Fund Your Project
The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation ASCF is an independent, federally incorporated, non-profit organization, which was established through a one-time grant of $30 million from the Government of Canada. The interest generated from investment of the grant is used to support activities related to the conservation of the wild Atlantic salmon and its habitat.
The goal of the Foundation is to help achieve healthy and sustainable wild Atlantic salmon stocks in Atlantic Canada and Quebec through partnerships among volunteer conservation groups, Indigenous organizations, governments and others.
NOTE (specific to the annual applied science research Request For Proposal):
Only if your application is in response to the Request for Proposals regarding applied scientific research, click here.
Updated information for the Request For Proposal will be available in September, 2022.
Who can apply?
- Non-governmental organizations (e.g. community-based conservation organizations, cooperatives, watershed-based organizations, etc.)
- Municipalities
- Education institutions
- Indigenous Organizations
Note: Partnership among these groups are preferred.
Eligible Project Categories
- Development of salmon and salmon habitat conservation plans for a watershed or sub-watershed (watershed planning)
- Conservation, rebuilding and restoration of wild Atlantic salmon and salmon habitat
- Restoring access of wild Atlantic salmon to salmon habitat
- Public education and awareness of the importance of conservation of wild Atlantic salmon and its habit
Project Location
- The proposed project must be located in a watershed within the provinces of Québec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland and Labrador.
Funds Available
- At least $1 million will be available for the 2023 round of grants for projects within Québec and the Atlantic provinces. Submissions for individual projects should not be less than $5,000 nor exceed a maximum of $50,000 (per year).
- Interprovincial funding applications are no longer being accepted by ASCF except in response to a specific Request for Proposals.
- Applied scientific research projects may be submitted under any of the provincial streams, however, going forward a maximum of 20% of available grant funds will be allocated to research initiatives. Taking multi-year projects into account, this may mean that limited funds are available for new research projects in some provinces. To inquire about specific provinces, please contact the ASCF office (NB & QC: henri@salmonconservation.ca; PEI, NL & NS: gert@salmonconservation.ca).
Funding Deadline
- Proposals are now being accepted for 2023 projects. The final submission date for receipt of all proposals is: November 17, 2022 by 4:00 PM AST.
Contact
If you are unable to download the application documents, or are having trouble filling in the forms, please contact a project coordinator at henri@salmonconservation.ca, gert@salmonconservation.ca or call 506-455-9900.
Submission
All forms from New Brunswick and Québec can be submitted directly by e-mail to henri@salmonconservation.ca.
All forms from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island can be submitted directly by e-mail to gert@salmonconservation.ca.
You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application. If you do not receive a confirmation, please call 506-455-9900 to ensure your proposal has been received.
The total length of your written application must not exceed 15 pages including support materials and budget spreadsheet. Please note that the budget spreadsheet typically coverts into 2 pages for best legibility. Materials in excess of 15 pages will be excluded.
Download 2023 Eligibility Requirements and Procedures
Download 2023 Budget2023
Download 2023 Application
Download Sample Budget 2023
Note: For information on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for applied scientific research please click here. Updated information will be available in September 2022.
The deadline for the applied scientific research RFP is: November 17, 2022 by 4:00 PM AST.