Public Voice Fund

• Completed application form
• Proposal from the chosen government relations expert

• The applicant must be a Canadian environmental organization.
• The request must be to hire an external government relations professional.
• The work must focus on engaging federal, provincial, or territorial governments (not municipal governments).
• The issue must fall under climate change mitigation and GHG emission reductions, or natural climate solutions.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian environmental organizations

Who is not eligible

• Organizations seeking support to engage municipal governments

Eligible expenses

• Fees for an external government relations professional

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Activities focused on engaging municipal governments

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Fill out the program’s application form.

• Select a government relations expert.
• Obtain a proposal from the chosen expert.

• Email the completed application form and the expert’s proposal to the program administrator.

• Applications are reviewed after submission.
• A decision is typically made within 6–8 weeks of receiving an application.

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis (no fixed deadlines).
• Funding is intended to support engagement with federal, provincial, and territorial governments (not municipal governments).
• Decisions are typically made within 6–8 weeks after an application is received.
• The fund is an initiative of the Small Change Fund, supported by philanthropic foundations.