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Covid-19 Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants
Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) provides grants of up to $500 for small projects that foster community connectivity and stay within guidelines for physical distancing. Neighbourhood small grants are based on a simple but powerful idea: when people feel a sense of connection and belonging to their neighbourhood, they are more likely to be engaged in activities that make it a better place to live. When people are active in the life of their neighbourhood, our communities are strengthened from the ground up.

Neighbourhood Small Grants have adapted to COVID-19. Residents can apply for grants of $50 to $500 for a project that connects people socially or shares skills and knowledge among community members while complying with public health orders for physical distancing.

Funding Timeline
Applications open: March 1st
Deadline to apply: April 15th
Funding decisions announced: early May

Funding Priorities

Connect and engage neighbourhood residents
Build local community capacity to carry out NSG projects
Share residents skills and knowledge within the community
Build a sense of ownership and pride
Respect and celebrate diversity
Create a lasting impact

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions.

*note: the application portal is hosted on the Vancouver Foundation's website, which is different from CBT's other grants.

Arts & Culture Grant
The CBT Arts & Culture Committee has an annual discretionary budget to fund small projects throughout the region. Projects will be funded up to a maximum of $5,000.

Community Development Grant
The CBT Community Development Committee has an annual discretionary budget to fund small projects throughout the region. Projects will be funded up to a maximum of $5,000.

Youth & Education Grant
The CBT Youth & Education Committee has an annual discretionary budget to fund small projects throughout the region. Projects will be funded up to a maximum of $5,000.

Research & Environment
The CBT Research & Environment Committee has an annual discretionary budget to fund small projects throughout the region. Projects will be funded up to a maximum of $5,000.

Vital Grants
Vital grants are a stream of partnership funding to address regional priorities and complex challenges that influence sustainability in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Region. These larger grants of $15,000-20,000 aim to support meaningful collaboration between organizations, communities, and cultures and must include a minimum of two project partners.

Biosphere Research Award
The Biosphere Research Award is a grant of $20,000 to support research that advances the local understanding of conservation challenges in our marine and/or terrestrial ecosystems and helps us to prioritize conservation actions within the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Region.

Students on Ice
UPDATE: In response to COVID-19, the Students on Ice Foundation has cancelled the 2020 Arctic Expedition. CBT and our partners are looking forward to supporting a local student to participate in the Students on Ice Arctic Expedition when it resumes in 2021. The Students on Ice Award provides the $13,500 expedition fee for a local student (age 14-18) to participate in the annual Students on Ice Foundation Arctic Expedition.