Apply by Friday, October 28
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New! Columbia Region Notice of Intent information session
Peace Region Notice of Intent Information Session
Grants for Fish and Wildlife Projects Information Session
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Meadow Creek Spawning Channel Open House
Saturday September 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT
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95 Projects Approved 2022–2023
30 Coastal Region Projects 2022–2023
40 Columbia Region Projects 2022–2023
25 Peace Region Projects 2022–2023
Grants available: our annual grant intake is open now. Apply online by Friday, Oct. 28.
New: Columbia Region launches optional Notice of Intent to help strengthen engagement of First Nations. Learn more.
Wanted: our Coastal Region board is recruiting two new public representatives. Learn more.
Events: Toadfest is back August 17 and 18. Come to the Meadow Creek Spawning Channel open house on September 10.
Our annual grant intake is open!
Apply by Friday, October 28, 4 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. MT
See our resources for grant applicants.
Register for an information session
Find out more
Priority actions eligible for FWCP grants are found in our regional watershed, and ecosystem-based action plans.
Action Plans
We’re looking for new board members! Join our Coastal Region board and help make decisions about projects we fund to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in 14 coastal watersheds impacted by BC Hydro dams. Apply by October 28, 2022.
Contact our Coastal Region manger to learn more and get your application!
Join our Board
To encourage early engagement between grant applicants and First Nations, all Columbia Region grant applicants are being asked to submit an optional Notice of Intent Friday, September 9, 2022, by 4 p.m. PT / 5 p.m MT.
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Increasing spawning habitat in the lower Campbell River Watershed Spawning Chinook are using a new 2,100 m2 spawning platform installed 600 m downstream from the John Hart Generating Station in the Campbell River. Snorkel swims […]
Assessing Bull Trout spawning in Williston Reservoir Twenty-four new areas of critical bull trout habitat—including 16 critical spawning zones—have been identified in the Williston Reservoir Watershed, thanks to aerial surveys of almost 400 km of […]
Review our regional guidance for grant applicants before starting your grant application. Project priorities, mandatory and optional requirements, and the approach to early engagement with Indigenous and First Nations vary by region.
The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and public stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by BC Hydro dams.
