STATUS: OPEN
Objective: to provide funding for up to 2 years to registered not-for profits towards overall operating costs and are not designated for any specific project or activity.
- Applications are accepted once per year with a due date of January 31 at 4:30 p.m.
- Allocations are up to 30% of the organizations overall operating budget up to max of $30,000.
- The amount available in 2025 to allocate is for this stream is $131,576
Before completing a grant application, please ensure the project meets grant criteria and eligibility requirements.
Grant criteria
The organization’s mandate and services 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
- In order to qualify for this grant applicants must have previously received funding from another City grant (within the last 5 years) and completed all reporting.
- Applicants who have previously received funding from this grant stream are welcome to re-apply. However, priority will be given to new applicants who have not received funding through this stream before.
- The applicant must be a registered not-for-profit society.
- Must have been in operation for at least two years.
- Must operate within City of Prince George Boundary for the benefit of residents.
- Services provided by the not-for-profit organization must align with grant criteria.
- Must demonstrate a need for the requested funding.
- Must provide other sources of confirmed funding (may include revenue generating activities).
The Limited Duration Two Year Operating Grant will NOT fund
- Payment of City Property Taxes
- Payment of debt
- Major capital purchases( e.g. land acquisition, buildings, vehicle purchases etc.)
Download and review the application questions. Please note this document is not the application form.
Applications are accepted once per year.
- Deadline is January 31st at 4:30 pm
- Applications are open 4 weeks before application deadline.
- Within 6-8 weeks after grant deadline: 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.
Check your application status
Please e-mail communitygrants@princegeorge.ca if you have any follow-up questions concerning your application.
Limited Duration Operating Grant scoring matrix.
Adjudication team composition
- Committee of the Whole (COTW)
- Supported by administration (1-2 as non-voting members)
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.
Limited Duration Operating Grants successful applicants 2024
- Stay tuned
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
Need help setting up an account?
- Access tutorial resources here.
Questions?
- Contact us at communitygrants@princegeorge.ca.
Need Assistance?
Contact us at communitygrants@princegeorge.ca for any questions about the application process.