New Funding Round for BC First Nations Caribou Recovery

The Fraser Basin Council is inviting applications for a new round of funding from the provincial BC First Nations Caribou Recovery Implementation Fund.

The Fall 2024 intake of applications runs from October 15 through November 15, 2024.

The program supports BC First Nations communities and organizations to advance recovery efforts for threatened caribou herds in British Columbia. The fund supports collaborative, First Nations-led caribou recovery actions rooted in traditional knowledge and scientific understanding.

Two streams of funding — seed funding for developing a project proposal, and multi-year funding (1 to 2 years) for implementation of a recovery initiative — are designed to offer flexibility, support in development, and consistency for longer-term initiatives.

The Fund is focused on projects that support and promote the recovery of caribou listed as threatened under the federal Species and Risk Act (SARA) and includes the following herds: Boreal, Southern Mountain-Northern Group, Southern Mountain – Central Group, and Southern Mountain – Southern Group.