Deadline: 26-Aug-2024
The Community Grant funding applications aimed at helping older adults in B.C. lead independent and active lives are now open!
The Age-friendly Communities (AFC) Grant Program is funded by the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) and delivered in partnership by BC Healthy Communities (BCHC).
Components
- The AFC grants are one component of the broader AFBC Program. To help local and Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities achieve the vision of building age-friendly communities, the broader AFBC Program is comprised of three components:
- AFC grants consisting of: a) cash funding, and b) facilitated and customized capacity building supports for grantee communities embarking on age-friendly plans and projects;
- Tools and resources developed and curated for age-friendly planning; and
- A community recognition process whereby communities can apply to be formally recognized for their age-friendly accomplishments. The Ministry administers the Age-friendly BC community recognition component of the broader AFBC Program.
Program Streams
- Stream 1: Planning (Up to: $25,000)
- The Planning grant stream provides local and Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities with an opportunity to demonstrate an age-friendly focus on all aspects of the planning process, setting a foundation for the success of future Stream 2: Projects grants. Eligible plans include:
- The development of a local age-friendly assessment and action plan; and/or
- Adding an age-friendly and equity lens to existing plans or policies, such as:
- Comprehensive Community Plans, Official Community Plans, or community or neighbourhood plans;
- Reconciliation plans, frameworks, or agreements;
- Zoning and other bylaws (subdivision, snow removal, parking, etc.);
- Development permit requirements; community health and wellness plans;
- Emergency response, evacuation, and/or emergency social services plans;
- Design guidelines, active transportation planning; food security/food systems planning; and/or
- Community planning processes related to social determinants of health (e.g., affordable housing, etc).
- The Planning grant stream provides local and Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities with an opportunity to demonstrate an age-friendly focus on all aspects of the planning process, setting a foundation for the success of future Stream 2: Projects grants. Eligible plans include:
- Stream 2: Projects (Up to: $15,000)
- The Projects stream provides funding to carry out one or some of the actions (projects) identified in the Planning phase. To be eligible for Stream 2: Projects grant funding, applicants are required to have completed an age-friendly assessment and action plan within the last 10 years—completed either through the Stream 1: Planning grant or through an existing and current age-friendly assessment and action plan developed by local and Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following local and Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities are eligible to apply:
- First Nations Bands
- First Nations Tribal Councils
- Métis Chartered Communities
- Municipalities
- Regional Districts
- Self-Governing First Nations
- Applications must be complete and include a proposed high-level budget indicating how the proposed expenditures align with the plan or project, a highlevel workplan, and documentation of formal approval from the local or Indigenous government/organization/ community submitting the application. Formal approval can be a council/board resolution, band council resolution, letter from the chief administrative officer (CAO), or equivalent.
- A letter of support from your regional health authority (RHA) or the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is recommended but not required. Please be advised that projects demonstrating multi-sectoral collaboration are more likely to be funded. Written letters of support are suggested as a demonstration of existing partnerships.
- Prior to completing an application, please ensure that you represent a local or Indigenous government, organization, or community, that you have read this application guide, and that your proposed activities are eligible for support.
For more information, visit BC Healthy Communities.
