Capacity Building Grant

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STATUS: OPEN

Objective: to provide support to registered not-for-profits for assistance with upgrading skills and knowledge of staff and volunteers in order to improve the performance of that organization to the benefit of the community.

Applications are open January on a first come first serve and are reviewed and awarded on an ongoing basis for that calendar year.
Allocations are generally less than $1,500, based on conditional approval. Grants are available until the budget is depleted for that year.
The amount available in 2025 to allocate is for this stream is $6,000.
The budget remaining is $5,141.

Before completing a grant application, please ensure the project meets grant criteria and eligibility requirements.
Grant criteria
Projects should support the City’s Strategic Goals, with a focus on enhancing social health and well-being for residents by:
- Fostering community pride
- Promoting health and wellness
- Strengthening social connections among residents
- Encouraging participation in arts and culture
- Advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility
- Encouraging environmental sustainability & stewardship
- Ensuring a safe, healthy and clean community for all
Eligibility requirements
- Applicant must be a registered non-profit society
- Must operate within City of Prince George Boundary for the benefit of residents
- Applicants are limited to one Capacity Building Grant per year
- Services provided by the not-for-profit organization must align with grant criteria
Eligible expenses (for staff or volunteers)
- Tuition for online or in-person courses (from a reputable and relevant training course/ workshop/conference)
- Tuition or registration fees, certification fees and cost of learning materials
- Hosting a conference/workshop (for the not-for-profit sector)
- Compensation towards summer student positions or interns on short-term project
The Capacity Building Grant will NOT fund
- Travel and accommodation costs/expenses
- Courses such as WHMIS, First aid Training and other mandatory employer-required training
Applications are accepted first come first serve basis.
- Early January applications are open.
- Within 3-4 weeks after grant application submitted: notification of both successful and unsuccessful applicants sent to the email address provided on the application form and cheque sent out to the mailing address provided on your organizations profile.
- Grants are available until the budget is depleted for that year.
Check your application status
L og in to your account to check the status of a submitted application.
Please e-mail communitygrants@princegeorge.ca if you have any follow-up questions concerning your application.
Capacity Building Grant Scoring Matrix.
Adjudication team composition
- Completed by administration.
  Approved upon meeting criteria & eligibility outlined in application. On a first come first serve basis until grant budget is depleted. Grant budget is reset in January of each year.
Funding considerations
Adjudication reviews applications using a scoring matrix based on overall alignment with the grant criteria and eligibility requirements. Additional considerations may include:
- Number of applications received.
- Total amount requested from all applicants.
- Budget available to allocate to all applications.
Successful applicants 2025
- Spruce City Wildlife Association
- Everyone At The Table
An evaluation report is required 30 days after training completion.
- L og in to complete an evaluation report.
Apply
- Create your account to apply (if you already have an account created for your organization use your username and password previously created to log back in).
Check your application status
- L og in to your account to check the status of a submitted application.
Need help setting up an account?
- Access tutorial resources here.
Questions?
- Contact us at communitygrants@princegeorge.ca.