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EcoSchools Canada is currently accepting applications for the Greenbelt Biodiversity Grant Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Greenbelt Biodiversity Grant Program provides schools an opportunity to involve students in biodiversity assessment and ecological restoration. Students learn to identify, count, and analyze plant species on school grounds and implement planting projects using native species to enhance ecological health.
One grant of $5,000
Four grants of $2,500
Funding supports spring planting and related biodiversity activities
Schools located on or within 5 kilometres of Ontario’s Greenbelt
Schools must be able to complete a plant inventory
Must incorporate the Greenbelt Biodiversity action in their EcoSchools Certification Application
Plan a spring planting event with native species
Obtain approval from the school administrator or landowner
Confirm school eligibility based on location within 5 km of Ontario’s Greenbelt
Complete a plant inventory of the school grounds
Add the Greenbelt Biodiversity action to the EcoSchools Certification Application
Plan a spring planting project focusing on native species
Obtain administrator or landowner approval
Submit the application for consideration of one of the available grants
Apply for EcoSchools Canada Greenbelt Biodiversity Grant Program
