The $30,000 Environmental Awareness Fund (EAF) supports the efforts of grassroots organizations to educate, engage and connect Yukon communities with the territory’s natural environment to promote conservation, biodiversity, sustainability and stewardship.
Deadline
The deadline for 2022-2023 applications was April 1.
We will not consider late applications for funding.
Who can apply
Registered organizations in good standing under the Societies Act.
How much money can I apply for?
Applications must include a detailed budget with a request for funding up to $30,000.
What projects are eligible
See details and examples about funding eligibility in the Terms of Reference.
Starting this year, projects that address an annual focus will be given extra points during the funding review process. You can see more details about this process in the Terms of Reference.
We will identify the annual focus topics every 2 years.
Focus topic
2022-23: stopping and cleaning up illegal dumping.
See more about eligibility in the application package and in the Terms of Reference.
Apply
- Read about the review committee and how applications are assessed in the updated Terms of Reference.
- Read the application package and complete all of the materials required.
- Submit your application package.
- Email (preferred method): EAF@yukon.ca
- In person (in a clearly marked envelope): at the Department of Environment office at 10 Burns Road in Whitehorse. We are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- Mail:
Government of Yukon
Environmental Awareness Fund (V-3A)
c/o EAF
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
After you apply
All applicants will receive written confirmation of the outcome of their application to the contact information they provided. Please allow up to 4 weeks for processing.
We would like to hear your feedback about the fund overall, the new forms and focus topic criteria. If you are interested in sharing your thoughts and answering a few questions please contact EAF@yukon.ca.
If you are successful
Every year we will post all successful projects on this page by organization name.
The recipient and the Government of Yukon will establish a transfer payment agreement, created from the completed application form and written notification of funding. This will be in accordance with the Government of Yukon’s Transfer Payment Policy.
To get advance or reimbursement payments, you will need to submit a Financial/ Cash Flow Report and any invoices/receipts as supporting documentation, if applicable.
When the project is complete, you must submit a Final Project Report and a Financial/Cash Flow Report with any applicable invoices/receipts to receive the last instalment of funds.
All final reports are due by March 1 but may be submitted sooner.
Projects awarded funding in 2021-22
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - Yukon
Project: McIntyre Creek Wildlife Corridor Research & Knowledge Sharing
- CPAWS Yukon will facilitate a multilayered research project to understand how human activities impact wildlife around McIntyre Creek.
Raven Recycling Society and Zero Waste Yukon
Project: Rec(ycle) Your Wreck
- Raven Recycling Society and Zero Waste Yukon will inform Yukoners about how to recycle their vehicles .
Whitehorse Community Thrift Store
Project: Cost of Cloths - what our fashion habits are costing our planet
- Together with other thrift stores, the Whitehorse Community Thrift Store will lead a public education campaign about the social and environmental costs of our consumer habits with respect to clothing.
Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club
Project: Yukon Rivers Assessment project & Yukon Rivers Information website
- YCKC will conduct impact assessments of human use on a number of Yukon rivers in the territory to help inform strategic decisions about management, and direct clean up of human-caused waste. A public website will be developed to educate and inform river users on best practices.