# Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金)

From Hokkaido Environmental Foundation (HECO). 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 (FY2027 call): apply by 15 January 2027, 17:00 (Asia/Tokyo). The funder gives the deadline as “2027年1月15日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to ¥2,000,000 JPY (Enhancement course; the conservation course is up to JPY 1 million and awareness is a fixed JPY 100,000)
- Who can apply: NGOs and Community groups
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation 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/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grants from a Hokkaido environmental foundation for nonprofit and voluntary groups running biodiversity conservation and nature-positive activities, in enhancement, conservation and awareness courses.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “下記より、公募要領をダウンロードしていただき、よくお読みになってからお申し込みください。”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#access

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), amount:** Up to ¥2,000,000 JPY (Enhancement course; the conservation course is up to JPY 1 million and awareness is a fixed JPY 100,000). Enhancement course; the conservation course is up to JPY 1 million and awareness is a fixed JPY 100,000.

> “(1) 増進コース 上限 200万円(10万円単位) (2) 保全コース 上限 100万円(10万円単位) (3) 啓発コース 10万円(固定)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#amount

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#geography

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), who can apply:** NGOs and Community groups

> “● 助成対象団体 特定非営利活動法人、公益法人、協議会や複数団体の連携による協働団体、その他の任意団体、各学校の部活動等の団体など”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#applicant_types

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “● 応募期間 2026年11月2日(月)~ 2027年1月15日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#window

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#co_finance_required

## Calls (2)

### FY2027 call

Call page: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), FY2027 call, status:** Open

> “● 応募期間 2026年11月2日(月)~ 2027年1月15日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#call-fy2027-status

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), FY2027 call, opens:** 2 November 2026

> “● 応募期間 2026年11月2日(月)~ 2027年1月15日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#call-fy2027-opens

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), FY2027 call, deadline:** 15 January 2027, 17:00 (Asia/Tokyo) (the funder writes “2027年1月15日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”)

> “● 応募期間 2026年11月2日(月)~ 2027年1月15日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2027.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#call-fy2027-deadline

### FY2026 call

Call page: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2026.html

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), FY2026 call, status:** Closed

> “※ 本助成の応募受付は終了しました(2026/1/30更新)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2026.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#call-fy2026-status

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), FY2026 call, opens:** 4 November 2025

> “● 応募期間 2025年11月4日(火)~ 2026年1月30日(金)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2026.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#call-fy2026-opens

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), FY2026 call, deadline:** 30 January 2026, 17:00 (Asia/Tokyo) (the funder writes “2026年1月30日(金) ※17時必着”)

> “● 応募期間 2025年11月4日(火)~ 2026年1月30日(金) ※17時必着(メール受付のみ)”

Source: https://www.heco-spc.or.jp/HoBiCC/hokku_josei/hokku_jyosei_2026.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#call-fy2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Hokkaido Nature Positive Fund (ほっくーネイチャーポジティブ基金)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/hokkaido-nature-positive-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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