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📣 A preliminary list of HCTF approved projects for 2023-24 is now available. 📣 Projects included have been approved in principle but may have reduced budgets or funding conditions. All applicants will receive official notification emails, including HCTF Board and technical committee comments. Please note that HCTF staff cannot provide further information to you before the Notifications are issued. For approved projects, these emails will include the grant amount and funding conditions (if applicable). Please be aware that until both you and HCTF have reviewed, accepted, and signed the Conditional Grant Agreement, there is no confirmation of funding and no legal commitment in place. Congratulations to all successful proponents! To those applicants who were not funded this time, thank you for your interest. The next opportunity to apply for an HCTF Enhancement and Restoration, Stewardship or Caribou Habitat Restoration Grant will be Fall of 2023 (Deadline: Friday, November 3, 2023). Learn more: https://hctf.ca/preliminary-approved-project-list-2023-24/

📣 Attention conservation organizations and groups! HCTF is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Capacity Grants program! 📣 With grants up to $25,000 available, the focus of Capacity Grants is to build and strengthen capability and capacity of organizations to successfully design and deliver conservation or restoration projects aligned with HCTF's objectives. Capacity grants assist with the first steps in identifying, exploring, and undertaking actions to solve a local conservation challenge. The goals of the grant are to: • Advance conservation planning (assessing capacity) • Engage organizations and communities (developing capacity) • Develop skills and abilities of communities (building capabilities) Applications are due on May 1st Learn More: hctf.ca/announcing-capacity-grants/ hctf.ca/grants/capacity-grants/ Apply: hctf-grants.smapply.ca/ #conservation #restoration #CapacityGrants

🌱Now accepting applications for the Habitat Acquisition Grant!🌱 Applications must be submitted through HCTF’s online application system by 4:30pm on Monday, April 17, 2023 (PST). Each year, HCTF provides approximately $500,000 in Habitat Acquisition grants to help fund acquisition projects that secure and manage conservation properties in British Columbia. For 2023, HCTF will continue to prioritize acquisition applications that seek to increase conservation outcomes for fish, wildlife, and their habitats, provide access for a variety of uses such as hunting, fishing, and non-motorized recreation and fit one or more of the following criteria: - Contribute to the conservation of wetland or grassland habitats. - Increase connectivity to adjacent protected lands or important habitats to further build complexes of intact habitat. - Contribute to the conservation of habitats near urban settings to increase opportunities to connect people to nature. - Demonstrate resiliency to climate change and/or address stressors linked to climate change impacts. Learn more: https://hctf.ca/grants/habitat-acquisition-grants Apply: https://hctf-grants.smapply.ca/prog/lst/ #conservationgrant #habitatacquisition #conservation #bcconservation

HCTF, in partnership with the First Nations-B.C. Wildlife & Habitat Conservation Forum and the Province of British Columbia, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Together for Wildlife Scholarship program! As part of the Together for Wildlife (T4W) strategy, we are offering up to ten academic scholarships worth $20,000 each to Master's or PhD candidates undertaking research that will support a positive impact on stewardship, management, policy, or decision making of wildlife in British Columbia. Applications must align with goals and focal areas of the Together for Wildlife strategy. These scholarships aim to support reconciliation and collaboration, diversity of perspectives, and community capacity building among Indigenous communities and rural areas of BC. We encourage Indigenous students to apply because of the perspectives they contribute through diversity, inclusion, and community capacity building. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to make a difference in wildlife conservation in British Columbia! Please share with your colleagues and friends! Announcement: hctf.ca/t4w-scholarship-announcement/ Overview: hctf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/T4W-Overview-Web-02-14-2023.pdf Sample Application: hctf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/T4W-Application-Questions-V1.pdf Together for Wildlife Strategy: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems/wildlife/together-for-wildlife Apply: hctf-grants.smapply.ca/ #TogetherForWildlife #WildlifeConservation #Scholarships #BCConservation #t4w #graduatescholarship #bced #wildliferesearch

📷🦆🎉 Congratulations to Ferenc Ceglédi! The grand prize-winning entry in HCTF’s 2022 Conservation Lands photo contest was taken at the Cheam – Popkum Conservation Land Complex. To see the full list of 2022 Photo Contest Winners, visit: 🔗http://ow.ly/ArIn50LXLhm #WildlifeWednesday #WildlifePhotography #Conservation #Duck #Migration

🌲🤝🦌Celebrating HCTF's 5-year partnership with the Forest Enhancement Society of BC, we have released an Accomplishments Update detailing a few of our shared achievements in improving wildlife habitat! 🔗http://ow.ly/JbaB50Lswm6 #WildlifeWednesday #Habitat #Conservation

We are hiring! We are a non-profit foundation investing in habitat conservation and restoration projects across BC with an opening for a full-time Indigenous Inclusion Coordinator. We are seeking an individual who is energetic, self-directed, and has a positive approach to their career, their work, and their colleagues. This individual identifies opportunities for shared success and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples across HCTF’s many different granting programs and participates in meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples. The initial focus will be improving accessibility and inclusion within the Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund program, but the position will expand to other programs and initiatives. Travel will be required within BC, and applicants outside of Victoria are encouraged to apply, as remote placement is possible. HCTF encourages qualified Indigenous applicants to apply because of the perspectives they would contribute to the position (please self-identify in the cover letter). To learn more about the position, please visit: https://hctf.ca/indigenous-inclusion-coordinator/ #bcconservation #caribou #indigenousinclusion

🌲📷🦌 There are only 2 Days left until HCTF’s Conservation Lands Photo Contest closes! Submit your best photos of wildlife, fish, landscapes, or people in nature, and you could win up to $1,000 in prizes. Enter Now: 🔗https://hctf.ca/media/photo-contest/ #PhotoContest #WildlifePhotography #LandscapePhotography #BeautifulBC #TravelBC #HelloBC #GetOutside #WildlifeWednesday