Making transformational change for the benefit of Pacific salmon at every scale – from the smallest streams to the open ocean
The Community Salmon Program (CSP), established by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, aims to support volunteer and community-based watershed stewardship activities that preserve and enhance salmonids and their habitats. Since 1989, the CSP has provided grants to facilitate public engagement in these efforts, aligning with PSF’s strategic goals and Canada’s conservation policies for wild Pacific salmon. The program offers two grant funding streams: Short Form, for single-item requests not exceeding $1,500, with a limit of one application per funding round; and Standard Form, for requests over $1,500, with no application limit, covering up to 50% of each project's value. Projects must aim to increase and improve salmonid habitat; enhance community capacity, involvement, and awareness in salmonid conservation; foster public understanding and support for salmonid recovery; promote collaboration among local stakeholders; and ultimately lead to a heightened abundance of healthy, sustainable, genetically diverse Pacific salmonids in the wild. CSP supports initiatives in habitat assessment, rehabilitation, project monitoring or repair, stock assessment, enhancement, education, outreach, training, and stewardship or community planning.