Community Gaming Grants
Please note that all grant applications in the Sport sector will receive final notifications by the end of October 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Community Gaming Grants provide $140 million annually to not-for-profit organizations throughout B.C., to support their delivery of ongoing programs and services that meet the needs of their communities. This page includes information about these grants, including eligibility criteria, grant amounts, how and when to apply and more.
For information about the other types of grant funding available, please review the PAC & DPAC Grants and Capital Project Grants pages.
Learn more about Community Gaming Grants:
Overview
Eligibility | Not-for-profit organizations providing programs or services of direct benefit to the broader community. Details provided in Sections 3 and 4 of the Community Gaming Grants: Program Guidelines (PDF, 1.9MB). |
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Grant Amount | Local organizations: up to $125,000 per year Regional/Provincial organizations: up to $250,000 per year |
Application | One application per year. |
Application Period | Arts & Culture: Apply between February 1 and April 30 Notification by August 31 Sport: Apply between March 1 and May 31 Notification by September 30 Public Safety: Apply between July 1 and August 31 Notification by November 30 Environment: Apply between July 1 and August 31 Notification by November 30 Human and Social Services: Apply between August 1 and November 30 Notification by February 28 |
Processing Fee | None |
How to Apply
Click below to see information about each step of the Community Gaming Grant application process. Click "expand all" if you want to see all of the steps or if you want to print this page.
- Community Gaming Grants: Program Guidelines (PDF, 2MB)
- Conditions for a Community Gaming Grant (PDF,195KB).
Organizations must apply during the intake period for the sector that most closely aligns with the programs and services they deliver:
Arts and Culture:
Apply between February 1 and April 30. Notification by August 31.
Apply between March 1 and May 31. Notification by September 30.
Apply between July 1 and August 31. Notification by November 30.
Apply between July 1 and August 31. Notification by November 30.
Apply between August 1 and November 30. Notification by February 28.
Before beginning the online application for a Community Gaming Grant, please review the appropriate pre-application checklist, to ensure that you have all required information and documentation available to refer to or to upload to the application. This preparation will make applying faster and easier.
Use the Regular Form pre-application checklist unless you know your organization is eligible to apply using the Renewed Funding application (see Step 3 above).
- Regular Form Pre-Application Checklist (PDF, 283KB)
- Renewed Funding Pre-Application Checklist (PDF, 216KB)
Service Clubs:
Service Clubs that deliver a Community Donations Program should review the following checklist to ensure that their donation recipients meet all organization and program eligibility criteria outlined in the Program Guidelines and Conditions.
The documents below are examples of financial documents that you may be asked to provide during your online application. These types of documents are referenced in the pre-application checklists.
- Example: Organization Balance Sheet (PDF,555KB)
- Example: Organization Revenue and Expense Statement (PD,649KBF)
- Example: Organization Budget (PDF,531KB)
- Example: Program Revenue and Expense Statement (Program Actuals) and Program Budget (PDF,57KB)
- Example: In-Kind Contributions Summary (PDF,475KB)
Application Tutorials:
These documents provide an overview of what you will see when completing the online application. Use the Regular Form application tutorial unless you know your organization is eligible to apply using the Renewed Funding application (see Step 3 above).
Frequently Asked Questions:
These documents include commonly asked questions about the Community Gaming Grants: Program Guidelines, as well as questions about using the Online Service system to apply for a grant.
If you have questions about your application, you may Contact Us by phone or email.
Resources
Additional helpful information and online resources related to the Community Gaming Grants program are available on the Documents, Forms & Checklists page, including:
- Guidelines and Conditions Documents
- Checklists
- Example Documents
- Tutorials
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Financial Reporting (forms and examples)
- Audit Information
- Reconsideration Process (Appeal a Decision)
- Reporting Wrongdoing
- Reports