Vancity Green Building Grant Program

The Green Building Grant Program was established in 2004 by Vancity in partnership with the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia. The program’s vision is to minimize the impacts of climate change and improve sustainable land-use practices by supporting green building initiatives in B.C. Each year, the program provides grants of up to $50,000 each to qualified recipients. Applications are accepted from charitable organizations, not-for-profit organizations and co-operatives


Sponsoring agency: VanCity & Real Estate Foundation of BC
Type of agency: Financial institution

Program offerings

The Green Building Grant Program will consider funding projects, which focus on:
  • Building renovations or retrofits to existing buildings
  • Regulatory changes that advance green building development and practice
  • Education to increase the understanding and use of practical green building strategies
Applicants are required to include an educational component that encourages green building initiatives by sharing the benefits of their project with the public and other practitioners. We encourage partnerships between organizations (government, business and not-for-profit) that enhance cooperation, improve the effectiveness of projects and enable further green building development.

Eligibility

New building construction projects are not eligible. The Green Building Grant Program will accept grant applications from all B.C. based not-for-profit organizations, including cooperatives.

Application deadline

January 24, 2011

Application procedure

See VanCity's Green Building grant application information page.


Contact information

Website: Green Building Grant Program