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Search and Rescue - New Initiatives Fund
A limited SAR New Initiatives Fund (NIF) exists to fund worthy proposals to address identified needs in the SAR system for which funding is currently not available from other sources. The "NIF" fund is intended for use on a one time short term basis (up to a maximum of three years) and is available to support Search and Rescue activities that members of the federal Interdepartmental Committee on Search and Rescue (ICSAR) consider deserve to be sponsored. The overall management of this fund is vested in the National SAR Secretariat (NSS). Projects requiring total NIF funding in excess of $1M may be submitted but will be subject to review and special approval by ICSAR.
Consideration should be given to developing proposals that address demonstrable deficiencies in the SAR system. An "appropriate" federal ICSAR member must sponsor all proposals. The CCG Manager SAR is the delegated authority for submitting all DFO sponsored proposals to the NIF Merit Board. However, should DFO receive a proposal that would be more appropriately sponsored by another ICSAR member, we will undertake to forward it to the appropriate federal agency.
Call for Proposals
Before writing a full proposal, you must discuss your idea in advance with the HQ SAR office to ensure your idea has not been proposed before or to allow us to help you adapt a previous project if your idea is similar. For boating safety issues, please forward proposals directly to Transport Canada.
DFO personnel wishing to initiate and manage a SAR project may apply for funding via the NIF. The current NIF guide and proposal forms are found at the NSS web site: http://nss.gc.ca/site/newSARInitiatives/NIFGuide_e.asp It is required that project managers requesting consideration of sponsorship by NIF send a completed proposal form to the CCG Manager SAR.
Deadline for receipt of NIF proposals in SAR Headquarters Ottawa from Regional Offices for 2012-2013 was 11:59pm, Friday, August 5 2011.
Call Letters
- 2012-2013 (NSS) (CCG)
- 2011-2012 (NSS) (CCG)
- 2010-2011 (NSS) (CCG)
- 2009-2010 (NSS) (CGG)
- 2008-2009 (NSS) (CCG)
Applicant's Guide (2012-2013)
Partner's Manual
Key Dates
Sponsor Priorities
If you have a unique and worthwhile idea for a NIF proposal, but for whatever reason cannot pursue it yourself, please send it to us so that it can be shared with others who visit this site. Perhaps somebody else will 'adopt' your idea and make it a reality!
Status Report - NIF Renewal Program
Found at the following NSS web site:
Presentation to the NIF
Proposals
- 2011-2012
- 2010-2011
- 2009-2010
- 2008-2009
- 2007-2008
- 2006-2007
- 2005-2006
- 2004-2005
- 2003-2004
- 2002-2003
- 2001-2002
- 2000-2001
Current Projects
Final Reports
Post-Project Summary Reports
Financial Reports
- 2010-2011 report
- 2009-2010 report
- 2008-2009 report
- 2007-2008 report
- 2006-2007 report
- 2005-2006 report
- 2004-2005 report
- 2003-2004 report
- 2002-2003 report
- 2001-2002 report
