# Ecosystem Enhancement Program

From Columbia Basin Trust. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 22 May 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $750,000 CAD (Up to 75% of total project costs, up to five years)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Indigenous organisations and Government bodies
- Where: Columbia Basin Trust region, British Columbia: Canada
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Wetlands, Rivers and lakes and Grasslands and savannas
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/
- Funder’s programme page: https://ourtrust.org/grants-programs/ecosystem-enhancement-program/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Large grants for landscape-scale, on-the-ground restoration of grassland, wetland, riparian and aquatic habitat in the Columbia Basin of British Columbia, through an annual expression of interest then full application.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Ecosystem Enhancement Program is a two-stage application process. First, an online Expression of Interest (EOI) must be submitted.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#access

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, amount:** Up to $750,000 CAD (Up to 75% of total project costs, up to five years). Up to 75% of total project costs, up to five years.

> “Up to 75% per cent of total project costs can be requested from the Trust. The maximum amount of Trust funding for any one project is $750,000 with a maximum duration of five years for multi-year projects.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#amount

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, where:** Columbia Basin Trust region, British Columbia: Canada

> “Eligible applicants include registered non-profits, First Nations and local governments in the Columbia Basin Trust region (ourtrust.org/map).”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#geography

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, who can apply:** NGOs, Indigenous organisations and Government bodies

> “Eligible applicants include registered non-profits, First Nations and local governments in the Columbia Basin Trust region (ourtrust.org/map).”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#applicant_types

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Then, the Trust will request the applicant to submit a full application, due on or before October 22, 2026.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#window

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, co-funding required:** Yes

> “The application must clearly demonstrate that at least 25% percent of total project costs will be received from sources other than the Trust.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026/27 intake (expression of interest, then full application)

Call page: https://ourtrust.org/grants-programs/ecosystem-enhancement-program/

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 2026/27 intake (expression of interest, then full application), status:** Closed

> “The EOI deadline is May 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. MT.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#call-2026-27-status

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, 2026/27 intake (expression of interest, then full application), deadline:** 22 May 2026, 14:00 (America/Vancouver) (the funder writes “May 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. MT”)

> “The EOI deadline is May 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. MT.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#call-2026-27-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Ecosystem Enhancement Program, reporting:** Projects must carry out effectiveness monitoring and maintenance to show their goals are met.

> “It is a requirement for projects to perform effectiveness monitoring and maintenance to ensure stated goals and objectives are achieved.”

Source: https://ourtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_27_ProgramGuide_EcosystemEnhancementProgramFINAL-1.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Ecosystem Enhancement Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/cbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Ecosystem+Enhancement+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcbt-ecosystem-enhancement-program%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
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