Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) is inviting applications for its Asset Management Planning Program to assist local governments in delivering sustainable services by extending and deepening asset management practices within their organizations.
Objectives
- All local governments own, operate, and maintain a wide array of assets. These include, but are not limited to, transportation and water distribution networks, sewage collection and treatment systems, information technology, vehicle and equipment fleets, parks, and civic facilities.
- Asset management is defined as an integrated process bringing together planning, finance, engineering, and operations to effectively manage existing and new infrastructure to maximize benefits, reduce risks, and provide satisfactory levels of service to community users in a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable manner.
- Asset management brings together the skills, expertise, and activities of people with information about a community’s physical assets and financial resources so that informed decisions can be made to ensure the sustainable service delivery for citizens today and in the future. Each local government is different in its scale and chosen approach to asset management.
- Each local government will define their own activities based on their unique context, starting point, and priorities.
- The program seeks to support local governments to take next steps on the path to better asset management practices. A further objective of the program is to support local governments in meeting their asset management commitments under the Canada Community-Building Fund (formerly Gas Tax Fund).
Funding Information
The 2022 Asset Management Planning program can provide up to 50% of total project costs to the grant maximum ($25,000). The remainder (50%) is required to be funded through community contributions.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are local governments (municipalities and regional districts) in British Columbia.
- For each intake, only one application per municipality will be accepted. Reflecting differences in service delivery, regional districts may submit up to three applications per intake.
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For more information, visit https://www.ubcm.ca/lgps/asset-management-planning