Spring Funding Round Preparations Start Now at Pacific Salmon Foundation
Posted on January 12th, 2006 by Diane Ramage, Pacific Salmon Foundation

The Pacific Salmon Foundation Spring Funding Round Preparations Start Now.

The Communities in Northern BC have an additional $40,000.00 of partnership funding available to them from our partnership with Alcan Primary Metal - BC.

The Communities in the Tri-Cities have an additional 10,000.00 of partnership funding available to them from our partnership with Petro-Canada.

The Communities on Vancouver Island have an additional $60,000.00 of partnership funding available to them from our partnership with TimberWest Forest Corp.

The Foundation anticipates distributing over $600,000 to the stewardship community in 2006 through this viable community focused program. Please forward the attached applications to your members or committers that undertake salmon and salmon habitat works as soon as possible.

February 15 2006 is the closing date for our next Community Salmon Program funding round.

We have made several changes to our application process including the new SHORT FORM for groups seeking funds for single items or small undertakings.

The Pacific Salmon Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization with a long-term commitment to the conservation and rehabilitation of wild Pacific salmon stocks and their habitat.

Operating independently from government, the PSF forges partnerships with communities, First Nation representatives, provincial and federal government agencies and non-profit organizations to seek funding and resources to support community stewardship of Pacific salmon.

Objectives of the Pacific Salmon Foundation:

• To promote the conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of Pacific salmon for the benefit of present and future generations, and
• To provide a funding mechanism for projects promoting the conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of Pacific salmon through our Community Salmon Program.

Types of Projects Supported By the Community Salmon Program

The Pacific Salmon Foundation believes in supporting volunteerism as it relates to community-based salmon rehabilitation and aquatic stewardship volunteer capacity-building initiatives.

Projects that support Pacific salmon and that meet the Community Salmon Program criteria will be considered, such as:

• Habitat assessment • Habitat rehabilitation

• Stock assessment • Stock rehabilitation

• Education and awareness • Community stewardship projects

Applications available on our website.

Please make an appointment a minimum of 3 weeks before February 15 with your community advisor and others that you need letters of support from. They need to be familiar with your group, your project and your budget before you ask them for a letter of support.

Additional Funding Sources for your project leveraging:

Green Source Funding Resources, Environment Canada’s incredible funding source searchable database.

If you have questions or need assistance please call.

Dianne Ramage
Pacific Salmon Foundation
Salmon Programs Manager
Phone: 604 664-7664
Email: dramage@psf.ca

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