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Emergency management financial supports

Last updated on September 17, 2025

Funding options for Indigenous communities and local governments are available for mitigation, response, and recovery. For additional funding opportunities visit ClimateReadyBC.

Response operations finance claims

Your community may be eligible for emergency response and recovery costs if you've experienced a disaster.

Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) 

Following a disaster, the provincial government may declare certain events eligible for funding to repair or replace damaged infrastructure.

Mitigation funding

Funding programs offer support to Indigenous communities, municipalities and regional districts for permanent disaster mitigation measures. If you have any questions about disaster mitigation funding programs, please e-mail: embcdisastermitigation@gov.bc.ca.

Wildfire prevention funding is supported through different program areas, such as the Community Resiliency Investment program and the Forest Enhancement Society BC.

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Open programs 

 

Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) streams

The Community Emergency Preparedness Funding (CEPF) streams enhance the resiliency of local governments, First Nations, and communities in responding to emergencies. Funding is provided by the Province and is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). The CEPF website lists additional details, current intake status, and future intake dates.

 

Community Resiliency Investment Program

The Community Resiliency Investment program funds wildfire risk reduction and mitigation programs for communities.

 

Disaster Resilience and Innovation Funding (DRIF) program

The Disaster Resilience and Innovation Funding program (DRIF) provides funding for structural disaster risk reduction projects.

Read more about the program and eligible projects.

Closed programs

 

Indigenous Engagement Requirement Funding

Indigenous Engagement Requirement (IER) Funding is available to First Nations, local authorities, and Indigenous Governing Bodies for engagement requirements as outlined in the Emergency and Disaster Management Act (EDMA). 

Intake: Closed

 

Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation (ARDM) program - Covid-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream (CVRIS)

ARDM funds structural and natural infrastructure projects that address the impacts of flooding and flood-related hazards up to a value of up to ten million dollars.

Intake: Closed

 

Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation (ARDM) program – Green Infrastructure

This ARDM sub-stream is under the Green Infrastructure (Green-ARDM) stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

Green-ARDM focuses on investing in increased structural capacity and/or increased natural capacity to adapt to climate impacts, natural disasters and/or extreme weather events. It is distinct from the Covid-19 Resilience and Infrastructure program (CVRIS-ARDM) that was launched in January 2021.

Intake: Closed