CBT: Community Development Program Grant

CBT: Community Development Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Columbia Basin Trust
Last Updated: October 07, 2025

Summary

The CBT Community Development Program empowers Basin residents to tackle community challenges and seize opportunities for growth. Established in 1995, this initiative fosters social, economic, and environmental well-being through collaborative efforts. Non-profits, municipalities, and First Nations are eligible to apply, with a focus on projects that demonstrate community impact and fundraising efforts. The program prioritizes strategic and capital projects that enhance community assets, ensuring a sustainable future for the Basin.

Overview

NOTE: Contact the Trust to inquire about your project. Selected projects will be invited to apply and sent a link to the application. Please allow for eight weeks between the time of application and the proposed start date of the project. Our Story In the early 1990s, residents, local officials and representatives from regional districts and tribal councils joined together to successfully negotiate with the Province for a share of the Treaty revenues and to secure benefits for the people of the Basin. In July 1995, the Columbia Basin Trust Act was passed into BC Government legislation. We honour those who saw an opportunity to create this unique, regional organization that would support the efforts by the people of the Basin to create a legacy of social, economic and environmental well-being in the region most affected by the Treaty. No one could have imagined all that was possible. Thank you to those who persevered towards the idea, the dream, and participated in meetings, conversations and symposia, and to those who represented and honoured the desires of all Basin residents to create a new future through Columbia Basin Trust. Community Development Program The Community Development Program supports the efforts of people in the Basin to address community challenges and opportunities in Columbia Basin Trust’s region.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible applicants include non-profits, public organizations, municipalities, regional districts and First Nations communities. Businesses may be considered depending on the project and its broad community impact. The project must not mainly benefit the interest of the business. Typically, the Trust prefers to not be the sole funder of projects. Costs that are considered to be direct and necessary for the successful implementation of the project are eligible.Individual project eligibility is determined by the Trust at its sole discretion. The types of projects that may be eligible include, but are not limited to:strategic, broadly supported projects that address community challenges or take dvantage of unique opportunities that have significant positive impacts on Basin communities;planning projects that will lead to implementation of a tangible project;capital projects such as construction or renovations of community assets; andequipment used to enhance program delivery and efficiency.Eligible project costs include costs that are direct and necessary for the successful implementation of the project.

Ineligibility

Ineligible Projects:Projects that may relieve any level of government of its obligations, including improvement districts.Projects that are eligible for one of the Trust’s other programs, with the exception of Resident Directed Grants.Community events and celebrations, festivals and fairs.Projects or activities of political parties, advocacy or lobby groups or of organizations that are exclusive or discriminative in nature.Projects that are for the purposes of travel e.g. attending conferences. Sports teams, tournaments or sporting and recreational equipment. Donations to fundraising initiatives. Projects that primarily benefit the applicant itself or the members of a membership based organization. Ineligible Costs:Ineligible costs include the following: retroactive costs (costs that have already been incurred prior to funding approval by the Trust);core operational expenses of the organization, including but not limited to wages, rent, and utilities;projects that support improvement district and local government infrastructure; and mechanical repair/replacement or structural renovations that should reasonably be anticipated and budgeted for.