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Land Stewardship Grants
Supports stewardship of conservation properties
Latest source updateLast Update: July 14, 2026Latest change: The grant content now shows a Conditional Grant Agreement with project dates, reporting requirements, and payment terms instead of the prior application-form material.View change
Latest source update
Last Update: July 14, 2026
Latest change: The grant content now shows a Conditional Grant Agreement with project dates, reporting requirements, and payment terms instead of the prior application-form material.
Land Stewardship Grant agreement now shown
The grant content now shows a Land Stewardship Grant Conditional Grant Agreement effective April 1, 2026, with the project to be completed by March 31, 2029 and the final year grant report and final invoice due by April 15, 2029. The agreement also adds the payment and reporting structure, including a 50% accountable advance, up to 30% after the Year 1 Grant Report is submitted, and a final payment of up to 20% on completion, along with reporting through Survey Apply and prior written approval for changes beyond 30% of the budget.
Funding available
$ 60,000
Deadline
Closed
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Who can apply
Non-governmental organizations with a conservation focus, such as land trusts.
See full eligibility
Overview
The Land Stewardship Grant supports non-governmental organizations in British Columbia that actively manage conservation properties, providing up to $60,000 over three years for stewardship work. It funds operations and management activities such as planning, monitoring, habitat restoration, and invasive species removal.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Reduce environmental footprint
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- British Columbia
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Environment
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
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Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Developing project plans or staff, volunteer, or First Nation partner plans for site management.
- Providing operational oversight of maintenance activities and management of volunteers undertaking maintenance activities.
- Managing human activities on the lands, including community education and First Nation traditional and cultural practices that support conservation.
- Mapping and boundary delineation, resource inventory and analysis, and management planning such as high-priority management plans, resource conservation plans, and enhancement or restoration plans.
- Site-specific habitat restoration and maintenance, building, repairing, or decommissioning conservation assets, and removing invasive species.
Documents Needed
- Budget and Activities Spreadsheet
- Property map showing property boundaries and significant features
- Letter of support from the property owner, if the applicant is not the property owner
- Management agreement signed by both parties, if the applicant is not the property owner
- Lease agreement signed by both parties, or a letter from the leaseholder, if the property is leased to another party
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Non-governmental organizations with a conservation focus, such as land trusts.
- Organizations that actively manage the conservation property(ies) for which they are applying for funding.
Who is not eligible
- Local, Regional, Municipal, Provincial and Federal government applicants.
Eligible expenses
- Staff labour directly linked to approved conservation actions and operations and management activities.
- Contractor labour directly linked to approved conservation actions and operations and management activities.
- Materials and supplies required to carry out operations and management activities.
- Travel costs, including mileage to travel to sites at HCTF rates of $0.70/km.
- Professional and technical support required for identified O&M projects, including data collection, mapping and documentation-related support, baseline inventory summaries and analysis, review of sub-leases, licences and management agreements, and Knowledge Keeper or Traditional Knowledge expertise and consulting.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Conferences, lecture series, conventions, and general festivals, tours, or events that do not directly pertain to conservation operations and management.
- Training courses for project personnel; interpretive programming and associated services; production or sponsorship of commercial programs; organizational fundraising.
- Cultural, heritage, historical or architectural operations, management and maintenance activities; creation or management of electronic databases, websites or file systems as a single activity not linked to greater conservation operations and management activity.
- Conservation covenant monitoring; enforcement activities; general patrols; insurance costs; general lease administration; legal fees; residential tenancy agreements or rentals; regular government salary costs.
- Propagation of native plants for sale; rehabilitation, captive breeding, feeding or control of wildlife species; fish rearing, farming, stocking, feeding, or hatchery projects; marine projects except activities that occur in estuary habitats; projects focused on federally managed salmon species that do not also benefit provincially managed fish species or their habitats; non-applied research or academic projects without clear conservation or management outcomes; strategic or higher-level land use planning or ecosystem planning.
Selection criteria
- Funding will be prioritized for conservation property(ies) with significant biodiversity and conservation values, demonstrated need or threats, and clearly articulated conservation goals and actions leading to measurable outcomes.
- If the program is highly subscribed, priority may be given to properties not previously funded under this program.
How to apply
- Submit a separate Application Form for each property or complex.
- Complete the application in two parts: Part 1 Survey Apply Application and Part 2 Budget and Activities.
- Upload the Excel budget and activity spreadsheet as a separate attachment at the end of the online application form.
- Upload the required property map and any applicable support or management or lease documents.
- Submit the application via Survey Apply by November 7, 2025, at 4:30pm PST.
Processing and Agreement
- Successful applicants will be notified in February 2026.
- Approved recipients must return the signed conditional grant agreement.
- Grant Reports are required for each of the first two Fiscal Years covered under the project period and are a requirement to release payment under Section 2.5(b).
- The Final Year Grant Report is required for the last year of the project and is a requirement to release payment under Section 2.5(c).
- A reasonable number of high-quality digital photos of fieldwork components must be submitted with each Grant Report and the Final Year Grant Report.
Additional information
- The program is administered by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.
- It is made possible through an endowment provided by the Province of British Columbia.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Land Stewardship Grants Program
What is the Land Stewardship Grants?
The Land Stewardship Grant supports non-governmental organizations in British Columbia that actively manage conservation properties, providing up to $60,000 over three years for stewardship work. It funds operations and management activities such as planning, monitoring, habitat restoration, and invasive species removal.
How much funding can be received?
Land Stewardship Grants Funds up to $60,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Land Stewardship Grants program?
To be eligible for the Land Stewardship Grants program, you must:
The applicant must be a non-governmental organization with a conservation focus, such as a land trust.
The applicant must actively manage the conservation property(ies) for which it is applying.
The conservation property(ies) must be within B.C. and the application must be for day-to-day operations, maintenance and management activities.
What expenses are eligible under Land Stewardship Grants?
Developing project plans or staff, volunteer, or First Nation partner plans for site management.
Providing operational oversight of maintenance activities and management of volunteers undertaking maintenance activities.
Managing human activities on the lands, including community education and First Nation traditional and cultural practices that support conservation.
Mapping and boundary delineation, resource inventory and analysis, and management planning such as high-priority management plans, resource conservation plans, and enhancement or restoration plans.
Site-specific habitat restoration and maintenance, building, repairing, or decommissioning conservation assets, and removing invasive species.
Who can I contact for more information about the Land Stewardship Grants?
You can contact Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) by email at grants@hctf.ca.
Where is the Land Stewardship Grants available?
The Land Stewardship Grants program is available the province of British Columbia.
Is the Land Stewardship Grants a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Land Stewardship Grants is a Grant and Funding