With support from Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources, the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund supports groups or organizations to implement Phragmites prevention and control activities in Ontario.
The purpose of the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund is to support local on-the-ground action on Phragmites and amplify and expand control activities into a provincial scale, coordinated Phragmites program.
Program Objectives
The Invasive Phragmites Control Fund supports collaborative action in Ontario to:
- Map and develop integrated collaborative plans to prevent and control invasive Phragmites at scale (e.g., watersheds, municipalities, regions etc.) and consider post-management restoration to prevent re-establishment, and/or
- Amplify and expand Phragmites control implementation, and/or
- Address the leading edge and rapid spread of Phragmites, and/or
- Increase collaboration and coordination, volunteer, and landowner participation & capacity
Learn more about the Fund and see pas recipients here.
Applications must be submitted electronically via the link below by 11:59pm, Friday, July 21, 2023. Submissions received after the deadline or not fully completed will not be accepted.
To submit an application for the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund, please click here.
An optional live informational session will be held on July 5, 2023, at 10 a.m. You can register here.
For any additional questions please contact Kendra Jolley at kjolley@invasivespeciescentre.ca
PLEASE NOTE: The online application form cannot be saved and returned to. The form that follows at the end of this document should be used to prepare content for the online form in a WORD or other word processing document, which can then be saved while you work, and copied and pasted into the online application form. Only submissions made using the online survey will be accepted for consideration.
Interested applicants should review the program guide and complete an application by Friday, August 5, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
The application is online, accessible here.
Please note, the application form cannot be saved and returned to; applicants are encouraged to reference the Application Guide for an outline of the application so answers can be prepared ahead of time.
The Green Shovels Collaborative thanks all applicants for their interest in the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund. Successful applicants will be notified by email in mid-August.
Additional Information
Phase | Start | End |
Request for Proposals | June-July 2023 | July 21, 2023 |
Successful recipients notified (target date) | July 2023 | |
Agreements | July- August 2023 | |
Final Reporting | February 1, 2024* | |
* All funds must be spent by February 1, 2024.
Thanks to support from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the 2023 –2024 Invasive Phragmites Control Fund strives to support approximately fifteen to twenty-five projects. For applications to be considered, a minimum funding request of $2,500.00 is required, up to a maximum request of $10,000.00.
Award recipients will agree to provide project updates, stories, and photos to be used by the Invasive Species Centre and other Green Shovel Collaborative partners to communicate project outcomes and raise awareness about Phragmites in Ontario. Award recipients agree to acknowledge funding and report on specific key performance indicators used to communicate project outcomes to grant funders and the Green Shovels Collaborative partners.
Award recipients also agree to be responsible to obtain any permits or approvals required, and assume any liabilities associated with their project. Please be mindful that some phragmites management activities require permits and special permissions. We would also encourage applicants to consider alternative methods of phragmites management, including integrated management techniques.
Interested applicants should review the program guide and complete an application by September 14, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
Contact Information
For any additional questions please contact Kendra Jolley at kjolley@invasivespeciescentre.ca
