Community Spaces Funding

Community Spaces was developed to support projects in the communities across Western Canada in which we live, work and operate. Projects can apply for between $25,000 and $150,000 in capital funding in three categories: recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture.

Who is eligible for funding?

  • Registered charities with valid registration numbers under the Canada Revenue Agency
  • Non-profit organizations registered under their provincial government with proof of registration (e.g. letters of incorporation)
  • Non-profit organizations working with their municipal government who will accept funding and issue receipts on their behalf
  • Community service co-operatives

What criteria must projects meet?

  • Be available and accessible for community use
  • Align with one of the three funding categories (recreation, environmental conservation or urban agriculture)
  • Be completed within two years
  • Be a capital project
  • Be located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba
  • Provide the opportunity for permanent signage

What projects are ineligible for funding?

  • Politically affiliated organizations
  • Faith-based projects that are not available to the community
  • Those that will have adverse environmental impacts
  • Those that are third-party fundraising campaigns

 

“The Nature Centre has become a hub for nature education through summer nature camps, school programming, tourists visiting and partnerships with Houston Link to Learning, the Office of the Wet'suwet'en, Morice Watershed Monitoring Trust and other community groups like the seniors housing and day cares. Through this space we are also able to have a meeting and storage space for conservation activities in the area.” 

Cindy Verbeek

Houston Nature Centre, A Rocha Canada,
Houston BC, completed April, 2021

 

The 2025 Community Spaces Application period is now closed.

All applicants will be notified of funding decisions by mid-June.

 

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Published Jan 29, 2021

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