Non-profit or registered charitable organizations providing community programs in the areas of health, social and cultural services, events and festivals, and youth activities are eligible for Sechelt’s Grant-in-Aid program.  The application form and additional program information is available for download.

Ensure you submit all the requested information, including financial statements, organization/project budget and a list of Board members/officers, so that your application can be properly considered.

General Principles and Criteria

These principles are not Council policy but will provide applicants with a general outline of how the District of Sechelt has dealt with Grants in previous years.

The District supports the enhancement of a positive quality of life for all of its residents and one means of helping to achieve this goal is through an annual grants-in-aid program.

Consideration for the award of grants will be given to non-profit or registered charitable organizations and/or groups which:

• offer projects, programs, services or events which have a demonstrated need in the community and which provide benefits to Sechelt residents;exercise co-ordination, co-operation and collaboration with other groups to prevent duplication of projects, programs, services or events;
• are guided by a strong and committed board, dedicated to fiscal responsibility, professionalism and effectiveness;
• seek and receive funding from a variety of sources so as not to be solely dependent on the District for funding;
• promote volunteer participation and citizen involvement;
• use new approaches and techniques in the solution of community needs.
• Funding may be considered for occasional and extraordinary service or function requests that have community support and would improve the quality of life in the District.
• Not all organizations meeting the basic criteria will automatically receive a grant.

Approval of a grant by the District one year does not ensure that grant requests in subsequent years will be successful.

 

Exclusions From Eligibility for District Grant

The following are specifically excluded from funding under the District's grants-in-aid program:

• Applications from individuals
• Religious organizations that serve primarily their membership and/or their direct religious purposes
• Activities of ethno-cultural organizations that serve primarily their membership and/or their specific ethnic promotion
• Annual fund-raising campaigns, form letter requests or telephone campaigns
• Building funds or capital construction campaigns
• Aid to endowment funds
• Debt retirement or reserves

Reporting Requirements

For accountability purposes, all District of Sechelt grant recipients are required to complete an Annual Report on Grant Funding or they may be ineligible for future grants from the District of Sechelt. To simplifiy this process a Annual Report on Grant Funding Form is available for download here.