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Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) | Environment Canada

May 30, 2024

Value

Available funding varies according to the number of court awards and voluntary contributions directed to the EDF.

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.

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

Eligible Applicants

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, 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 for fines or monetary payments they have made that were directed to the EDF.

Eligible Expenses

Costs related to the following types of expenses are eligible under the EDF program:

  • human resource costs, including salaries and benefits
  • travel costs not to exceed National Joint Council rates
  • material and supplies costs
  • printing and production costs
  • communications and distribution costs
  • equipment rental or purchase
  • vehicle rentals and operational costs
  • translation costs
  • liability insurance costs that are directly attributed to carrying out the project
  • overhead and/or administrative costs and rent that is directly attributed to carrying out the project (20% or less)
  • any GST/HST that is not reimbursable by Revenue Canada and any PST not reimbursable by the provinces

Deadline Date

Funding applications until May 30, 2024

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