project partners
• Increased public understanding and support for rebuilding the salmonid resource and their individual role in supporting wild salmonid recovery
• Increased collaboration among community stakeholders in salmonid enhancement, habitat conservation and restoration projects, and ultimately
• Increased abundance of healthy, sustainable, genetically diverse Pacific salmonids in the wild.
• Types of Projects Supported By Community Salmon Program
• CSP provides grants, application support and information to
• volunteer and community-based groups undertaking stewardship capacity-building
• or salmonid conservation initiatives that meet CSP criteria and work to achieve
• the intended outcomes above:
• Habitat assessment,Habitat rehabilitationStock assessment,Stock enhancement,Education, outreach and training,Community stewardship

Eligibility

The
following criteria must be met for funding:Project supports the protection, conservation, enhancement or rehabilitation of Pacific salmonids and their habitatProject is community-based and carried out in British Columbia or Yukon TerritoryApplicant group is a volunteer based group/organization, not-for-profit, school, or Indigenous government both at the time of application and during the grant periodApplicant group has a demonstrated significant volunteer component to their organization and to the specific project, exceptions can be made for Indigenous or remote organizationsApplicant group has partnered or leveraged grant request with volunteer time, in-kind, donations or other grantsCSP will fund up to a maximum of 50% of project costsHabitat project funds will be withheld until all permits or letters of support from agencies/ governments or from landowner(s) have been received, where applicableProject has letters of support from relevant stewardship groups, organizations or industry – even if not necessarily contributing to the project

Ineligibility

Ineligible costs:Ongoing expenses or events, fundraisers, operational costs and multi-year projects are not typically considered for fundingVideos, books, newsletters, or related materials that are ongoing or are produced as fundraisers are not considered for fundingProjects intended for scientific research only, and not to support a specific stewardship project, are not typically fundedWages, labour or mandatory employee costs are not considered for funding; however, a portion of technical or professional skills critical to a project when not available from DFO may be considered for fundingMembers or persons directly related to a member of the proponent group that will receive financial benefit from the PSF grant must declare this on the application.