You are eligible for the Mass Planting Stream.
Projects submitted for this type of funding:
- must plant on average a minimum 500,000 trees per year
- can include forest or tree restoration portions of work involving riparian zones, habitat restoration and other ecosystem improvement projects
- cannot be located in urban or suburban areas
- should explain how they provide human well-being and environmental co-benefits
For more information, please consult the 2BT Tree Planting Applicants Guide.
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You are eligible for the Small-Scale Planting Stream.
Projects submitted for this type of funding:
- must plant on average a minimum 50,000 trees per year
- can include forest or tree restoration portions of work involving riparian zones, habitat restoration and other ecosystem improvement projects
- cannot be located in urban or suburban areas
- should explain how they provide human well-being and environmental co-benefits
For more information, please consult the 2BT Tree Planting Applicants Guide.
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The 2 Billion Trees program is not accepting new applications for the Urban/Suburban Stream at this time. However, you may be eligible for funding through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Growing Canada’s Community Canopies (GCCC) initiative. Trees planted through this program will support Canada’s goal of planting two billion trees. To learn more about this new initiative and how to apply, please visit the GCCC website.
You are not eligible for any of the Tree Planting funding streams. However, you may be eligible for the Capacity Building Stream.
The Capacity Building Stream is not accepting applications at this time. Please sign up for the 2BT distribution list to be kept informed of future capacity building opportunities.
If you want to build capacity for planting trees in and around communities, you may be eligible for funding through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) new initiative, Growing Canada’s Community Canopies (GCCC). To learn more about this initiative and how to apply, please visit the GCCC website.
The Capacity Building Stream seeks to support non-profit organizations seeking to focus on activities that build and transfer knowledge, expertise and experience related to planting and managing trees and forests. The program will prioritize projects that demonstrate that funded activities will directly support future 2BT planting activities. Please note that there is a limited pool of funding to support capacity building projects. This stream will close once funding is exhausted, and re-open once funding becomes available again.
Indigenous governments/organizations/communities interested in applying for capacity building projects can apply through the Indigenous Funding Stream. The following information does not apply to the Indigenous Funding Stream.
Eligible activities will include:
- capacity building to encourage and facilitate involvement in planning and undertaking tree planting, including knowledge building and transfer, training and outreach
- capacity building related to management, protection and monitoring of trees and forests, including knowledge building and transfer, training and outreach
- planting and management of trees and forests as part of capacity building
Projects submitted under this stream:
- will be limited to two years of funding and cannot exceed $150,000 of grant funding per fiscal year (April 1 to following March 31)
- will not have a minimum tree planting amount, nor be required to plant trees at all. Some activities funded under this stream may be along other parts of the supply chain, such as tools to assist with strategic planning for urban or community forests, training on planting techniques, or health/monitoring of tree survivability
- will need to demonstrate that the funded activities will directly support future 2BT planting activities
For more information, please consult the 2BT Capacity Building Applicants Guide.
