Grant Eligible Conservation Fund
Overview

Final Report Template 2011-2012 (due March 15th, 2012)

The Grant Eligible Conservation Fund (GECF) deadlines for applications for funding have passed for this fiscal year (2012-13). The results of the GECF 2012-13 funding round will be made available by the end of March 2012. The next opportunity to apply to the GECF will likely be November 2012 for GECF Part B: Research and January 2013 for GECF Part A: Conservation Support and Enhancement. 

Funded by the province's hunters and anglers, the Grant Eligible Conservation Fund annually supports a variety of projects both small and large which benefit Alberta's wildlife and fish populations, as well as the habitat they depend on. For 2011-2012 funding round, $500,000 was allocated to 32 projects under the GECF Part A: Conservation Support and Enhancement and an additional $350,000 was awarded to 20 research projects under the GECF Part B: Research. Since 2002, the Grant Eligible Conservation Fund has received 1112 applications, of which 591 have been awarded grants. For every dollar granted, an estimated $6.30 is leveraged in partner dollars. To date, over $10 million has been granted through the GECF, leveraging an estimated $63 million in conservation projects across the province.

For more information or if you experience technical difficulties downloading forms, please contact:

Amy MacKinven, GECF Project Administrator
Alberta Conservation Association
E-mail: amy.mackinven@ab-conservation.com
Toll free: 1-877-722-GECF (4323)