Land Trusts Conservation Fund (LTCF)
The guidelines for the Land Trusts Conservation Fund - Large Grants Program (Year 3) are now available, for eligible projects with closing dates between April 1, 2021 and December 15, 2021.
NOTE: The matching funds ratio requirement has been reduced to 1.5 : 1 in Year 3 of the program.
Applications will be accepted between February 26, 2021 and March 19, 2021.
The program will be seeking priority projects that:
have a funding request between $30,001 and $1M;
are planned to close between April 1, 2021 and December 15, 2021;
are securing land that can be counted towards Canada Target 1;
fall within a documented conservation plan;
have eligible expenses in FY 2021-2022.
Large Grant program information, including eligibility and project requirements, is available at: https://whc.org/ltcf/.
Wildlife Habitat Canada is providing grant administration services for the Land Trusts Conservation Fund (LTCF), which is a component of the Natural Heritage Conservation Program. The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Wildlife Habitat Canada and a variety of regional and local land trusts represented by the Canadian Land Trust Working Group, of which LTABC is a member, are working together under the Natural Heritage Conservation Program to support these goals, with a commitment to protect 200,000 hectares (494,210 acres) of habitat for species at risk.
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Given the currently unfolding situation with COVID-19, there may be some unexpected impacts on the program year that are outside of our control. We will be working together with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to mitigate any anticipated challenges, and will communicate further if there are any local, regional or national changes that could impact the implementation of Year 3 of the program.
The Government of Canada is investing $100 million over four years in the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP), from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2023, as part of Budget 2018’s Nature Legacy initiative.
The NHCP is a public-private partnership designed to advance privately protected areas in some of the country’s most cherished landscapes. More specifically, the NHCP aims to achieve the following objectives:
to contribute to the achievement of the terrestrial and inland water elements of Target 1 of Canada’s 2020 Biodiversity Goals and Targets;
to contribute to the protection of habitat for the recovery of Species at Risk Act (SARA) listed species at risk and the prevention of other species from becoming listed under SARA.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Wildlife Habitat Canada and a variety of regional and local land trusts represented by the Canadian Land Trust Working Group are working together under the Natural Heritage Conservation Program to support these goals, with a commitment to protect 200,000 hectares (494,210 acres) of habitat for species at risk.