Grants and Contributions:

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Title:
SARVAC Contribution Program
Agreement Number:
23172
Agreement Value:
$2,748,250.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) will provide a national framework for Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) Volunteer; encouraging consistent protocols and procedures and portability of skills and resources across GSAR volunteer associations, and providing for local delivery of prevention messaging.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this are to increase the of individual responsibility for safety through prevention education, exchanging and sharing best practices, policies and protocols across jurisdictions, standardize procedures and protocols in key areas such as training, inventory management and reporting requirement to provide interoperability and portability of volunteer resources, awareness and outreach about Search and Rescue (SAR) incidents, how to alert the SAR System and survival tips will change behavior of the general public before and during SAR incidents leading to increased survivability.

Location:
Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador, CA A1L 0A6
Reference Number:
088-2025-2026-Q3-00040
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:

Omitted in error, should have been included in the first quarter (Q1) of Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Recipient's Legal Name:
Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)
Federal Riding Name:
Cape Spear
Federal Riding Number:
10002
Program:
(SARVAC) Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada Contribution Program
Program Purpose:

The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada Contribution Program (SARVAC) provides organizational and functional funding to the national association for the purpose of improving Ground Search and Rescue coordination, consistency and standardization.