Deadline: 30-Nov-22
British Columbia has announced the applications for its Community Gaming Grants.
The Community Gaming Grants program distributes funds from commercial gambling revenues to not-for-profit organizations that deliver programs and services to communities throughout British Columbia.
Community Gaming Grants funding enhances community life through supporting programs that:
- provide opportunities for enrichment through participation in sport and the arts;
- enhance and protect our local environment;
- improve quality of life for community members; and,
- enhance and support the safety of their communities.
Funding Information
- Local organizations: $100,000
- Regional organizations: $225,000
- Provincial organizations: $250,000
Sector: Human and Social Services
Eligibility Criteria
An organization may be eligible for a Community Gaming Grant if it meets all of the following criteria:
- Is not-for-profit (including designated Community Service Cooperatives).
- Organization’s primary purpose is to operate for community benefit.
- Provides programs that benefit the community and not solely its members’ interest.
- Has a membership that is inclusive and reasonably open to anyone with an interest in the organization and its programs. Members are involved in the management and control of the organization and participate in democratic voting processes as part of decision making for the organization.
- Restrictions on who is able to become a member are permitted only in instances where there is a defensible rationale (e.g., to ensure representation of an underrepresented group or organization or to fulfil bona fide operational requirement).
- Has a voting membership that is more than double the number of board members.
- The voting membership is comprised of no more than one-third of organizations or members representing for-profit interests.
- Engages volunteers in the operation of the organization and/or program(s).
- Delivers programs that fall within one of the six sectors.
- Has a minimum of two-thirds of its board members democratically elected by its voting membership.
- Board positions are periodically contested by election and are open to the organization’s entire membership. Permanent board positions are not permitted.
- Restrictions on who is able to hold board positions and board appointments are permitted only in instances where there is a defensible rationale (e.g., to ensure representation of an underrepresented group or organization or to fulfil bona fide operational requirement).
- Not-for-profit organizations are not required to be provincially or federally incorporated. However, provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations must be in good standing with the B.C. Registries and Online Services
For more information, visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/gambling-fundraising/gaming-grants/community-gaming-grants
