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Eight community groups will share $19,500 in available funds through the City of Port Moody’s Community Grant Program this year. 

The Community Grant Program provides financial assistance to community groups and non-profit organizations that contribute to the general interest and benefit of local residents and businesses. Port Moody’s Citizen Advisory Group (CAG) reviewed 23 eligible applications received by the January 31, 2023 deadline, and made a recommendation to City Council as to which applications should be approved. The CAG is an advisory body made up of more than 250 Port Moody residents who volunteer their time to provide input on City issues. 

Council approved the final awards at a Regular Meeting of Council on April 18, 2023. The eight applicants listed below will receive Community Grant Program funds for 2023:

Organization

Purpose of grant

Grant amount

Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society

Provide vehicle reimbursement for volunteer drivers

$1,500

SHARE Family and Community Services

Fill funding gaps of organization’s various programs

$3,000

POCOMO Meals On Wheels Society

Keep the price of delivered meals affordable for residents

$3,000

Crossroads Hospice Society

Cover costs related to food, cleaning supplies, and hospice programs

$3,000

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia

Provide operational support for increased demand of mental health care

$3,000

Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society

Provide honorariums to scientists, and food and supplies to volunteers, for the 2023 BioBlitz

$1,800

Port Moody Men’s Shed

Cover cost of supplies, materials, and equipment for Birdhouse project

$1,200

Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland

Fund Go Girls! after-school program

$3,000

Total Funding

$19,500

 To be eligible for consideration, an application must meet the qualifications outlined in the City’s Grants to Organizations policy. The 2023 budget was set at $20,000; a hold-back of $500 remains for emergency requests, to be awarded at Council’s discretion. 

Visit portmoody.ca/communitygrants to learn more about the program.