Agreement Number:
500006136
Agreement Value:
$200,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 9, 2025 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
Grant funding to advance Indigenous-led conservation and implementation of the GBS PFP Agreements between the Governments of Canada and British Columbia and 17 participating First Nations through a new permanent endowment fund that will be managed by the Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation to support ongoing management and stewardship activities by the Nations, including collaborative governance and implementation of new marine protected and conserved areas in the Great Bear Sea/Northern Shelf Bioregion.
Organization:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Expected Results:
1) Negative impacts on Canada's oceans and other aquatic ecosystems are minimized or avoided (existing departmental result); 2) Marine conservation and protection are expanded; 3) Economic prosperity and community well-being in coastal First Nations communities is improved
Location:
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, CA
Reference Number:
086-2024-2025-Q4-00208
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
1000087903
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
COAST CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND FOUNDATION
Program:
Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence (GBS PFP)
Program Purpose:
Grant funding to advance Indigenous-led conservation and implementation of the GBS PFP Agreements between the Governments of Canada and British Columbia and 17 participating First Nations through a new permanent endowment fund that will be managed by the Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation to support ongoing management and stewardship activities by the Nations, including collaborative governance and implementation of new marine protected and conserved areas in the Great Bear Sea/Northern Shelf Bioregion.