Grants
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The City's online grant applications will be available for submission beginning September 4, 2018. The application deadline is October 31, 2018.
For any questions specific to the grant category please contact the specific grant staff listed in the sections below.
All grant applications should be emailed or mailed to:
Lori Dick
City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9
Applications may be submitted prior to October 31, 2018.
The City Festival/Event Grant Program is designed to assist New Westminster not-for-profit organizations with the delivery of festivals and events in the community. Festivals and events must align with the City’s values for a healthy and vibrant community that enhance the quality of life, tourism, culture, recreation, and provide economic benefits. The program is intended to encourage the development of event capacity, organization efficiency, and best practices. The sponsorship is provided on a cost-sharing basis and applicants are encouraged to develop a diverse funding/income base and seek self-sufficiency as evidence of sustainable activity. To provide organizations with funding certainty, the City Festival/Event Grant will be for a term of one to three years, at Council’s discretion.
Contact:
Michelle Dean
604.515.3827
City Hall, 511 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9The Heritage Grant program is designed to assist New Westminster based heritage organizations with the delivery of heritage programs, projects, and events. Events and/or services must contribute to the heritage of the City.
The City's Environmental Grant is designed to support locally based organizations or non-profit societies in undertaking projects which provide an environmental benefit or promote environmental awareness to the New Westminster community.
The Community Grant program is designed to support community-based projects for new and developing organizations, established organizations that work on a project basis, and organizations undertaking a special, one-time initiative. The projects must assist the City to fulfill its mission statement and accomplish strategic goals.
The Arts & Culture Grant program is designed to support New Westminster arts organizations or organizations whose projects take place in New Westminster and benefit the local community. It specifically assists with delivery of new programs, events or initiatives and in addition for New Westminster-based organizations assists with specialized equipment, instruments, and costumes. The events and/or services must contribute to the artistic and cultural fabric of the City. The funding is provided on a cost-sharing basis with the balance coming from partnerships and fundraising activities undertaken by the applicant.
Arts & Culture Grant Guidelines
Grant Contact:
Lori Dick
604.636.4469
The City’s new Child Care Grant program promotes quality, accessibility and affordability of highly needed child care services. It is designed to assist licensed, non-profit child care operators to expand, renovate and/or repair their facility or purchase appliances, equipment and/or furnishings to better serve children in their care.
The City Partnership Grant Program is designed to assist not-for-profit incorporated organizations with delivery of major services to the community. The services must assist the city to fulfill the City Partnership Grant objectives.
The Amateur Sport Fund grants are designed to support the New Westminster youth sport organizations to assist with increasing participation in all sport activities, skill development, competition and the providing of volunteer opportunities. Eligible projects can include new equipment, assistance for the development of new programs or the hosting of clinics, seminars or tournaments.