Grants and Learning Awards

Each year the BVCF offers community grants to not-for-profit organizations in our area.

Our purpose is to enhance the quality of life in our communities. Our fields of interest are education, social/family, fine arts, cultural, health, youth, community and sports/recreation.

DATES TO REMEMBER

October 15 – grant cycle begins

November 30 – 5 PM – deadline for grant applications

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS

The BVCF has awarded grants since the early 1990’s. Our funds come from interest earned on donations from many generous individual and business donors. Our smallest grants are for a few hundred dollars. We have awarded grants for up to $6,000.00 but the average grant is in the $1,000.00 to $3,000.00 range. Our total available funding each year depends on donations and interest earned, and is typically $25,000.00 to $40,000.00.

We have awarded grants to many different organizations for projects that support community members from a wide range of ages and interests.

BVCF AREA

The BVCF area extends from Topley to Kitwanga including Granisle, Houston, Telkwa, Smithers and the Hazeltons in North Central B.C.

ELIGIBILITY

Organizations that are registered charities or qualified donees under the Income Tax Act are eligible to apply for BVCF grants.

Organizations that are NOT registered charities or qualified donees under the Income Tax Act may be eligible to apply for BVCF grants by contracting with an agency that is a registered charity, which will

• agree to have their charitable registration number used on the application

• accept any funds on behalf of the applicant

• provide a written statement of their agreement.

Grants are NOT made to individuals or businesses.

GRANT AGREEMENT

If your project is approved, we will complete a written grant agreement with your organization.

TIMING

You must complete your project 12 months from the date of the grant agreement. BVCF must approve any extensions or changes. Organizations may submit more than one grant application, however, in most cases only one will be funded per grant cycle and all requirements of grants received previously must be completed before any new grants are awarded.

Multi-year grants and multi-agency grants may be awarded in some cases and additional conditions will apply.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In your application, please specify how you will publicly acknowledge BVCF contributions to your project. Grant final reports should include at least one photo of the project that we can publish.