October 27, 2011 After careful review, the Silviculture Round 29 Job Stimulus Summary Report is available for viewing. Please follow this attached link to download the Round 29 Summary Report.
August 24, 2011
The Forestry Futures Trust Committee is pleased to announce an Invitation to Participate in FFT Silviculture Round 33.
Applications should be sent electronically to admin@forestryfutures.com and to the Forestry Futures Secretariat, diane.black@ontario.ca, Attention: Maureen Kershaw, R.P.F., Chair Forestry Futures Trust Committee.
Deadline for application is September 21, 2011. Applicants will be notified in writing by early October 2011.
An application, a current application guide and updated excel budget sheets are available on our website (Download Forms sidebar). Please note, signatures must accompany applications and Reimbursement Authorization Forms must be stamped with an R.F.P. seal. A cover letter must accompany the application.
June 30, 2011
There were eleven applications for Round 32 that totaled $4,534,984 in requests for funding. Nine applications were approved for a total of $2,236,077. The regional distribution of funds is summarized below:
February 16, 2011 The Forestry Futures Trust Committee is pleased to announce an Invitation to Participate in FFT Silviculture Spring Round 32.
Applications should be sent electronically to admin@forestryfutures.com ( with copy to Forestry Futures Trust Secretariat, diane.black@ontario.ca). Attention: Maureen Kershaw, R.P.F., Chair of Forestry Futures Trust Committee.
Deadline for application is March 28, 2011. Applicants will be notified in writing by mid-April 2011. This will be a regular FFT silviculture round. A link to a quick reference sheet for our regular silivculture program is provided ( Silviculture Program Eligibility Criteria).
Please note, signatures must accompany applications ( electronic signatures are acceptable) and Invoice Authorization Forms must be stamped with and R.P.F. seal. A cover letter must accompany the application.
Recently the Forestry Futures Trust Committee, attended the “Taking Stock –inventory options for today and tomorrow” held January 26, 2011 in Kapuskasing. It was a joint venture between FRP (Forest Research Partnership) and CIF (Canadian Forestry Institute). The MNR and FFTC led a facilitated discussion that explored Research & Development and Training Needs. Questionnaires were distributed to 5 groups (formed by stakeholder affiliation) and 5 minute presentations were given at the end of the session that discussed the group’s views on the two questionnaires.
The FFTC wishes to thank the organizers of this successful event for allowing us to survey the captive audience for their input!!! Additionally, thank you to John Pineau (CIF) for allowing us to post some of his pictures.
Please visit the eFRI page on the website for survey results and comments.
February 1, 2011
The 2009/2010 FFT Annual Report is now available for viewing. As with the past few annual reports, it is the streamlined report format for ease of downloading and reading. All project information previously included in the body of the report will be updated annually at the individual program links. We welcome any feedback regarding this new format.
This year three FFT silviculture rounds are reported, instead of the usual two. Round 29 Job Stimulus was a special $6 million round funded by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Please look for an update regarding this round to be posted in the very near future.
January 17, 2011
eFRI Research & Development and Training Survey
The Forestry Futures Trust Committee and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Inventory Monitoring and Assessment Section) recently sent out a survey regarding the enhanced Forest Resource Inventory program. If you were inadvertantly missed, please consider spending a few moments to fill out the survey (link below) and email it to admin@forestryfutures.com. We are targeting the end of January 2011 for results. Also posted below is a letter of invitation from the Chair, Maureen Kershaw, R.P.F. that provides further details.
FFTC eFRI Survey invitation letter (pdf) eFRI R&D and Training survey (excel)
November 1, 2010
FFT Silviculture Round 31 Decision Summaries:
There were 8 applications (0 from Northwestern Region, 3 from Northeastern Region and 5 from Southern Region) for Round 31, requesting a total of $1.8 million. Six proposals received funding for $1.2 million (click on image to enlarge)
September 3, 2010
Re: Round 31 Open Call for applications for Forestry Futures Silviculture Projects
The Forestry Futures Trust Committee extends the invitation to participate in the thirty-first (31st) call for applications for funding from the Forestry Futures Trust for projects eligible within the purpose as set out in the Crown Forestry Sustainability Act, Section 51(3).
Eligible projects include: (1) treatments for post natural disturbances, (2) stand remediation/improvement to enhance economic value.
Applications are due by midnight September 30, 2010. Responses will be sent by mid October 2010.
A reminder ...
* HST comes into effect July 1, 2010.
* Please include HST on all your Forestry Futures Trust invoices (unless you have been informed differently by your tax advisor) post - July 1, 2010.
June 10, 2010
FFT Silviculture Round 30 Decisions:
The Forestry Futures Trust Committee recently reviewed 13 applications for FFT Silviculture Round 30, and 9 applications were funded. A total of $2.2 million was requested and $1.9 million was approved for distribution (86% approval). This complements funds distributed in 2009 FFT Silviculture Round 29, where 22 of 49 applications received partial or full funding (39% of funds requested).
The regional distribution of funds for 2010 FFT Silviculture Round 30 can be found to the left - click image to enlarge.
Regional distribution of 2009 FFT Silviculture Round 29 Funds - click on image to enlarge.
The following table summarizes the amount of funding requested and approved by category in 2010 FFT Silviculture Round 30:
