New grant funding for community events »

UP TO $5,000 IN FUNDING TO HELP COMMUNITY EVENTS 

The Government of British Columbia is providing one-time funding to eligible non-profit organizations for small community events that strengthen volunteer capacity for event hosting throughout the province.

EventHostBC will provide a total of $250,000, divided among the six provincial tourism regions, to encourage events that are currently ineligible for other provincial government funding.

Eligible non-profit organizations may apply for up to $5,000 per event. As long as the broader community can participate, the type of event is fairly open – it could be sports, arts or culture related, or some other creative idea supported by the community.

Applications will only be accepted between May 19 and June 30, 2015.

Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so please help get the word out to organizations within your community that might benefit from this funding.

Visit http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/arts_culture/eventhostbc.htm for more information.