Deadline: 4-Aug-22
Applications are now open for The Community Gaming Grants program that distributes $140 million of commercial gambling revenues to not-for-profit community organizations throughout the British Columbia.
The objective of the Capital Projects sector is to enable not-for-profit organizations to complete capital projects that provide significant benefit to communities. The Capital Projects sector is designed to support community-identified needs and priorities.
Its focus is on people – their needs, their development, and their involvement with the community. The Capital Project Grants sector supports inclusive projects that provide widespread benefit to a diverse range of community members
Capital Project Grants must be used within British Columbia to cover costs considered to be direct and necessary for the successful implementation of an approved project. These costs must be consistent with and comparable to those identified in the approved grant application. No substantial changes can be made to the approved project without the written consent of the Community Gaming Grants Branch.
Community Gaming Grants acknowledges it carries out its work on the territories of Indigenous nations throughout British Columbia. They recognize and respect the traditional custodians of these lands where they work and live.
Categories
Applicants should apply under the specific project category that is best suited for their capital project:
- Facilities (construction, renovation or maintenance of facilities
- Community Infrastructure (public amenities such as docks, parks, playgrounds, etc.
- Acquisitions (fixed capital assets for long-term use, including vehicles and equipment.
Project Eligibility
Eligible Project Categories
To be considered eligible for funding, a project must fall within one of the applicable capital project categories. Applicants should apply under the specific project category that is best suited for their project.
- Facilities Projects
- The project is undertaken by an eligible organization primarily for community benefit;
- Upon completion, the project – or the facility within which the project is located – is accessible to the public;
- The project is for the construction of new facilities, renewal, expansion or material enhancement of existing facilities or property development;
- The project is located on:
- Land that is owned by an eligible organization;
- Land that is leased to an eligible organization on a long-term basis; or
- Public land.
- Community Infrastructure Project
- The project is undertaken by an eligible organization primarily for community benefit;
- Upon completion, the project – or the facility within which the project is located – is accessible to the public and is inclusive of the greater community;
- The project is for the installation of public amenities that improve B.C. residents’ quality of life;
- The project is located on:
- Land that is owned by an eligible organization;
- Land that is leased to an eligible organization on a long-term basis; or
- Public land.
- Acquisitions
- The acquisition is made by an eligible organization primarily for community benefit;
- The project is for the purchase of privately owned fixed capital assets for long-term use; and
- The capital acquisition must fully belong to the eligible organization.
Funding Information
- Eligible not-for-profit organizations may be approved for up to 50% of the total cost of a project, to a maximum of $250,000.
- If the requested grant amount is less than 20% or greater than 50% of the total cost of a project, the project will not be eligible for funding.
Note: To be eligible for this grant the total estimated costs of the project must be between $20,000 and $1,250,000.
Project Eligibility
To be considered for funding, a capital project must fit into one of the following categories. Applicants should apply under the category that best matches their project:
- Facilities: the construction of new facilities and renovation or maintenance of existing facilities;
- Community Infrastructure: the development of public amenities that improve B.C. residents’ quality of life; and
- Acquisitions: the purchase of fixed capital assets for long-term ownership and use by the organization (e.g. vehicles and equipment).
If all work on, or purchase of, the proposed capital project is scheduled to be completed before the notification of grant awards (late Fall 2022), the project is not eligible.
If an approved project cannot be completed, the funding must be returned to the Community Gaming Grants Branch. Funding for an approved project may not be reallocated to a significantly different project. Modifications to an approved project may be permitted if the function/outcome of the project is similar to the approved project (e.g., purchasing a used vehicle instead of a new vehicle), subject to written approval from the Community Gaming Grants Branch.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Organizations
To be considered for funding, an applicant (including PACs) must:
- Be a not-for-profit organization (including designated Community Service Co-operatives);
- Operate primarily for community benefit;
- Deliver or support programs that benefit the community and not solely its members’interest and fall within one of the following six sectors: Arts and Culture; Sport; Environment; Public Safety; Human and Social Services; and Parent Advisory Council or District Parent Advisory Councils;
- Engage volunteers in the operation of the organization and/or program(s);
- Have 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 fulfill bona fide operational requirement).
- Have a voting membership that is more than double the number of board members;
- Have a minimum of 2/3 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).
- Have a board with at least two-thirds of its members residing in B.C.
- Have a board that is comprised of no more than one-third of organizations or members representing for-profit interests and
- Have a board whose members do not receive remuneration or other financial benefit for their services while acting in their capacity as board members.
Organizations do not have to be federally or provincially incorporated; however, organizations that are provincially incorporated or registered as extra-provincial societies with the B.C. Registrar of Companies, and organizations that are federally incorporated with Industry Canada must be in good standing at the time of application.
For more information, visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/gambling/grants/cgg_capital_projects_sector_guide.pdf