Rural Dividend grants to support northern communities

Apr 22, 2019 | 1:43 PM

NORTHERN B.C.— The Government of British Columbia is providing $1,207,743 for 10 projects in the north, under the B.C. Rural Dividend Program.

The grants will help fund projects supporting economic development and diversification in rural communities throughout the province. Grants can be as much as $100,000 for a single applicant project or up to $500,000 for partnership projects.

In addition, over $4.6 million in grants are being provided throughout the province to the program’s special circumstances stream to help 23 applicants respond to economic challenges resulting from the loss of the main employer or the impacts of a natural disaster.