Grant Writing Support
2010 Program Fully Subscribed
Thank you to all applicants that applied in 2010. Northern Development is proud to have supported eighty-five organizations this year. For a full list of approved grant writing support projects, please click here to view the 2010 approved projects list.
The 2011 program will be open for new applications in January 2011.
Program Overview
The Grant Writing Support program provides $405,000 in annual funding from the Cross Regional Account for grant writer positions employed by municipalities, regional districts, and First Nations bands within the Northern Development Initiative Trust region. $7,500 in rebate funding is provided each year to approved communities to support employment of a locally‐based grant writer that is directly supervised by local or band government administration to prepare funding applications to agencies, foundations, and government programs.
Features and Benefits of the program include:
- Up to 75% of the wages for the first four months or 600 hours of employment for a grant writer position based in the local community each year
- Additional capacity to respond to community priorities and non-profit requests for grant application research and writing.
- Increased success accessing financial grants for communities, First Nations, and non-profit groups
- Increased economic development capacity for municipalities, First Nations, and rural areas
- Timely response to funding applications and rebate claims
- Interactive web-based grant writing training is available on-demand from Northern Development’s website to assist new grant writers throughout the region
> click to view the on-demand webinar
Objective
- To assist municipalities, regional districts, and First Nations bands to build grant writing capacity and expertise that leads to a direct increase in funding for projects and programs in central and northern BC.
Application Guide
Application Guide
(100 KB PDF)
2010 Grant Writing Support Approved Positions
2010 Approved Projects
(72 KB PDF)
