Funding
Important Foreword:
Before you read this page, you should know something. There are dozens of funding opportunities for youth environmental projects. Below is a page which contains funding sources which members of this site have submitted. These are primarily aimed at high school students, but many are applicable to multiple applicant types. I feel that this guide is very useful, but there are also some other fantastic resources. In particular, you owe it to yourself to check out the Youth Funding page put together by ClimateChangeConnection. It contains over 60 funding opportunities aimed specifically at young environmentalists in Manitoba. For convenience, their funding information is available as a PDF file, in two layouts: as a calendar and as a 74-page document.
My best advice for you is simple: if you are seeking funding for a good idea that you care about, and that has genuine merit, you will get funding. You just need to be persistent and creative. With literally dozens of different grants and organizations out there, if you work hard on a good idea, at least one person will agree with you.
Funding Opportunities
1) Dream It. Do It. Challenge:
With the world feeling the heat, it's your time to shine. Submit your bright idea for an environmental project to the Dream It. Do It. Challenge and you'll be eligible for $1,000 to turn your idea into reality.
Deadline: December 31st (recurring each year)
2) Green Schools Initiative:
Strictly for schools in Manitoba (public or private), the Green Schools Initiative is a one-year only opportunity which expires on December 31st, 2008. Very large grants are available. Each school division in Manitoba has received funding (for example, Pembina Trails received over $30,000). Schools apply to their division using the instructions on the website www.greenschoolsmb.ca and the division decides on how to allot the funding. As an example, Vincent Massey Collegiate (in Winnipeg, part of the PTSD) received over $10,000 in December of 2008.
Deadline: December 31st, 2008 (one-time only)
3) Assiniboine Credit Union - Community Project Fund:
Projects Funded: Projects dealing with social and environmental health, community economic development/job creation focus, housing, anti-racism/anti-poverty groups. Eligibility: Non-profit organizations, cooperatives, art and culture groups, start up community project groups, education/service organization groups, health care organizations, aboriginal people. Email: cu@assiniboine.mb.ca.
Deadline: January 1st (recurring each year)
4) Eco-Action, Environment Canada:
Projects Funded: Community environmental projects that are themed in greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Also projects aimed at priority environmental issues (nature,air/water quality). Eligibility: Community/Environment organizations, Aboriginal/First Nations groups, Service/youth/seniors clubs and organizations. Website: www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/index.en.html.
Deadline: February 1st and October 1st (recurring each year)
5) Mountain Equipment Coop - National Fund:
Projects Funded: Projects that protect outdoor environmental areas of significant recreation and wilderness value to MEC members. Mandate is to educate MEC members and the general public on important wilderness issues and the importance of protecting our natural environment. Eligibility: Canadian citizens (projects in Canada), Non-profit Organizations (but not required), Volunteer involvement is substantial, (with a sound and fiscally responsible budget). Website: www.mec.ca.
Deadline: January 31st, May 31st, and September 30th (recurring each year)
6) Shell Environmental Fund:
Projects Funded: Projects that propose innovative, action orientated ways of improving and protecting the Canadian environment. Website: www.shell.ca/code/values/environment/sef.html.
Deadline: February 28th and October 1st (recurring each year)
7) Special Conservation Fund - Manitoba Conservation:
Projects Funded: Projects that enhance/foster a better understanding of Manitoba's natural resources. Projects dealing with sustainable development/environmental issues at the local level, which encourage public awareness. Phone: (204) 945-5747
Deadline: No deadlines
8) Sustainable Development Innovations Fund - Manitoba Conservation:
Projects Funded: Projects with environmental innovation and sustainable development issues that are environmentally and ecologically sound. Special recognition for youth involvement. Website: www.susdev.gov.mb.ca.
Deadline: April 15th, June 15th, August 15th, October 15th, December 1st (recurring each year)
9) TD Friends of the Environment:
Projects Funded: Projects that preserve Canadian environment. Projects that assist youths in understanding and participating in Environmental activities within local communities (also enhances cooperation among environmental organizations). Website: www.td.com/fef/overview.jsp.
Deadline: Accepted on ongoing bases
10) Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund:
Projects Funded: Organic Waste Management & Composing, Construction & Demolition (C & D) Waste Management, Pollution Prevention, Model Integrated Waste Management System Development & Planning. Telephone: (204) 945-8443.
Deadline: May 15th, July 15th, November 15th, December 15th (recurring each year)
11) Evergreen Green Grants Description:
Wal-Mart Canada and Evergreen are pleased to offer Green Grants, a national program that helps fund community-based restoration and stewardship initiatives in urban and urbanizing areas.
Green Grants, a Canadian community greening program sponsored by Wal-Mart Canada and led by Evergreen, provides funds of up to $10,000 to local groups working on urban naturalization projects that use native plants to restore and steward woodlands, meadows, wetlands and ravines. This grant program also supports community gardening projects that involve native plants and food gardening.
Website: http://www.evergreen.ca/en/cg/cg-funding.html
12) Green Street Student Engagement Funding Opportunity for Sustainable School-based Environmental Projects:
Green Street is a not-for-profit program seeking to create a movement in schools centred on young people acting now, and with other members of their community, to create a sustainable future. Green Street is funded by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and administered by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and the Centrale des syndicats du Québec. All applications will be reviewed by a formal committee. Responses will be provided to all applicants within three weeks of receipt of project application. Please review the funding guidelines for more information.
Website: http://www.marueverte.ca/en/applicationform.html
13) Sierra Youth Coalition Sustainability Education Fund:
Are you getting involved in a big and exciting conference? You need a travel subsidy? You want to organize an awareness raising event in your community? SYC can help you with your individual fundraising efforts.
The SYC Sustainability Education Fund aims to support individual learning pursuits. Unfortunately, we cannot offer money or any kind of funding to people... yet, while the fund is young and new. For now, we can offer an online fundraising tool (credit card accessible) as well as charity receipts to those who donate to your project. Its simplicity and the tax incentive will help you raise more money than you had expected.
Website: http://www.syc-cjs.org
14) The Run with Porter Seedling Foundation:
Run with Porter 2010 is presently seeking a Manitoban charity/initiative to support with its fundraising efforts, such as assisting a school group seeking funds to improve a play structure, or a youth group in need of donations to complete an outdoor greening project.
Website: http://runwithporter.com
Submit Funding Opportunities
Please use the form below to submit Funding opportunities. Submissions do not need to be entirely environmental in nature; please feel free to submit funding opportunities which highlight other characteristics, such as community service or humanitarian achievements. Most such opportunities also value environmental work, and thus are useful resources.
Before you read this page, you should know something. There are dozens of funding opportunities for youth environmental projects. Below is a page which contains funding sources which members of this site have submitted. These are primarily aimed at high school students, but many are applicable to multiple applicant types. I feel that this guide is very useful, but there are also some other fantastic resources. In particular, you owe it to yourself to check out the Youth Funding page put together by ClimateChangeConnection. It contains over 60 funding opportunities aimed specifically at young environmentalists in Manitoba. For convenience, their funding information is available as a PDF file, in two layouts: as a calendar and as a 74-page document.
My best advice for you is simple: if you are seeking funding for a good idea that you care about, and that has genuine merit, you will get funding. You just need to be persistent and creative. With literally dozens of different grants and organizations out there, if you work hard on a good idea, at least one person will agree with you.
Funding Opportunities
1) Dream It. Do It. Challenge:
With the world feeling the heat, it's your time to shine. Submit your bright idea for an environmental project to the Dream It. Do It. Challenge and you'll be eligible for $1,000 to turn your idea into reality.
Deadline: December 31st (recurring each year)
2) Green Schools Initiative:
Strictly for schools in Manitoba (public or private), the Green Schools Initiative is a one-year only opportunity which expires on December 31st, 2008. Very large grants are available. Each school division in Manitoba has received funding (for example, Pembina Trails received over $30,000). Schools apply to their division using the instructions on the website www.greenschoolsmb.ca and the division decides on how to allot the funding. As an example, Vincent Massey Collegiate (in Winnipeg, part of the PTSD) received over $10,000 in December of 2008.
Deadline: December 31st, 2008 (one-time only)
3) Assiniboine Credit Union - Community Project Fund:
Projects Funded: Projects dealing with social and environmental health, community economic development/job creation focus, housing, anti-racism/anti-poverty groups. Eligibility: Non-profit organizations, cooperatives, art and culture groups, start up community project groups, education/service organization groups, health care organizations, aboriginal people. Email: cu@assiniboine.mb.ca.
Deadline: January 1st (recurring each year)
4) Eco-Action, Environment Canada:
Projects Funded: Community environmental projects that are themed in greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Also projects aimed at priority environmental issues (nature,air/water quality). Eligibility: Community/Environment organizations, Aboriginal/First Nations groups, Service/youth/seniors clubs and organizations. Website: www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/index.en.html.
Deadline: February 1st and October 1st (recurring each year)
5) Mountain Equipment Coop - National Fund:
Projects Funded: Projects that protect outdoor environmental areas of significant recreation and wilderness value to MEC members. Mandate is to educate MEC members and the general public on important wilderness issues and the importance of protecting our natural environment. Eligibility: Canadian citizens (projects in Canada), Non-profit Organizations (but not required), Volunteer involvement is substantial, (with a sound and fiscally responsible budget). Website: www.mec.ca.
Deadline: January 31st, May 31st, and September 30th (recurring each year)
6) Shell Environmental Fund:
Projects Funded: Projects that propose innovative, action orientated ways of improving and protecting the Canadian environment. Website: www.shell.ca/code/values/environment/sef.html.
Deadline: February 28th and October 1st (recurring each year)
7) Special Conservation Fund - Manitoba Conservation:
Projects Funded: Projects that enhance/foster a better understanding of Manitoba's natural resources. Projects dealing with sustainable development/environmental issues at the local level, which encourage public awareness. Phone: (204) 945-5747
Deadline: No deadlines
8) Sustainable Development Innovations Fund - Manitoba Conservation:
Projects Funded: Projects with environmental innovation and sustainable development issues that are environmentally and ecologically sound. Special recognition for youth involvement. Website: www.susdev.gov.mb.ca.
Deadline: April 15th, June 15th, August 15th, October 15th, December 1st (recurring each year)
9) TD Friends of the Environment:
Projects Funded: Projects that preserve Canadian environment. Projects that assist youths in understanding and participating in Environmental activities within local communities (also enhances cooperation among environmental organizations). Website: www.td.com/fef/overview.jsp.
Deadline: Accepted on ongoing bases
10) Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund:
Projects Funded: Organic Waste Management & Composing, Construction & Demolition (C & D) Waste Management, Pollution Prevention, Model Integrated Waste Management System Development & Planning. Telephone: (204) 945-8443.
Deadline: May 15th, July 15th, November 15th, December 15th (recurring each year)
11) Evergreen Green Grants Description:
Wal-Mart Canada and Evergreen are pleased to offer Green Grants, a national program that helps fund community-based restoration and stewardship initiatives in urban and urbanizing areas.
Green Grants, a Canadian community greening program sponsored by Wal-Mart Canada and led by Evergreen, provides funds of up to $10,000 to local groups working on urban naturalization projects that use native plants to restore and steward woodlands, meadows, wetlands and ravines. This grant program also supports community gardening projects that involve native plants and food gardening.
Website: http://www.evergreen.ca/en/cg/cg-funding.html
12) Green Street Student Engagement Funding Opportunity for Sustainable School-based Environmental Projects:
Green Street is a not-for-profit program seeking to create a movement in schools centred on young people acting now, and with other members of their community, to create a sustainable future. Green Street is funded by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and administered by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and the Centrale des syndicats du Québec. All applications will be reviewed by a formal committee. Responses will be provided to all applicants within three weeks of receipt of project application. Please review the funding guidelines for more information.
Website: http://www.marueverte.ca/en/applicationform.html
13) Sierra Youth Coalition Sustainability Education Fund:
Are you getting involved in a big and exciting conference? You need a travel subsidy? You want to organize an awareness raising event in your community? SYC can help you with your individual fundraising efforts.
The SYC Sustainability Education Fund aims to support individual learning pursuits. Unfortunately, we cannot offer money or any kind of funding to people... yet, while the fund is young and new. For now, we can offer an online fundraising tool (credit card accessible) as well as charity receipts to those who donate to your project. Its simplicity and the tax incentive will help you raise more money than you had expected.
Website: http://www.syc-cjs.org
14) The Run with Porter Seedling Foundation:
Run with Porter 2010 is presently seeking a Manitoban charity/initiative to support with its fundraising efforts, such as assisting a school group seeking funds to improve a play structure, or a youth group in need of donations to complete an outdoor greening project.
Website: http://runwithporter.com
Submit Funding Opportunities
Please use the form below to submit Funding opportunities. Submissions do not need to be entirely environmental in nature; please feel free to submit funding opportunities which highlight other characteristics, such as community service or humanitarian achievements. Most such opportunities also value environmental work, and thus are useful resources.
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erica@mbeconetwork.org
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Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2B4
1 (204) 947-6511
For more information, contact:
Erica Young
Youth Coordinator
erica@mbeconetwork.org
Website creation and design by Mikhail Kolybaba of
Ethical Web Design
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