Community Gaming Grants │ Government of British Columbia

Program Type:

• Arts and Culture – Apply between February 1 and April 30. Notification by August 31.
  Examples of eligible Arts and Culture programs may include: Performing arts (e.g., theatre, music, dance). Media arts (e.g., film, video, sound, community radio, photography). Visual arts (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics). Literature. Art Councils. Children and youth art programming. Community and agricultural fairs and festivals (see Section 4.1). Heritage preservation (e.g., community museums, archives, historical displays). Indigenous and other cultural activities/events (e.g., sharing culture with the broader community).
• Sport – Apply between March 1 and May 31. Notification by September 30.
  Examples of eligible Sport programs may include: Youth sports that build foundational skills or a pathway to competition, and instructional adult sports (e.g., soccer, swimming, hockey, skating, basketball, baseball, biking, rowing/paddling, sailing, martial arts, skiing, etc.). Special Olympics. Seniors Games.
• Public Safety – Apply between July 1 and August 31. Notification by November 30.
  Examples of eligible Public Safety programs may include: Volunteer firefighting. Land or marine search and rescue. Amateur emergency radio. Trail and outdoor recreation safety (e.g., hiking, biking or snow trail education and maintenance). Disaster relief and emergency preparedness. Anti-racism programs (e.g., community-based Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network programs). Community crime prevention. Restorative justice initiatives.
• Environment – Apply between July 1 and August 31. Notification by November 30.
  Examples of eligible Environment programs may include: Ecosystem conservation (e.g., land stewardship, invasive species removal, greenbelt and watershed protection/maintenance, garbage clean-up, etc.). Public education. Climate action (e.g., awareness, emissions reduction, alternative energy, etc.). Promotion of agriculture, food production and local food systems. Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
• Human and Social Services – Apply between August 1 and November 30. Notification by February 28.
  Examples of eligible Human and Social Services programs may include: Child and youth care and support (e.g., child care, kids’ camps, after school programming, Scouts, Cadets, 4-H, etc.). Services for people living with a disability or health condition. Poverty reduction, food security and short-term housing programs (e.g., food banks, emergency shelters, transition housing programs, life skills, etc.). Mental health and counselling services (e.g.,public education, outreach, substance use treatment, crisis services, etc.). Community building (e.g., neighbourhood houses, seniors’ centres, services for newcomers, etc.). Indigenous wellness and community services (e.g., youth-elder programs, Friendship Centre programming, etc.).