Grant funding for Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO’s) Indigenous Habitat Participation Program

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Indigenous Habitat Participation Program - Grant funding is available to support the participation of Indigenous Nations, Indigenous groups, communities and Indigenous organizations involved in consultation with regulatory decisions in relation fish and fish habitat protection under the Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act.

Specifically, these decisions involve whether to:

• issue or deny a Fisheries Act authorization or Species at Risk Act Authorization: authorize/permit the carrying out of a Proponent proposed work, undertaking and/or activity that results in the death of fish other than by fishing and/or the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat under the Fisheries Act and/or in relation to impacts which may be permitted under the Species at Risk Act
• to enter into fish habitat bank arrangements, approvals of conservation projects and defined service areas or authorize any work, undertaking or activity proposing to use habitat credits

Please complete, sign and return this application form to your regional contact. This contact will also be available to provide assistance in completing the form or to answer questions.

Provision of incomplete or insufficient information may result in delay or rejection of your application.

Note:  DFO will discuss with your organization about how the Crown consultation process will be undertaken. Applications should be guided by a consultation approach developed by the applicant and DFO. The consultation approach sets out the consultation expectations, including timelines, scope and activities.

Preference will be given to proposals requesting up to $21,000. Proposals greater than $21,000 may also be accepted if the proposed expenses are relevant to supporting deep and complex consultation activities. For applications exceeding $21,000 it is recommended that applicants contact the relevant regional DFO Indigenous Relations Unit directly or via the regional Indigenous Habitat Participation Program contact before submitting an application.

Indigenous Habitat Participation Program grants component is not a refundable program. Any activities undertaken prior to grant approval will not be reimbursed.

Part 1 – Information

Mailing Address (for notification and payment)

Eligible recipients are Indigenous groups whose Aboriginal or Treaty rights may be affected by a project decision under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.

(Select the most appropriate response(s) that best describe your Organization)

If you are a body or entity representing multiple rights-holding community(ies), identify the communities that the organization may represent:

Eligible activities of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program Grant are contained under the following two groups:

(Select the description(s) that best describe your proposed activities)

Please describe how the proposed activities will be undertaken to support participation in the Crown consultation process:

• Who will be involved in the consultation (e.g., Indigenous community(ies) or group(s) and what level of representation will be targeted – e.g., Nation, regional parts of a nation, part or all collective rights holders, communities;
• How the consultation approach will gather the views of the rights holders (e.g., key activities and milestones); and,
• How will input be provided to DFO for inclusion in the consultation process.

Please include, or provide as a separate attachment, the consultation approach established with DFO.

(Maximum 500 words)

Please describe how the proposed project (e.g., works, undertakings or activities or fish habitat bank and related conservation projects) requiring a Fisheries Act/Species at Risk Act decision may adversely impact your Aboriginal and treaty rights:

(Maximum 500 words)

Budget information

In this table, please identify the dollar amount and include a brief description for each applicable eligible expenditure category including how these costs were calculated.  Please include the amount requested from DFO and all other sources of funds (cash or in-kind support) supporting Crown consultation process.

The amount of funding requested in any application should be at the minimum level required to carry out consultation activities and achieve the expected results.

In the event that a consultation body or entity, established by rights-holding communities, is representing multiple communities, consideration will be given to adjust the funding preference to address the request on behalf of multiple communities.

Has your Organization sought funding or plans to seek funding from other federal or provincial departments/agencies for consultation on this same project?

If yes, please provide the name of the department/agency which has provided funding. Additionally, please include what type of expenses the other sources of support are covering for this project in the budget table below:

Part 2 – Declaration / Signature

• I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided on this application is true and complete in every respect.
• I have been authorized by [insert name of Organization] to make this application.
• I understand that the determination of any payment amount is at the full discretion of DFO.