Starting in fiscal year 2026 – 27, $6 million over three years has been allocated by the WildFireSat mission to fund the support of wildland fire and emergency management organizations enhancing their ability to use WildFireSat data products.
Funding opportunity - Upcoming
Objectives of the WildFireSat Remote Sensing Capacity for Use in Wildland Fire Management (WFS-RSC) program include:
- increasing education in the use of Earth observation (EO) satellite wildland fire products
- increasing expertise in the use and interpretation of EO satellite wildland fire products within wildland fire and emergency management organizations
- increasing alignment and compatibility of information management technology to access and use EO satellite wildland fire products
- increasing organizational capacity to use WildFireSat products
Eligibility
- Provincial and Territorial wildland fire management agencies
- Indigenous wildland fire management, stewardship and emergency management entities
- the Canadian Forest Fire Interagency Centre (CIFFC)
- the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC)
Recipients and stacking limits
The WFS-RSC program will provide up to 75% funding of the overall cost of the approved projects.
Eligible expenditures
Funds may be used for expenses related to meeting the program’s objectives and necessary for the implementation and conduct of approved projects. Expenditures can include:
- salaries, benefits and stipends
- professional and contracting services, including printing and translation services
- training, working groups and professional development costs including facility rental, and costs to develop training
- informatics and information technology and systems, including software and hardware
- data collection services, including processing, analysis, and management
- GST, PST or HST, net of any tax rebate to which the recipient is entitled
Ineligible expenditures
Capital costs for the construction of buildings or the purchase of land or buildings are not eligible.
Assessment – merit criteria
Evaluations of proposals will include:
- the extent the project aligns with the program objectives
- achievable timelines and milestones
- budget with reasonable cost estimates to achieve project objectives and deliverables
Contact us
If you have questions, comments, want to receive program updates, application announcements or be considered for the directed call for WFS-RSC applications, email the Wildfire program team.