Recipients Announced for Invasive Species Centre Microgrants for Ontario

The Invasive Species Centre is pleased to announce the recipients of the Education and Community Action Microgrant Awards for Ontario as part of the Invasive Species Centre’s 10-Year Anniversary celebrations. The Invasive Species Centre has awarded 24 microgrants of $1,000 each to support invasive species education and community action in Ontario. “Thank you to the […]

Invasive Species Centre launches Education and Community Action Microgrants for Ontario

The Invasive Species Centre (ISC) is pleased to launch the Education and Community Action Microgrants program for Ontario as part of the ISC’s 10-Year Anniversary celebrations in 2021.  “To commemorate 10 years of working together to prevent invasive species in our land and water, ISC is awarding 10 microgrants of $1,000 each to support invasive […]

ISC 10 Microgrants

The Invasive Species Centre (ISC) is celebrating its 10-Year Anniversary in 2021. The microgrant and related ISC10 projects are a way of commemorating the progress that ISC and partners have made together over the past 10 years, with a vision forward to the next 10 years and beyond.  The microgrant is an award for a one-time, small size education and/or […]

The Invasive Species Action Fund

The Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) is a grant program designed to facilitate on-the-ground management and monitoring of invasive species in Ontario. The program is made possible thanks to the support of Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF). Funding Priorities The Microgrants stream continues to support local communities with invasive species needs. Priorities […]

Grants available to support invasive species management across Ontario

Ontario is one of the highest-risk provinces for the introduction of new invasive species to Canada. The Invasive Species Action Fund will provide grants for strategic projects to make effective progress.   The Invasive Species Action Fund, coordinated by the Invasive Species Centre, will support organizations across Ontario, including municipal and local governments, academic institutions, Indigenous […]

Invasive Species Action Fund

The Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) is a grant program designed to facilitate on-the-ground management and monitoring of invasive species in Ontario. The program is made possible thanks to the support of Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).   The applicant portal will be open from Wednesday, March 6 to Thursday, April 11, 2024 […]

Ontario First Nations encouraged to fight invasive species with ‘eyes on the ground’

The efforts of First Nations communities in Ontario to counter invasive species were highlighted this week in the Toronto Star. “Big changes” lie ahead for the land of First Nations communities in Ontario as new species invade and established ones move further North, according to Sarah Rang, executive director of Canada’s Invasive Species Centre (ISC). […]

Community Science Program

Join – Learn – Take Action!  Community science is the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the public, done in collaboration with people in the scientific community.  To date, the Invasive Species Centre has engaged over 18,000 people through community science projects. This Community Science Program aims to […]

Grant Opportunities

Learn more about grant opportunities below, and sign up to receive updates. Invasive Species Action Fund The Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) is a grant program designed to facilitate on-the-ground management and monitoring of invasive species in Ontario. The program is made possible thanks to the support of Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry […]