The Community Hunt Program will provide funding for the following expenses to a maximum of $5,000 per application:
- Fuel for snowmobiles, ATVs/UTVs (Side-by-sides) or boats used by the Applicant for the community hunt at the following rates:
- Snowmobiles: $100 per day to a maximum amount of $500 per snowmobile per application/trip
- ATVs or UTVs: $50 per day to a maximum amount of $250 per ATV/UTV per application/trip
- Boats: $200 per day for a maximum amount of $1,000 per boat per application/trip
- Food for harvesters involved in the community hunt at a rate of $50 per harvester per day to a maximum amount of $250 per harvester per application/trip (only harvesters ten years of age or older can receive funding for food).
- Approved Annual HTO Community Hunts. The annual HTO community hunt budgets will be approved by NHSP on an annual basis. Part or all of the community hunt budget may be used for gas subsidy for hunters in need on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to the following limits:
- One application per household per year
- Maximum amount per application: $250 for gasoline and $100 for oil/naptha.
Funds must not be used to pay harvesters for their time during a community hunt or for use of their equipment.
The Applicant shall provide the following information to the program administrator: names of families with whom the catch has been shared (or confirmation that appropriate contribution from the catch has been made to the community freezers (where available); species and quantities caught. The information will be used for the program administration only and not for any other purposes.