The Green Shovels Collaborative is pleased to support groups or organizations implementing Phragmites control activities in Ontario.
With assistance from Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Green Shovels Collaborative provides grants to groups or organizations implementing Phragmites prevention and control activities in Ontario.
The Invasive Phragmites Control Fund program:
- Amplifies and expands Phragmites control implementation in Ontario, and/or
- Addresses the leading edge and rapid spread of Phragmites, and/or
- Increases collaboration and coordination, volunteer and landowner participation & capacity.
We look forward to providing information on the 2024 call for proposals in April 2024. Get ready to be Phragging soon!
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Overview
Key details and deadlines
Applications must be submitted electronically via the link below by 11:59pm, Friday, July 21, 2023. Submissions received after the deadline or not fully completed will not be accepted.
To submit an application for the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund, please click here.
An optional live informational session will be held on July 5, 2023, at 10 a.m. You can register here.
For any additional questions please contact Kendra Jolley at kjolley@invasivespeciescentre.ca
PLEASE NOTE: The online application form cannot be saved and returned to. The form that follows at the end of this document should be used to prepare content for the online form in a WORD or other word processing document, which can then be saved while you work, and copied and pasted into the online application form. Only submissions made using the online survey will be accepted for consideration.
Applications are now closed. Thank you to all who applied.
About the Program
Program Objectives
The 2023-2024 Invasive Phragmites Control Fund program will fund collaboration in action to:
- Amplify and expand Phragmites control implementation in Ontario, and/or
- Address the leading edge and rapid spread of Phragmites, and/or
- Increase collaboration and coordination, volunteer, and landowner participation & capacity.
Funding Priorities
Interested applicants should review the program guide and complete an application by Friday, August 5, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
The application is online, accessible here.
Please note, the application form cannot be saved and returned to; applicants are encouraged to reference the Application Guide for an outline of the application so answers can be prepared ahead of time.
The Green Shovels Collaborative thanks all applicants for their interest in the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund. Successful applicants will be notified by email in mid-August.
Funding for multiple categories may be requested in one application.
- Equipment and materials (e.g., backpack sprayers, misc. parts, spades, cane cutters, small boats, rafts, health and safety supplies, personal protective equipment, chemicals, pesticide signs, interpretive/educational signage, etc.)
- Control implementation (e.g., follow integrated pest management approach, prevention, spading, physical removal, spraying, prescribed burns, cutting, rolling, biocontrol)
- Control Implementation and Management Planning (e.g., consultant fees, surveys, prevention and control plans, budgets, partner engagement, landowner engagement, etc.)
All spending must be done prior to February 1, 2024.
Eligible Applicants
Groups or organizations in Ontario (e.g., community collaboratives, municipalities, Indigenous communities, organizations, non-profit or charitable groups, and conservation authorities) are eligible to apply. Should this be a barrier, we encourage collaborative applications where the recipient is a legal entity. Applicants working on multiple projects may submit more than one application.
Projects proposed by private individuals are not eligible for funding at this time.
Additional Information
Phase | Start | End |
Request for Proposals | June-July 2023 | July 21, 2023 |
Successful recipients notified (target date) | July 2023 | |
Agreements | July- August 2023 | |
Final Reporting | February 1, 2024* | |
* All funds must be spent by February 1, 2024.
Thanks to support from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the 2023 –2024 Invasive Phragmites Control Fund strives to support approximately fifteen to twenty-five projects. For applications to be considered, a minimum funding request of $2,500.00 is required, up to a maximum request of $10,000.00.
Award recipients will agree to provide project updates, stories, and photos to be used by the Invasive Species Centre and other Green Shovel Collaborative partners to communicate project outcomes and raise awareness about Phragmites in Ontario. Award recipients agree to acknowledge funding and report on specific key performance indicators used to communicate project outcomes to grant funders and the Green Shovels Collaborative partners.
Award recipients also agree to be responsible to obtain any permits or approvals required, and assume any liabilities associated with their project. Please be mindful that some phragmites management activities require permits and special permissions. We would also encourage applicants to consider alternative methods of phragmites management, including integrated management techniques.
Interested applicants should review the program guide and complete an application by September 14, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
Virtual Information Session
In this session, you will learn more about the program and receive tips from program staff as you prepare your submissions in advance of the Friday, July 21 deadline.
Applicant guide
Please refer to the Applicant Guide before applying to the Fund. It provides additional details about completing the application form.
Applying for the Fund
Applications are now closed. Thank you to all who applied.
Contact Information
For any additional questions please contact Kendra Jolley at kjolley@invasivespeciescentre.ca
