Tri-City groups working on projects led — or inspired — by seniors have until June 15 to apply for federal government funding.
Last week, Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon called on eligible organizations to request the cash via the New Horizons For Seniors Program (NHSP).
Community-based projects that help vulnerable seniors, focus on diversity and promote volunteerism can receive up to $25,000.
And new for this year, groups that haven’t benefitted from NHSP money in the past five years can get up to $5,000 under a new small grants pilot project.
In a news release, McKinnon said getting seniors out to “pursue an active lifestyle, expand their social network and explore new learning experiences… will better equip them to face the challenges of our rapidly evolving society.”
