# Fish & Wildlife Grants

From Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 6 November 2026, 16:30 (America/Vancouver). The funder gives the deadline as “November 6, 2026, at 4:30 pm (PT)”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually from $10,000 CAD a year (Budgets typically range from $10,000 to over $100,000 a year)
- Who can apply: Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, Research institutions, NGOs and Companies
- Where: British Columbia: Canada
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes and Species conservation
- 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/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual British Columbia grants for conservation, management and restoration of native freshwater fish, wildlife and their habitats, with on-the-ground habitat work strongly encouraged. Funding runs up to three years per cycle.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Submission of HCTF Fish & Wildlife Grant Applications is through the HCTF Online application portal.”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#access

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, amount:** Usually from $10,000 CAD a year (Budgets typically range from $10,000 to over $100,000 a year). Budgets typically range from $10,000 to over $100,000 a year.

> “F&W Grant budgets typically range from $10,000 to over $100,000 annually.”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#amount

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, where:** British Columbia: Canada

> “INVESTING IN BC CONSERVATION SINCE 1981”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#geography

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, who can apply:** Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, Research institutions, NGOs and Companies

> “HCTF Fish & Wildlife (F&W) Grants are available to anyone (provincial or municipal governments, First Nations, academic institutions, non-government organizations, industry)”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#applicant_types

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Proposals are approved on an annual basis-a multi-year project must apply EACH YEAR for funding for the next year's activities.”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#window

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2027-28 funding round

Call page: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, 2027-28 funding round, status:** Open

> “The Fish & Wildlife Grant is now open for application. The deadline to apply is November 6, 2026, at 4:30 pm (PT).”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#call-2027-28-status

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, 2027-28 funding round, deadline:** 6 November 2026, 16:30 (America/Vancouver) (the funder writes “November 6, 2026, at 4:30 pm (PT)”)

> “The deadline to apply is November 6, 2026, at 4:30 pm (PT).”

Source: https://hctf.ca/grants/fish-and-wildlife-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#call-2027-28-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Fish & Wildlife Grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Fish & Wildlife Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/hctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants/. 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+Fish+%26+Wildlife+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fhctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants%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
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Fish+%26+Wildlife+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fhctf-fish-and-wildlife-grants%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction