{"id":23674,"date":"2025-11-03T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cutheme.local\/coris\/?p=23674"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:30:58","slug":"ontario-ministry-of-the-environment-conservation-and-parks-2026-27-new-species-conservation-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/2025\/ontario-ministry-of-the-environment-conservation-and-parks-2026-27-new-species-conservation-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks &#8211; 2026-27 NEW Species Conservation Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks &#8211; 2026-27 NEW Species Conservation Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div id=\"container\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"container\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The Species Conservation Program was created&nbsp;to encourage people and organizations to get involved in conserving species at risk and their habitats through stewardship activities. It\u2019s part of Ontario\u2019s track record of strong environmental stewardship, preserving the rich biodiversity of our province for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>The program objectives include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>preserving and rehabilitating habitat, and enhancing other areas so that they can become habitat<\/li>\n<li>supporting public education and outreach programs relating to conservation<\/li>\n<li>supporting other activities to assist in the protection and conservation of species such as direct threat mitigation, field-based surveys and monitoring, research and local and Indigenous knowledge collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n<p>The fund is open to individuals and groups across Ontario, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>academic institutions<\/li>\n<li>businesses<\/li>\n<li>consulting companies<\/li>\n<li>Indigenous communities and organizations<\/li>\n<li>individuals<\/li>\n<li>industry organizations<\/li>\n<li>landowners and farmers<\/li>\n<li>municipal and local governments<\/li>\n<li>non-government organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To be eligible for consideration, conservation projects must benefit species that have been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cossaroagency.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/COSSARO-Assessments-Results-Aug2025.pdf\">assessed by the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (<abbr>COSSARO<\/abbr>)<\/a>&nbsp;as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>extirpated<\/li>\n<li>endangered<\/li>\n<li>threatened<\/li>\n<li>special concern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find more information, including eligibility requirements and annual funding priorities, in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca\/en\/dataset\/on00903\">2026-27 Species Conservation Program Guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Sponsor&#8217;s Website<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/species-conservation-program\">Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks &#8211; 2026-27 NEW Species Conservation Program<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Internal Contacts<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/about-us\/contact\/\">Faculty Research Facilitator<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Deadlines<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 84.042%; height: 96px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 47.0909%; height: 24px;\">Faculty Deadline<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.6619%; height: 24px;\">Consult your <a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/about-us\/contact\/\">Faculty Research Facilitator<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 47.0909%; height: 24px;\">OVPRII Approval Form Deadline<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.6619%; height: 24px;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">November 20, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 47.0909%; height: 24px;\">Submission Deadline<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.6619%; height: 24px;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">November 27, 2025 by 3pm EST<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"submitting-your-application\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submitting Your Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Step 1) Submit an internal Carleton Approval Form<\/strong><br><br>Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/ovpri.research.carleton.ca\/Romeo.Researcher\/Administrator\/Default.aspx\">CUResearch<\/a> and submit an internal Approval Form<br><br>Download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cuResearch-Users-Manual_June-2019-2.pdf\">CUResearch user&#8217;s guide on submitting an Approval Form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 2) Submit an external application to the granting agency<\/strong><br><br>Submit an external application to the corresponding grant or award agency by following the Sponsor&#8217;s submission guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Species Conservation Program was created&nbsp;to encourage people and organizations to get involved in conserving species at risk and their habitats through stewardship activities. 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