Community funding application information
Last updated on January 3, 2024As part of the Community Wood Smoke Reduction Program, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in partnership with the BC Lung Foundation offers funding to eligible applicants to start or continue a local program.
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Eligibility requirements
Any local government, non-profit organization or airshed or air quality management organization in B.C. is eligible to receive funds to start a community wood smoke reduction program.
Organizations applying for funding must demonstrate:
- High local or regional need
- Strong community buy-in
- Capacity to deliver the program
- Offer a long-term plan for education and program sustainability
Individual communities may submit proposals or join with other communities or the regional district to submit a proposal.
Communities are encouraged to offer the program over multiple years to build momentum and encourage lasting change.
Programs can be operated:
- All year round
- In the fall
- In March and April during the industry discount period
Apply for funding
The submission period for the 2023 call for proposals has now closed.
Groups looking to participate are welcome to email the program to learn more.
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Proposal criteria
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Funding decisions
Applications are evaluated using the Community Wood Smoke Reduction Program Community Criteria 2023/2024 (PDF, 128KB).
Community funding
In July 2023, the BC Lung Foundation and the ministry issued a call for community proposals for the CWSRP.
Proposals were received on September 1, 2023 and evaluated by BC Lung and the ministry.
Funding was announced in October 2023.
Communities and amount of funding
| City or Region | Grant ($) |
|---|---|
| Cowichan Valley Regional District | $20,000 |
| Golden and District | $8,600 |
| Prince George and Region including Lheidli T’enneh First Nation (LTN) community | $14,250 |
| Regional District of Central Kootenay | $13,000 |
| qathet Regional District | $14,000 |
| Salt Spring Island | $40,500 |
| Regional District of Nanaimo | $69,750 |
| Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky | $30,250 |
| Town of Mackenzie | $13,400 |
| Regional District of Nanaimo (for citizen science project) | $10,300 |
| Comox Valley Regional District (for citizen science project) | $5,000 |
| Total | $239,050 |
Communities continuing with previously granted funding:
- Bulkley Valley Lakes District
- City of Kamloops
- Comox Valley Regional District
- District of Vanderhoof
- Fraser Valley Regional District
- Kitimat-Terrace and surrounding areas
- Metro Vancouver Regional District
- Port Alberni Regional District
- Regional District of Central Okanagan, including Westbank First Nation
- Strathcona Regional District
- Village of Valemount