Port Coquitlam groups looking for cash to cover part of a capital project cost have until March 31 to apply for grants.
And the city will host an information session later this month to help administrators with the paperwork.
Up to $10,000 is available through the municipality’s self-help matching grant program for non-profit organizations — including sports, arts, environmental parent/teacher and community service groups — in need of capital funding.
Past recipients include: the parent advisory council at Castle Park elementary school, for its learning garden; the Port Coquitlam Heritage Society, for digitalization gear to archive documents; and the Kinsmen Club of PoCo, for a kitchen upgrade.
This year's successful applicants will be notified in late July.
Meanwhile, city staff will hold a grant writing workshop Wednesday, Feb. 26 to walk group officials through the process and to answer questions. The session starts at 6 p.m. in the Michael Wright Art Gallery in the Gathering Place in Leigh Square (next to PoCo city hall). To book a spot, visit portcoquitlam.ca/register (41673).
For more details on the self-help matching grant, go to portcoquitlam.ca/grants, call 604-927-5371 or email [email protected].
