UBCM report highlights grant funding delivered across Northwest BC

Through much of the city's current boil water order period, residents of Prince Rupert have heard from many of the city's elected officials about some of the work that staff members have put in when it comes to accessing grant funding for a range of projects over the last four years.

And while City Council does make mention from time to time of the success that the city has had in its grant quests, something that the City of Prince Rupert might want to add to their website is a check list for people, in order to review the results from all of that work.

Sometimes the grants that are available fit the immediate needs of a community and sometimes they don't. Likewise at times, cities are quick to their work on the applications, while in some instances the deadlines pass by without a submission making it to the finish line in time.

Something which leaves money on the table and opportunities missed.

There is wide net to cast when it comes to grant funding, whether federal, provincial  or third party sources and one of the most popular avenues towards the grant process is through the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

This week, the UBCM published a helpful guide to some of the grants that they have offered through their Local Government Services Program, providing a look at how communities have fared when seeking out funding, when they do apply.

Below we've put the spotlight on the grant applications from the North Coast, offering up a snapshot of what the grants were designed for and how much was provided to local governments. To expand the information box, simply click on each entry.

You can compare the success on the North Coast with that of the rest of the Northwest and Haida Gwaii from the links to the full list that is available at the bottom of this article.



Prince Rupert

Active Grants 2018 -- $22,904.81

Active Grants 2017 -- $14,980.00

Active Grants 2016 -- $0 - No Active Grants

Active Grants 2015 -- $0 - No Active Grants

Active Grants 2014 -- $0 - No Active Grants

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Port Edward

Active Grants 2018 -- $0 - No Active Grants

Active Grants 2017 -- $0 - No Active Grants

Active Grants 2016 -- $14,996.88

Active Grants 2015  -- $20,000

Active Grants 2014 -- $4,375.98

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North Coast Regional District 


Active Grants 2018 -- $1,377.25

Active Grants 2017 -- $1,377.25

Active Grants 2016 -- $5,000

Active Grants 2015 -- $0

Active Grants 2014 -- $0

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For the Terrace, Kitimat and Smithers, as well as the Regional Districts in those areas, the UBCM program provided the following grant funding from applications made.


Terrace 

Active Grants 2018 --  $15,000
Active Grants 2017 --  $4,500
Active Grants 2016 --  $4,500
Active Grants 2015  --  $0
Active Grants 2014  --  $0

Kitimat

Active Grants 2018 --  $48,431.61
Active Grants 2017 --  $38,154.80
Active Grants 2016 --   $0
Active Grants 2015  --  $0
Active Grants 2014  --  $0


Kitimat-Stikine Regional District

Active Grants 2018 --  $301,111.46
Active Grants 2017 --  $208,873.45
Active Grants 2016 --   $229,640.49
Active Grants 2015  --  $191,052.67
Active Grants 2014  --  $142,899.21

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Smithers

Active Grants 2018 --  $112,263.07
Active Grants 2017 --  $39,355.13
Active Grants 2016 --  $28,055.90
Active Grants 2015  -- $28,215.13
Active Grants 2014  -- $0

Bulkley-Nechako Regional District

Active Grants 2018 --  $195,124.96
Active Grants 2017 --  $125,265.60
Active Grants 2016 --  $5,000
Active Grants 2015  -- $0
Active Grants 2014  --  $0

You can review the details for those grants, as well as to access the full list of grant funding for the remainder of the Northwest, Haida Gwaii and across British Columbia from the links below:


All Communities in British Columbia for 2018
First Nations and other applicants for 2018

All Communities in British Columbia for 2017
First Nations and other applications for 2017

All Communities in British Columbia for 2016
First Nations and other applications for 2016

All Communities in British Columbia for 2015
First Nations and other applications for 2015

All Communities in British Columbia for 2014
First Nations and other applications for 2014

For more notes related to the UBCM program see their information sheet here.

The full list of all the grant programs that the UBCM administers can be explored here.

A wider overview of items from Prince Rupert City Council can be found from our Council archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.