Funding Opportunity for Non-Profits: CWRG Youth Community Partnerships

The following is excerpted from a communication issued by Work BC.

The Community Workforce Response Grant program (CWRG) provides up to $10 million a year in funding for communities and sectors to support in-demand skills training leading to secure and sustainable employment for unemployed or underemployed (part-time, seasonal or casual) British Columbians.

A key goal of the grant is to provide flexible and timely responses to emerging and urgent labour and skills needs in B.C.’s communities and sectors.

The Youth Community Partnership Stream is designed to support communities and youth impacted by COVID-19. Through this stream, communities can provide youth with opportunities to contribute to their community while gaining work-related skills and experience for future job opportunities or their return to school.

This time-limited stream is currently open and closes October 31, 2020. The maximum duration of a project funded under this stream is 16 weeks. 

Eligible applicants under this stream are:

• Non-profit community providers

• Non-profit environmental organizations

• Local governments

• Indigenous communities

• Employer associations

• Chambers of Commerce

Funding for Stream 5:

• The maximum funding per application is $110,000

• The maximum funding per participant is $10,000 per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31)

• This amount is cumulative across CWRG-funded projects within the same fiscal year

Learn more about the criteria and view the user’s guide to the application.