Grants & Scholarships of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Vancouver

The Spring 2008 Grant Cycle is now closed.

The deadline for Letters of Intent for Fall 2008 is Friday, September 5, 2008
The deadline for Grant Applications for Fall 2008 is Friday, October 31, 2008

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Download the Grant Application Form: MS Word or PDF
Download the Grant Application Guidelines: MS Word or PDF

STEP ONE: Letter of Intent
After you have reviewed the grant guidelines send us a typed outline of your project of no more than two pages, (8½ x 11) containing the following information:

Introduction to your organization, including your charitable registration number
Statement of the needs or community priorities that the project addresses
Concise description of the activities to be undertaken
Clear statement of who will benefit from the project
Start-up and completion dates
The cost of the project and the amount being requested from the Foundation
Brief statement on how the success of the project will be evaluated

We encourage applicants to be brief but informative, and to use lay language. You will be invited to submit a full application only with the prior submission of a Letter of Intent.

The Chair of the Distribution Committee and the Director of the Jewish Community Foundation will review your Letter of Intent. You may be contacted if additional information is needed. If your project meets the Foundation's criteria, you will be invited to apply and will receive an application. If your project is not considered eligible for further consideration, you will receive an explanation.

Letters of Intent may be forwarded to:

Jewish Community Foundation
Grant Program
Suite 200 - 950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7

STEP TWO: Grant Application (if invited to submit)

Your formal application must be returned by the deadline for consideration at the grant review meeting of the Distribution Committee. Grant recommendations will then be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for ratification. Following this meeting, you will receive written notification of the Trustee's decision. As detailed in the timeline, the grant cycle--from application deadline to notice of the final decision--takes approximately 8 weeks.

We recognize the effort that goes into preparing grant applications and want to help organizations make complete submissions. If you have any further questions about the grant application process, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (604) 257-5100 or fax (604) 257-5110.