Rural Grants-in-Aid

All project applications having a measurable benefit to communities outside of the rural areas are required to apply to the appropriate municipal grant-in-aid programs and provide confirmation of that application or provide details of other forms of assistance provided by the municipality or municipalities.

Funding Facts

1. Eligibility - must be a non-profit society/organization.

2. Applications can be obtained from the SCRD office at 1975 Field Road in Sechelt or by clicking the link below.

3. Application deadline is April 15th.

4. Maximum grant is $5,000.

5. Grants exceeding $500 will only be given to registered societies and proof of the registration number must
be provided. (Page 1 of the Society's tax return will suffice.)

6. Secondary Applicants - If an organization is applying under another organization's society status, a letter
of support from the sponsoring society must be included.

7. Grants will not be awarded to societies for use as scholarships, bursaries or subsidies or for the purpose of
land acquisitions.

8. Preference will be given to the following:

a. Requests for one-time only, start-up costs for new programs;

b. Requests that show initiative to work toward financial independence; and

c. Requests from societies/organizations showing a significant benefit to the region or specific rural areas
within the region (per the following criteria:

- that promote volunteer participation and citizen involvement;

- whose activities/programs are accessible to a large portion of the community's residents;

- that excercise coordination, cooperation and collaboration with other groups to prevent duplication of
projects, programs, services or events; and

- requests for operating costs for societies/organizations without the ability to become self-supporting.

Application: PDF Version

Successful applicants must notify the SCRD in writing once the grant monies have been spent and provide detail on how the money was used. Future applications from recipients not fulfilling this requirement will automatically be rejected.