Curl BC assists curling centres with their BC Community Gaming Grant and Capital Project Grant applications each year.

Read on to find answers to frequently asked questions about the application process.

Contact Jack Bowman at jackbow@telus.net or Scott Braley at sbraley@curlbc.ca if you would like to receive assistance with your application.

What are gaming grants?

Community Gaming Grants provide $140 million annually to not-for-profit organizations throughout B.C., to support their delivery of ongoing programs and services that meet the needs of their communities.

Capital Project Grants provide $5 million annually to not-for-profit organizations throughout B.C., to support the completion of inclusive, accessible capital projects that meet community-identified needs and priorities.

Who qualifies for gaming grants/ Are curling centres eligible for a grant?

Community: Not-for-profit organizations providing programs or services of direct benefit to the broader community. Details provided in Sections 3 and 4 of the Community Gaming Grants: Program Guidelines (PDF).

Capital Projects: Not-for-profit organizations that provide programs or services that benefit the community, who are completing a capital project intended to enhance quality of life in their community.

Curling centres that run community-based youth and amateur sport programs can access funds.

Note: An organization MAY apply for both a Capital Project Grant and a Community Gaming Grant in the same year.

How and where do I apply for gaming grants?

Guidelines: Applying for a Community Gaming Grant:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/gambling/grants/guide-cgg.pdf 

Guidelines: Applying for a Capital Projects Grant:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/gambling/grants/cgg_capital_projects_sector_guide.pdf

What are the deadlines for gaming grants?

Community Gaming Grants for Sport:
Apply between March 1 and May 31, 2021
Notification by September 30, 2021

Capital Gaming Grants for Sport:
TBA

Accountability for Community Gaming Grants

All conditions, including reporting requirements, for all types of gaming funds previously received by an organization must be satisfied before another application will be considered.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Maintaining a separate gaming account in the organization’s full name;
• Having the organization’s full name and the words “Gaming Account” imprinted on the account cheques;
• Making all disbursements from the gaming account in accordance with specified grant conditions;
• Ensuring that cheques issued against the gaming account are signed by two signing authorities, at least one of whom must be an officer of the organization;
• Submitting a Gaming Account Summary Report within 90 days of the organization’s fiscal year end, detailing all gaming funds received and disbursed and describing how the broader community benefited from the programs/services supported by community gaming grants;
• Ensuring that records of cheques issued from the gaming account are accessible as part of the organization’s gaming records; and
• Retaining all forms, records and receipts obtained from disbursement of gaming funds for a period of five years from the end of the fiscal year in which the funds were received. Complete records of all volunteered hours, material and equipment donations that comprise the 25 per cent local funding requirement must be retained as part of the organization’s gaming records.

Can Curl BC help my curling centre with our application?

Yes. Contact Jack Bowman at jackbow@telus.net or Scott Braley at sbraley@curlbc.ca to receive assistance with your application.

For a full list of gaming grants awarded to Curl BC Clubs, please click here.