Deadline: 16-Oct-2024
The United Way British Columbia has launched the Climate Resilient Communities: Food Infrastructure Grant Program in partnership with The Ministry of Health to support rural, remote, and Indigenous communities to build food systems resilience.
The program aims to support community food-based organizations adopt local, climate adaptive solutions for growing, harvesting, foraging, procuring, storing, and processing local, and traditional foods. With the support of the FIG program, communities can improve access to nourishing and culturally preferable foods while fostering community health, resiliency and food security.
Funding Information
- The grant offers funding of up to $20,000 (one application per organization).
Duration
- The term is 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The FIG program is open to all community food-based organizations, as well as other non-profit, social enterprise, grassroots organizations, co-ops, community contribution companies, Indigenous governing body, Indigenous community, or Indigenous led organization (including a band or tribal council, government of a self-governing First Nation or Métis Nation Chartered Community, Society or Association, or not-for-profit) located in rural, remote or Indigenous communities.
- Both new projects or programs, and existing initiatives that are expanding are eligible to apply.
Requirements
- Funded projects may provide updates on project status, successes, challenges, and timeline adjustments through in-person or virtual check-ins.
- A final report is required, including documentation of the project’s impact on the community, improved food access, and demographics benefiting from the project, and it will be submitted through the online portal.
- Photo and video documentation, as well as any media and social media promotion or recognition of the project, should also be included in the final report.
For more information, visit United Way British Columbia.