CBT is helping communities and organizations make decisions around affordable housing efforts by providing the best possible information through a partnership with the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA).

Through the partnership, communities and organizations are able to evaluate options related to existing housing projects, assess potential housing projects and develop plans, and understand how to work with a housing developer. The partnership will link communities and organizations with experienced affordable housing consultants and with other communities or other organizations that have relevant experience. The costs of accessing these resources are subsidized by CBT.

The Affordable Housing Resources Program will help a community or community organization:

- Build its understanding of the necessary steps needed to take in order to create a housing project;
- Assess its current status and situation and develop a strategy to address a housing need;
- Perform an initial feasibility analysis of a housing project;
- Develop an affordable housing strategy;
- Manage, operate or assess options related to an existing housing project; and
- Understand how to work with a housing developer.

Who Can Apply:

CBT has kept the criteria as open ended as possible, because communities have diverse needs in the area of affordable housing, and because communities define affordable housing differently.

A wide range of community organizations are eligible for the program, from non-profits to
public housing committees to housing authorities to local governments.

How To Apply:

To request assistance from the program, contact
housinghelp@cbt.org or call CBT at 1-800-505-8998.

Deadline For Applications: There is no application deadline.

Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) delivers the arts, culture and heritage funding program on behalf of CBT. This program includes a number of funding streams, including funding to individuals or groups through community arts councils and funding for minor capital projects, major capital for heritage projects, touring, mentoring, exhibits and two major projects per year. CBT funds also support the Columbia Basin Culture Tour, organizational development and the ArtStarts program in Basin schools.

Who Can Apply:

Funding is for all arts disciplines (visual art, theatre, music, dance, media, literary and inter-arts) and applications are invited from individuals and arts, culture and heritage organizations.

How To Apply:

Contact Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance for more details or view the Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Programs brochure.

Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Programs 2012/13

Deadline For Applications: March 9 and March 23, 2012, depending on the program.

CONTACTS:

• Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
  1.250.505.5505 or 1.877.505.7355
  wkrac@telus.net
  
  
  

The Basin Business Advisors Program (BBA) was created to build economic capacity in Basin communities by strengthening and supporting existing businesses. The BBA program assists small- and medium-sized independent business operators in the Basin by providing free, one-to-one, confidential business counselling and assessment services, and by arranging and cost-sharing specialized consulting services if recommended by BBA staff.

For more information about the Basin Business Advisors Program go to the Basin Business Advisors Program site.

Who Can Apply:

Small- and medium-sized independent business operators in the Basin

How To Apply:

Contact the Basin Business Advisor for your area.

Deadline For Applications: Continuous intake.

CONTACTS:

• West Kootenay:
  
  Deanne Monroe 1.250.825.4171
  
  
• East Kootenay:
  Will Nixon 1.250.427.2783
  
  
• Barbara O'Neil, Steele O'Neil and Associates Inc.
  http://steeleoneil.com/
  36 - 11th Avenue South
  Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 2P1
  Telephone: 1.250.489.4180
  Toll Free: 1.877.894.5939
  Email: steeleoneil@telus.net
  
  

CBT's College Community Service Awards (CCSA) are designed to assist Basin residents in pursuing their second or third year of post-secondary education/training, and to reward and encourage volunteerism. These awards are based on volunteer service, not academic achievement.

Volunteer service refers to a significant contribution of time, energy and/or talent that fosters social, environmental or economic well-being without resulting in a financial benefit to the applicant.

Twenty-one awards valued at $2,000 each are available: ten for students attending Selkirk College, ten for College of the Rockies, and one for Revelstoke Centre of the Okanagan College.

Who Can Apply:

Basin residents enrolled full-time in a recognized undergraduate program leading to a degree, diploma or certificate at College of the Rockies, Selkirk College and the Revelstoke Centre of the Okanagan College.

Selkirk College
College of the Rockies
Okanagan College (Revelstoke)

How To Apply:

For information on how to apply, download the following 2011 guidelines and applications. (2012 forms and guidelines aren't available yet.)
Selkirk College Application
Selkirk College Guidelines
College of the Rockies Application
College of the Rockies Guidelines
Okanagan College Application
Okanagan College Guidelines

Deadline For Applications: Spring 2012.

CONTACTS:

• Selkirk College, Development Department
  1.888.953.1133
  1.250.365.7292
  820 Tenth Street
  Nelson, BC V1L 3C7
  
  
• College of the Rockies, Student Services
  1.877.489.2687 (Main Campus)
  1.250.489.2751 (local)
  2700 College Way, Box 8500
  Cranbrook, BC V1C 5L7
  
  
• Okanagan College, Revelstoke Centre
  1.250.837.4235
  Bag 4500, 11401 First St. West
  Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
  
  

Columbia Basin Youth Grants (CBYG) has both large and small grants that support ideas coming from Basin youth that benefit Basin youth. The program supports projects that build youth capacity and leadership and involve youth at all stages of project development. Proponent support for applicants is provided during the application process.

Who Can Apply:

Applicants need to be, or be sponsored by, a registered non-profit organization, First Nation band, school district or local government, or other that may be applicable at CBT's discretion.

How To Apply:

Contact Michelle d'Entremont, Basin Youth Liaison at cbtyouth@cbt.org or 1.800.505.8998 to discuss your project idea or if you have questions.
Guidelines
Application

Deadline For Applications: February 27, 2012.

CBT works closely with people who live in the Basin to develop and deliver programs and initiatives that respond to their needs and support communities. By focusing on local priorities and issues, bringing people together around key issues, providing information, encouraging collaboration and supporting planning, CBT is delivering benefits to the residents of the Basin.

The Community Development Program is one way CBT works with the people of the Basin. This program is a flexible granting stream that responds to the priorities of the Basin. CBT staff work closely with organizations and communities (individually or in a sub-region) to develop their projects and ideas and provide support. Grants are provided for a range of projects throughout the Basin.

Who Can Apply:

Incorporated non-profit organizations, First Nations and local governments can work with CBT staff to apply.

Because CBT wishes to be responsive to the varied needs of Basin communities, there are few restrictions on eligibility.

How To Apply:

Applicants must contact a CBT community liaison, who will determine the eligibility of the project and assist the applicant(s) though the process. Community liaisons can be reached at 1.800.505.8998.
Application Guidelines

Deadline For Applications: Continuous intake.

CONTACTS:

• CBT community liaison in your area
  http://www.cbt.org/staff
  1.800.505.8998
  
  

Community-Directed Youth Funds (CDYF) increases local activities, opportunities and/or services for youth ages 12 to 19. CDYF commits $100,000 to communities and their catchment areas over a four-year period (normally $25,000 per year), specifically to enhance local opportunities and/or services targeted at youth.

Who Can Apply:

Twenty geographic areas plus the Ktunaxa Nation Council are eligible to apply to CDYF.

How To Apply:

Please see guidelines for detailed instructions.
Please click here for CDYF Expression of Interest Application

Deadline For Applications: March 16, 2012
October 31, 2012

CONTACTS:

• Wayne Lundeberg, Director, Youth Initiatives
  mailto:cdyf@cbt.org
  1.800.505.8998
  
  

The Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs (CIP/AAP), CBT's oldest programs, support projects identified as priorities within individual communities.

The CIP/AAP are funding programs designed to help address the needs of Basin communities. The programs are flexible and able to accommodate individual processes and they incorporate community-based funding decisions to better meet local priorities. Program funds are allocated on a per capita funding formula and are distributed once a year to CBT's local government partners: the regional districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary, and the City of Revelstoke, Town of Golden/CSRD Area A, Village of Valemount and Ktunaxa Nation Council.

As of April 2011, the programs will be supporting communities with $3.6 million annually, commencing a five-year funding commitment. There will also be a new $30,000 minimum (based on combined CIP and AAP funding) per incorporated municipality, regional district area or First Nation band.

All areas receive CIP funding, while those most affected by dam construction under the Columbia River Treaty (those around the Arrow, Kinbasket, Duncan and Koocanusa reservoirs) also receive AAP funding.

Applications for funding through these programs are made directly to the local government delivery partner in your area.

CIP/AAP Fact Sheet

Who Can Apply:

Basin residents and organizations.

How To Apply:

Regional District of East Kootenay
Deadline: February 20, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. Mountain
Guidelines: RDEK Guidelines
Application: RDEK Application Form

City of Revelstoke
Deadline: February 20, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. Pacific
Guidelines: Revelstoke Guidelines
Application: Contact the City of Revelstoke.

Regional District of Central Kootenay
Deadline: March 5, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. Pacific
Application: RDCK Application Form

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Deadline: March 23, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific
Application: RDKB Application Form

Town of Golden/CSRD Area A
Deadline: 2012 Friday, March 9.

Village of Valemount
Deadline: 2012 DEADLINE TO COME

For information on how to apply, contact your local government at the addresses below.

Deadline For Applications: Deadlines vary from one region to another, but generally applications deadlines are in February or March and decisions are finalized in April or May of each year. Check with your local government for current deadlines in your area.

CONTACTS:

• Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
  http://www.rdkb.com/
  Sharon Toupin, Accounting Clerk
  #202-843 Rossland Avenue, Trail
  1.800.355.7352
  1.250.368.9148
  stoupin@rdkb.com
  
  
• Regional District of Central Kootenay
  http://www.rdck.bc.ca/corporate/grants/cbt.html
  Judy Madelung, Administration Clerk
  202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson
  1.800.268.7325
  1.250.352.8170
  jmadelung@rdck.bc.ca
  
  
• Town of Golden and CSRD Area A
  http://www.town.golden.bc.ca
  Jon Wilsgard, Manager of Corporate Services
  1.250.344.2271 ext. 237
  jon.wilsgard@golden.ca
  
  or
  
  Ryan Watmough, 1.250.344.8610
  admin@goldencommunityfoundation.ca
  
  
• Village of Valemount
  http://www.valemount.ca/Cbt_Cip.htm
  Anne Yanciw, Deputy Corporate Officer
  1.250.566.4435, ext. 225
  dco@valemount.ca
  
  
• Ktunaxa Nation Council
  http://www.ktunaxa.org/
  Don Maki, Director: Corporate Services Sector
  7468 Mission Road, Cranbrook
  1.250.489.2464
  dmaki@ktunaxa.org
  
  
• City of Revelstoke
  http://www.cityofrevelstoke.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=77
  Debra Wozniak, Projects Coordinator
  1.250.837.5345
  dwozniak@revelstokecf.com
  
  
• Regional District of East Kootenay
  http://www.rdek.bc.ca/CBT.htm
  Shannon Moskal, Community Services Manager
  19 – 24 Avenue South, Cranbrook
  1.250.489.2791
  smoskal@rdek.bc.ca
  
  

This program supports new community foundations and community funds in the Basin through an endowment-matching program. CBT will match endowment funds raised by communities to a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $50,000.

Who Can Apply:

New community foundations and community funds in the Basin in areas not currently served by an existing community foundation or community fund.
Program Criteria

How To Apply:

Contact a CBT community liaison as early as possible when forming a new community foundation or community fund.

Deadline For Applications: Continuous intake.

CONTACTS:

• CBT community liaison in your area
  http://www.cbt.org/staff
  1.800.505.8998
  
  

Enterprising Non-Profits (enp) is a granting program that assists non-profit organizations in starting or expanding a social enterprise business. Social enterprise refers to business ventures operated by non-profits, whether they are societies, charities or co-operatives. The enp program provides resources and matching grants of up to $10,000 for technical assistance along the entire business development path. CBT is one of several funders of the enp program.

Who Can Apply:

Non-profit organizations

How To Apply:

To apply for funding, organizations are required to attend a one-day orientation session. Spring 2012 workshops take place in the Basin in Valemount (Thursday, March 29) and Nakusp (Wednesday, May 2). Find out more at www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca.

Deadline For Applications: This program has a bi-annual intake in the spring and fall. The next deadline is May 24, 2012.

CONTACTS:

• David LePage, Program Manager
  http://www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca
  Enterprising Non-Profits
  604.871.5477
  
  
  
• Local enp Contact
  mcherot@communityskillscentre.com
  Michele Cherot
  Greater Trail Community Skills Centre
  250.368.5316 x214
  
  

The Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP) provides support to community-initiated and -supported projects that aim to reduce the impacts humans have on local and regional ecosystems. Part of the program intent is to encourage education and awareness for all generations about Basin ecosystems and associated human interactions.

EIP has provided approximately $4.5 million in funding over the past 10 years for environmental conservation, restoration, stewardship and education projects across the Basin.

CBT staff are available to provide some degree of assistance to proponents during the project/proposal development stage of EIP applications. There may also be a limited opportunity to access specific technical assistance.

Please contact Rick Allen or Tiffany Postma, or for more information call 1.800.505.8998.

Who Can Apply:

Applicants must be a community organization, society or business within the CBT area. (See the Columbia Basin map for the boundaries of the CBT area.) CBT does not enter into agreements with individuals.

Proposals from provincial, national or international organizations will be considered provided the applicant can demonstrate a significant and meaningful partnership arrangement with a Basin community and/or organization.

Only those proposals targeting EIP-eligible activities, as described in the Application Guide below, within the CBT area will be considered.

How To Apply:

The Large Grant ($10,000 to $30,000) and Small Grant (less than $10,000) intakes are now closed.

Please check this site regularly for updates on the status of funding available for Small Grants.

Deadline For Applications: Fall 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: There will not be a spring 2012 intake; the next intake will take place in fall 2012

Columbia Basin Trust partners with the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) to address literacy issues in the Basin. Literacy programs and activities provided through CBAL vary from community to community depending on other services available and community needs. Most programs operate in partnership with other community groups including schools, colleges and libraries.

Who Can Apply:

Visit www.cbal.org or call 1.800.342.4244 for a list of programs and services in your community.

How To Apply:

Visit www.cbal.org or call 1.800.342.4244 for a list of programs and services in your area.

Deadline For Applications: Not applicable.

CONTACTS:

• Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
  
  1.800.342.4244
  1.250.342.3210
  www.cbal.org
  
  

APPLICATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED.
The new School Works Program is a pilot project providing a wage subsidy to encourage businesses and organizations in the Basin to provide part-time employment for full-time high school and post-secondary students during the school year. Benefits include:

- a wage subsidy to Basin businesses and organizations for full-time high-school and post-secondary students for part-time employment during the school year.

Who Can Apply:

Small businesses and non-profit, First Nation and public sector organizations.

How To Apply:

Completed applications are currently being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please see guidelines for detailed instructions.
Click here for application.

To access fillable forms in Portable Document Format (PDF), you will require an Adobe Reader version 8 or higher installed on your computer (PC or Mac). If you do not have the required software, it is available for free download from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com

Deadline For Applications: NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
Earliest start date for employment: January 15, 2012
Latest end date for employment: June 1, 2012

CONTACTS:

• College of the Rockies
  1.250.489.2751 ext. 3584
  1.877.489.2687 ext. 3584
  schoolworks@cbt.org
  
  

The Sponsorship program can accommodate sponsorship requests to support community events or activities. Generally, approved amounts are small.

Who Can Apply:

Registered non-profit organizations, First Nation bands, school districts, local governments and recreation commissions, and others that may be applicable at CBT's discretion.

How To Apply:

Contact the CBT community liaison in your area, who will assist you to determine if your project is suitable.
Sponsorship Guidelines

Deadline For Applications: Continuous intake.

CONTACTS:

• CBT community liaison in your area
  http://www.cbt.org/staff
  1.800.505.8998 or 1.250.365.6633
  
  

The Summer Works Program provides an hourly wage subsidy to support the success of small business in the Basin, as well as creates up to 150 summer jobs for students in the region.

Who Can Apply:

Basin small businesses only.
Other organizations may find assistance here: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml

How To Apply:

Benefitting businesses directly, the 2011 Summer Works Program helped 145 Basin businesses hire summer students.

Deadline For Applications: First-received, first-served intake begins February 22, 2012.

CONTACTS:

• College of the Rockies
  1.250.489.2751 ext. 3644
  1.877.489.2687 ext. 3644
  Email: summerworks@cbt.org
  
  

The Training Fee Support Program is a bursary-style program that promotes access to education or training that helps Basin residents adapt to meet employment needs. Residents can access up to $800 to help pay tuition or course fees for short-term training and education essential to securing immediate employment. Funds are paid directly to the educational or training institution on behalf of the student. The program is administered by College of the Rockies.

Who Can Apply:

Basin residents who are unemployed or underemployed may apply. Contact your local Employment Assistance Services Office for further details and eligibility criteria.

How To Apply:

This program is delivered through Employment Assistance Services Offices, helping individuals prepare for, find and maintain employment. Contact your local Employment Assistance Services Office to arrange an initial consultation with an employment counsellor.

Deadline For Applications: Continuous intake.

CONTACTS:

• Alpine Employment Resource Centre
  555 McKenzie Street
  Kimberley, BC V1A 2P1
  1.250.427.7720
  
  
  
• Ashland Training Centre
  1414 Columbia Avenue
  Castlegar, BC V1N 3K3
  1.250.365.0966
  
  
  
• Career Development Services
  1565 Bay Avenue
  Trail, BC V1R 4B2
  1.250.364.1104
  
  
  
• Columbia Valley Employment Centre
  1313 - 7th Avenue South
  Box 957 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
  1.250.341.6889
  
  
  
• Elk Valley Job Seekers
  302C - 2nd Avenue
  PO Box 1140
  Fernie, BC V0B 1M0
  1.250.423.4204
  
  
  
• Golden Employment Services
  Suite 205, Patlar Building
  421 9th Ave. N.
  Golden, BC V0A 1H0
  1.250.344.5413
  
  
  
• Greater Trail Community Skills Centre
  123 - 1290 Esplanade
  Trail, BC V1R 4T2
  1.250.368.6360
  
  
  
• Job Seekers Resource Centre
  24 - 11th Avenue S.
  Cranbrook, BC V1C 2P1
  1.250.489.5117
  
  
  
• Kootenay Career Development Society
  203 - 514 Vernon Street
  Nelson, BC V1L 4E7
  1.250.352.6200
  
  
  
• Kootenay Career Development Society
  915 Harold Street
  Slocan, BC V0G 2C0
  1.250.355.2840
  
  
  
• Kootenay Employment Services (KES)
  119 - 11th Avenue N.
  Box 548
  Creston, BC V0B 1G0
  1.250.428.5655
  
  
• Lower Columbia All First Nations Aboriginal Employment and Training Office
  Box #4, 1402 Columbia Avenue
  Castlegar, BC V1N 3K3
  1.250.304.2246
  
  
  
• Metis Employment & Training
  Suite #2, 131 - 7th Avenue South
  Cranbrook, BC V1C 2J3
  1.250.417.3305
  
  
  
• Outreach Employment Services
  205 - 6th Avenue NW
  PO Box 100
  Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0
  1.250.265.3318
  
  
  
• Outreach Employment Services
  317 - 6th Avenue
  New Denver, BC V0G 1S0
  1.250.358.2433
  
  
  
• Revelstoke Employment Services Centre
  117 Campbell Avenue
  Box 3019
  Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
  1.250.814.0244
  
  
  
• Valemount Learning Centre
  99 Gorse Street
  Box 789
  Valemount, BC V0E 2Z0
  1.250.566.4601
  
  
  
• Ktunaxa Nation Council Employment & Training Development
  7468 Mission Road
  Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5
  1.250.489.2464
  
  
  

The CBT Youth Community Service Awards provide up to 45 awards valued at $2,000 each. This award is based on volunteer service and is adjudicated by committees at the school level. Communities with a graduating class less than 25 receive one award; those with up to 75 students receive two awards; and those with more than 75 graduating students receive three awards.

Who Can Apply:

Basin students who will graduate from a Basin high school, alternate school or other institution that grants Ministry of Education-recognized graduation diplomas.

How To Apply:

Application forms are available for download here. (2012 forms aren't available yet.)
Youth Community Service Awards Application 2011

Applications forms are also available at senior secondary schools in the areas listed below. Applications must be submitted to the public senior secondary high school where the applicant resides.

Castlegar
Cranbrook
Crawford Bay
Creston
Elkford
Fernie
Golden
Invermere
Kaslo
Kimberley
Nakusp
Nelson
New Denver
Revelstoke
Rossland
Salmo
South Slocan
Sparwood
Trail
Valemount

Deadline For Applications: Spring 2012.

CONTACTS:

• Local senior secondary school