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District of North Vancouver Municipal Community Grants
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Overview
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase social or community impact
- Improve governance or administrative structure
- Train or support volunteers
- Varies by project
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- British Columbia
- Non-profit
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
- All industries
- All the groups
- All structures
- All dimensions
Next Steps
Availability timeline
Activities funded
- Delivery of social services to North Shore residents
- Prevention and education initiatives
- Advocacy and community collaboration projects
- Programs that reduce social, economic, or physical disadvantages
Documents Needed
- Most recent year-end financial statement
- Most recent annual report
- Most recent strategic plan
- Proposed budget for the fiscal year
Sources and recorded changes
- Source change captured
- Change recorded
- Record updated
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Municipal Community Grants Updated
The grant listing now shows fewer opportunities, with two Permissive Tax Exemption programs removed from the submission page.
The submission listing now shows fewer opportunities, as Permissive Tax Exemption and Permissive Tax Exemption for Places of Public Worship have been removed. This changes the visible scope of the program and may affect who can apply, what types of projects are represented, and the related benefit or funding conditions shown on the page. The application portal and contact details appear unchanged, and the main community service grants information continues to be available. The updated page should be reviewed to confirm the current set of opportunities before applying.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Organizations serving North Shore residents
- Groups providing services to District of North Vancouver residents
Who is not eligible
- Individuals or businesses
- Organizations mainly acting as funding bodies for other groups
- Organizations focused on fundraising, endowment, debt repayment, or reserves
- Groups whose activities are mainly recreational, environmental, academic, technical training, or animal welfare
Eligible expenses
- Operating costs of an agency
- Direct social services, prevention, education, and advocacy
- Collaboration and partnership activities
- Enhancement or augmentation of provincial or federal programs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Capital projects, office equipment, and furniture
- Fundraising projects, endowment grants, debt retirement, reserves, and mortgage pay-downs
- Retroactive funding
- Amateur sports, community events, and services mainly recreational, environmental, academic, or technical training
- Programs serving mainly an organization’s own membership or direct religious purposes
Eligible geographic areas
- District of North Vancouver
- North Shore
Selection criteria
- Serves District of North Vancouver residents
- Meets a demonstrated community need
- Does not duplicate an existing service
- Shows clear goals and expected outcomes
- Demonstrates financial responsibility, volunteer involvement, collaboration, and inclusiveness
How to apply
- Step 1: Review program information
- Read the goals, guiding principles, policy, and grant page information.
- Confirm that your organization qualifies.
- Step 2: Gather application materials
- Prepare the documents required for upload.
- Collect the information requested in the online form.
- Step 3: Apply online
- Select the online application button.
- Create an account if needed.
- Complete the form and upload the documents.
- Save progress and submit before the deadline.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed by staff for completeness and may require additional information.
- The Community Services Advisory Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to Council.
- Successful applicants are contacted in July.
- Recipients must publicly acknowledge District support and complete accountability reporting on how funds were used.
Additional information
- Applications are submitted online through the District’s grant system.
- The District may request additional information during review.
- Successful applicants must publicly acknowledge District support.
- Unspent funds must be returned at the end of the year or within 60 days after project completion.
