Habitat Acquisition Grants

• The applicant must be a land trust organization.
• The project must involve purchasing a property to protect important habitat for British Columbia’s fish and wildlife.
• The proposed acquisition must demonstrate conservation value (e.g., habitat quality, connectivity, or priority in conservation planning).
• The applicant must demonstrate organizational stability.
• The proposal should demonstrate community support.

Who is eligible?

• Land trust organizations seeking to purchase conservation properties

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

• Purchase of properties for habitat protection (land acquisition costs)

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• British Columbia

• Species richness
• Connectivity
• Conservation planning priority
• Habitats and impending threats to habitat values
• Partnership funding, organizational stability, cost per hectare, and level of community support

• Applications are evaluated against ecological and financial considerations.
• Applicants can generally expect a decision timeline in late July.

• The program accepts applications each spring.
• Decisions are typically communicated in late July.
• The annual program budget is set at $500,000 and generally supports 2–3 projects.