Proposal form

1. Project title

Enter the project title.

2. AERF funding request

This table will be automatically filled from amounts identified in table(s) 16 (AERF Expenditures/Budget).

AERF funding requested

	AERF funding requested
2023-24:
2024-25:
2025-26:
2026-27:
Total:

3. Applicant information

Enter information about the applicant and principal contact name. Applicants must be located in Canada to be eligible.

Applicant information

Institution/Body/Organization name:
Organization type: (select best option)	Choose an item. Not-for-profit Non-profit Organization Environmental Non-Profit Indigenous Organization Indigenous Community Treaty Nation Registered Charity Stewardship NGO AAROM Body
Project contact and title:
Phone number:
E-mail address:
Mailing address:
Institution/Body/Organization website address:

4. Organization description

Maximum 400 words.

5. Project team experience

Provide details on the qualifications and relevant experience of your project team in order to demonstrate the group's experience and capacity to deliver the proposed project.

Maximum 500 words.

6. Project location

Project location

Name of waterbody	Habitat description (ecosystem type)	Latitude and longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds)	Specific location (nearest town or city)	Province/Territory
Add rows as required

7. Project overview

Provide a brief overview of the project including project goal(s), objective(s) and expected outcome(s).

Maximum 500 words.

8. Project description

Identify how the project will help to address direct and indirect impacts to fish and fish habitat on Canadian coastal aquatic environments within the timeframe of the project, and what methods will be used to do so. Also provide a clear explanation on how your project meet AERF objectives and priority activities based on your project goals and objectives, and identify the expected results and how they will be measured.

Maximum 1000 words.

9. Broader initiatives or plan

Is your project linked to a broader initiative or plan, such as a restoration plan, a regional watershed initiative, an aquatic species recovery, or a climate change adaptation initiative?

If yes, please indicate the initiative or plan and how your project supports the plan.

Maximum 200 words.

10. Priority areas

Does your proposed project address issues in any of the AERF priority areas?

If so, please list which project activities will address what program priority area, and what is the expected outcome.

Maximum 500 words.

11. Benefiting species

List the targeted aquatic species and anticipated benefits from the project.

Benefiting species

Species name (common and scientific)	Briefly list anticipated benefits to this species?
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12. Skills development, education and outreach

Does your project include a skills development, education and/or outreach component?

If so, please list the different initiatives that will be part of your activities, and provide clarifications on how they will contribute to the long term benefits of the project.

Maximum 500 words.

13. Ongoing sustainability of the project

Describe the measures that will be carried out to ensure on-going sustainable results of the project and its activities beyond the life of this project. For projects that involve construction, please indicate measures and/or approaches to reduce the need for ongoing maintenance.

Maximum 500 words.

14. Work plan and activities

Please identify key activities within your project and provide a description (including the techniques and/or methods that will be used) as well as the associated estimated budget for each of them. Activities should be organized in fiscal years and there may be several activities (maximum of 5) for each fiscal year.

Work plan and activities

Fiscal year	Activity title	General description of the activities/ key stages to be undertaken	Estimated cost
2023-24		(General description of what will be undertaken and how) -2-3 sentences max
2024-25
2025-26
2026-27
Add row as required
Total

15. Performance measures

Please identify the planned project performance for the following items:

Performance measures

Planned performance measure	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
Areas of freshwater environment restored (sq metres/km)
Areas of marine or estuarine environment restored (sq metres/km)
# of activities (as part of this contribution agreement) directly contributing to carbon storage (carbon sequestration)
# of activities (as part of this contribution agreement) directly and indirectly contributing to climate change impact mitigation
# of Indigenous groups engaged and/or involved in the project
# of non-Indigenous partners engaged and/or involved in the project (the Recipient and DFO must not be counted as partners):
# of jobs created
# of people trained as part of capacity building initiatives
# of Indigenous individual trained as part of capacity building initiatives
# of outreach events conducted (presentations, workshops etc.)

16. AERF expenditures/budget

Please fill the budget tables for AERF funded expenditures for every fiscal year of the project. Do not include support from other sources, outside of AERF. Add additional tables for fiscal year 2024-25 and beyond.

AERF expenditures/budget

Budget 2023-24
Expense category	Expense description	$ Requested to AERF
Choose an item. Professional and technical services (including construction and related costs) Training Purchase or rental of machinery and equipment Materials and supplies Rental of facilities Salaries and wages and employer mandatory benefits Travel, including accommodation, meals, and allowances Insurance expenses related to Activities under the Agreement Conferences, workshops and meetings Maintenance and repair related to the project Further distribution of funding to an agency or a third party Administrative overhead up to 10% of the overall program funding amount Hospitality and related expenses in compliance with the Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures; Ceremonial costs, including any ceremonial offerings Honoraria for Elders and Indigenous knowledge holders
Choose an item. Professional and technical services (including construction and related costs) Training Purchase or rental of machinery and equipment Materials and supplies Rental of facilities Salaries and wages and employer mandatory benefits Travel, including accommodation, meals, and allowances Insurance expenses related to Activities under the Agreement Conferences, workshops and meetings Maintenance and repair related to the project Further distribution of funding to an agency or a third party Administrative overhead up to 10% of the overall program funding amount Hospitality and related expenses in compliance with the Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures; Ceremonial costs, including any ceremonial offerings Honoraria for Elders and Indigenous knowledge holders
Choose an item. Professional and technical services (including construction and related costs) Training Purchase or rental of machinery and equipment Materials and supplies Rental of facilities Salaries and wages and employer mandatory benefits Travel, including accommodation, meals, and allowances Insurance expenses related to Activities under the Agreement Conferences, workshops and meetings Maintenance and repair related to the project Further distribution of funding to an agency or a third party Administrative overhead up to 10% of the overall program funding amount Hospitality and related expenses in compliance with the Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures; Ceremonial costs, including any ceremonial offerings Honoraria for Elders and Indigenous knowledge holders
Choose an item. Professional and technical services (including construction and related costs) Training Purchase or rental of machinery and equipment Materials and supplies Rental of facilities Salaries and wages and employer mandatory benefits Travel, including accommodation, meals, and allowances Insurance expenses related to Activities under the Agreement Conferences, workshops and meetings Maintenance and repair related to the project Further distribution of funding to an agency or a third party Administrative overhead up to 10% of the overall program funding amount Hospitality and related expenses in compliance with the Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures; Ceremonial costs, including any ceremonial offerings Honoraria for Elders and Indigenous knowledge holders	[Add rows as needed]
Total

17. Collaboration among multiple stakeholders and partners (Confirmed/Anticipated)

Please indicate whether you have confirmed or identified anticipated partners for your endeavor, and provide a short description of the support offered.

Collaboration among multiple stakeholders and partners (Confirmed/Anticipated)

Organization name	Short description of support offered (i.e. oversight, planning, implementation, training, etc.)	Contribution		Confirmed or anticipated?
		Cash	In-kind
Add rows as required

In specific cases where DFO or another Federal Department or Agency contributed to the project, please explain how your project will build on the activities or measures that have received full or partial funding from DFO or other federal funding programs.

18. Permits

Are permits required to complete this project?

If permits are required for your projects, please list the necessary permits and the associated projects below.

Maximum 500 words.

19. Additional information

Any additional information that is relevant to the project that has not been provided elsewhere may be provided here.

Maximum 500 words.

20. Signature

Please note:

No additional information received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.

Signature

Principal applicant
Name:
Title:
Date: