Columbia Basin Trust Funding
Following on the heels of a successful 13-year partnership (1998 - 2010) with the Columbia Basin Trust to deliver the Community Initiatives & Affected Areas Program (CIP/AAP), the Regional District of Central Kootenay has once again partnered with the Columbia Basin Trust to help deliver their largest and longest running program. In 2011 the RDCK signed a five year contract with the Columbia Basin Trust to receive and administer the funding on their behalf and according to their guidelines. Funding is distributed annually and a call for proposals will be put out in January of each year.
Community Initiatives Funding
Community Initiatives funds projects that meet priorities in all communities and rural areas in the Basin. The funding is intended to foster activities that each community deems important and to fund projects supported by the community that might otherwise not have been undertaken.
Affected Areas Funding
The Affected Areas Program puts funds back into the Basin for those communities most affected by dam construction under the Columbia River Treaty. The program funds projects that meet priorities in communities which lie within 10 kilometres of the Duncan Reservoir (portion of Area 'D') in the Basin as well as within 10 kilometres of the Arrow Lakes, upstream of the reservoir (a portion of Area J, all of Area K, and the Village of Nakusp).
Affected Area communities include:
Portion of Area D: Argenta, Cooper Creek, Howser, Johnson's Landing, Lardeau and Meadow Creek
Portion of Area J includes: Brooklyn, Deer Park, Renata, Shields and Syringa
Area K includes: Arrow Park, Burton, Edgewood, Fauquier, Rural Nakusp/Bayview and the Village of Nakusp
For more information on the Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs click here.
2012 Call For Proposals and Funding Deadlines
How to Apply
Application forms for 2012 funding proposals are available and posted on our website and at various local government offices throughout the Regional District of Central Kootenay. The application is fillable online and can be saved and emailed.
Deadline
Applications must be returned to the RDCK office by March 5, 2012, 4:30 p.m. PST
Contact Information
Questions regarding the Community Initiatives & Affected Areas Programs should be directed to:
Judy Madelung
Project Coordinator
Phone: 250-352-8170 / 1-800-268-7325
Email: jmadelung@rdck.bc.ca
For additional information on the Community Initiatives & Affected Areas Programs or other programs offered by the Trust, please contact Columbia Basin Trust at 1-800-505-8998 or visit their website at: http://www.cbt.org.
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