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EcoAction Community Funding Program │Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

January 1, 1900

Value

Maximum funding of $100,000 per project; the minimum funding amount request is $25,000 per project.

Description

We provide financial support to non-profit and non-government organizations for Canadian communities to take on local action-based projects that produce measurable, positive effects on the environment and to build the capacity of communities to sustain these activities in the future.

EcoAction funds projects that:

  • lead to tangible environmental results
  • engage the community to improve the environment
  • increase environmental awareness
  • increase capacity in communities
  • result in sustainable outcomes and engagement following project completion

Eligible Applicants

Non-profit and non-governmental groups and organizations are eligible to receive funding, examples include:

  • environmental groups
  • community groups
  • youth and seniors groups
  • community-based associations
  • service clubs
  • domestic Indigenous governments, organizations, boards, commissions, communities, councils, associations and authorities

Eligible Expenses

The following project costs are eligible under EcoAction:

  • human resources, including salaries and benefits
  • contractors
  • management and professional services (e.g., accounting, audit, liability insurance costs that are directly attributed to carrying out the project, monitoring, legal or other professional fees translation)
  • travel and field costs (based on Government of Canada rates)
  • materials and supplies
  • communication, production, distribution and printing costs
  • equipment purchases or rental fees
  • vehicle rental and operation costs
  • a reasonable share of overhead and/or administrative costs and rent that is directly attributed to program delivery

Deadline Date

The EcoAction Community Funding Program operates on a cyclical basis with specific intake periods for different streams. The most recent intakes, Stream 1 (Community-led Freshwater Action across Canada) and Stream 2 (Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada), closed on December 4, 2025, and January 20, 2026, respectively. The program is currently closed. Please visit the official website for announcements regarding future funding rounds.

Contact

Contact Name: Environment and Climate Change Canada

E-mail Address: EcoAction@ec.gc.ca or EcoActionOuestNord-EcoActionWestNorth@ec.gc.ca (West & North Region)

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-funding/ecoaction-community-program.html

Industry:

Indigenous, Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, USA, Yukon

Tags:

Natural Environment, Seniors, Youth

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