Community Resiliency Investment Program – Columbia Basin Wildfire Resiliency Initiative

The Columbia Basin Wildfire Resiliency Initiative is a regional program designed to strengthen wildfire resilience and reduce wildfire risk in communities across the Columbia Basin Trust region.

A partnership between the Province of BC, BC Wildfire Service, the Ministry of Forests, and Columbia Basin Trust, this initiative supports locally driven projects that build community capacity through the seven FireSmart™ disciplines.

By focusing on rural communities and First Nations at risk, the program empowers residents through training, innovation in fuel management, cultural and prescribed fire use, and community-led solutions, helping to create safer, more resilient landscapes.

Eligible Applicants

Applicants must be located in the Columbia Basin Trust region.
Eligible applicants include:
• Registered non-profits from communities with identified wildfire risk reduction need;
• Legally incorporated society-run fire departments and brigades;
• First Nations communities;
• Post-secondary institutions; and
• Local governments (municipalities or regional districts).

Applicants operating outside of the Basin must partner with eligible applicants in the Basin and demonstrate that proposed projects reduce wildfire risk to communities in the Basin.

The project must demonstrate that it will directly benefit the Basin or a Basin community, and that the primary beneficiary is neither the applicant nor solely the members of a membership-based organization.

How to Apply

Review the Program Guide.
Connect with a Wildfire Advisor by emailing wildfire@ourtrust.org to ensure you meet program requirements. They may provide assistance with your application.
If you would like to work offline, download the Application Worksheet. This is optional and cannot be used as your application.
Review the Applications Submission Checklis t to ensure you have all required documents to support your application.