Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Value:

$614,655.00

Disciplines:

• DeGroote School of Business
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

Deadlines:

Description:

The Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) is a specified purpose account administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to direct funds received from fines, court orders and voluntary payments to priority projects that will benefit Canada’s natural environment.

Additional Program Information:

The purpose of the EDF is to fund projects that restore damage to the natural environment and support wildlife conservation, in a cost-effective way.

Fines directed to the EDF are used to fund projects that focus on the following four categories in order of priority:

• restoration
• environmental quality improvement
• research and development
• education and awareness

Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are not-for profit organizations and may include:

• non-governmental organizations (e.g. environmental community groups)
• universities and academic institutions
• Indigenous organizations
• provincial, territorial and municipal governments

Individuals, businesses, international entities, and/or other federal departments or agencies are not eligible to apply for funding, but are encouraged to partner with eligible applicants. Offenders that have been fined or made monetary payments directed to the EDF are not eligible to apply or to partner with eligible groups to apply for the funding resulting from the fines or monetary payments they made.

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

For more information on how to apply to contact Nicole Fiorillo, Senior Advisor, ROADS.