The Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia
Next Intake Deadline: November 30, 2009
Overview
Supports sustainable real estate & land use practices for the benefit of British Columbians.
Project Requirements
The Project must fit the Foundation's legislated mandate & purposes, and be in line with their mission statement.
The Project must meet effectiveness criteria: logical partners must be involved, the project must target real estate/land use practitioners and/or key public audiences, the project must encourage best management practices, fill a previously unmet need, and/or increase the capacity of an organization/sector/community to improve real estate/land use practice.
The project must also meet other basic requirements, such as having realistic objectives, a reasonable budget, and a plan for sustaining the benefits of the project.
Excluded Projects
Directed political, religious & other advocacy.
Activities that will primarily/exclusively provide benefits for individuals.
Facilities providing medical or medically related services & programs.
Facilities primarily providing "program space", such as day care centres, drop-in centres, community centres, community halls, or schools.
Development of sports fields, camps, and related or other recreational facilities.
Acquisition of lands for conservation, such as parkland, greenways, natural areas, wildlife habitat, etc.
Research & education focused on the science of conservation.
Projects theal deal with the concerns of a single resource sector, such as forestry, fisheries, or farming.
Retirement of debt.
Ongoing & regular operating expenses of established programs.
Activites that promote the earning capabilities of the real estate industry membership.
Categories
Public & Professional Education
Priority given to education programs & products that present original research and/or education arising from new legislative requirements, serve more than one relevant audience/engage a range of practioners, and/or aim to influence real estate/land use practice in specific ways after the project is complete.
Does NOT fund the regular business of land trusts & conservancies, including landowner contact programs & associated outreach campaigns. Support to build the capacity of the sector is provided through grants to the Land Trust Alliance of BC.
May consider supporting workshop or conference programs wehre there is robust real estate/land use related educational content. Programs intended solely for an organization's membership will NOT be given priority.
Research
Emphasis on research that poses a question that can be investigated & analyzed. Survey work & studies may also be considered where other resources are lacking for the work.
Law Reform
Includes projects that focus on local bylaw & regulatory changes. May fund background research & stakeholder meetings in connection with proposed law reform.
Good Works
Non-profit housing/shelter construction & renovation projects that create new units or beds in response to an identified/researched need in the community.
Housing projects which incorporate sustainable land use & green building practices.
Housing projects in smaller communities, which often lack the resources & fundraising base of larger centres.
Public & Professional Education Events Program (EEP)
Must be incremental to the usual activities/program of the applying organization (e.g. AGMs are not eligible). Eligible budget items may include travel expenses & honoraria for speakers, pre- and post-event information, and a portion of event administration costs. Presenters who are members of the applying organization are not eligible for speaker fee cost recovery from the Foundation's grant.
Apply For Funding
For More Information: http://www.realestatefoundation.com/howtoapply/howtoapply.html
Application: http://www.realestatefoundation.com/howtoapply/loi.html
This summary was prepared by Northern Development to assist in evaluating eligibility for this potential funding source. This webpage does not contain enough information to prepare an application. Northern Development does not administer this program. In case of discrepancies between this summary and information provided by the funder, the latter shall prevail.
