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REFBC Grants Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Community Land Trusts
Tea Creek, Gitxsan Laxyip. Photo: Ryan Dickie
REFBC Grants Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Community Land Trusts
At their September 2024 meeting, the Real Estate Foundation of BC’s Board of Governors approved 30 grants totalling $2,916,352.
REFBC grants support law and policy reform, applied research, community engagement, and professional and public education to advance sustainability, equity, and social justice in land use and real estate across BC.
In our work, we are committed to upholding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). We prioritize grants to Indigenous-led organizations, as well as projects that support justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Since 1988, REFBC has awarded more than $100 million in grants to strengthen BC communities and protect our shared land and water. The projects we support are led by First Nations, non-profit organizations, universities, trade associations, and local governments.
The Fall 2024 grants are listed alphabetically by recipient organization below.
Fall 2024 Grants
Ancestral FoodWays Collective Society
Indigenous Fusion Food Hub: A Regenerative Initiative
$100,000
Awi’nakola Foundation
Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Community-Based Advocacy and Land-Based Governance
$150,000
Black + Indigenous Design Collective (BIDC)
Spatial Design Future Building Program
$200,000
Cortes Community Housing Society
Cortes Island Aquifer Study for Water-Wise Development
$49,780
Downtown Eastside Community Land Trust Association
Developing a Path-to-Ownership Model for Community-Led Housing
$100,000
Ecotrust Canada
Democratizing Indigenous Housing Knowledge: A Public Education Curriculum
$100,000
Elk River Alliance
Elk River Watershed Collaborative Monitoring Program
$150,000
Gitlax̱dax Nisg̱a’a Terrace Society
Wilp Siwineeks Gitlax̱dax
$50,000
Hogan’s Alley Society
Hogan’s Alley Community Land Trust
$75,000
Home Performance Stakeholder Council Association
Phase 2: Residential Retrofit Capacity in Indigenous and Underserved Communities
$50,000
IISAAK OLAM Foundation
Naa’Waya’Sum Art Gallery: Ha’hopa Learning Nest
$50,000
Laichwiltach Family Life Society
Strathcona Community Food Hub
$45,000
Musqueam Indian Band (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm)
Musqueam Lands Governance: Taking Care of Our Lands Together
$49,317
Nature Agency
Nature From the Wisdom of Knowledge Keepers
$50,000
Okanagan Nation Alliance
Flood Hazard Geospatial Tools for siwɬkʷ (Water) and tmxʷulaxʷ (Land) Protection
$250,000
People of Pukaist Society
Chilthmux and Quiltanon Revival
$100,000
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs)
Gitxaała Nation: Protect Banks Island
$100,000
Reciprocity Trusts Society
Activating Reciprocity: Catalyzing Meaningful Recognition of Indigenous Lands
$70,000
Reconciling Ways of Knowing Stewardship Society
Nationhood Roadmap Project
$75,000
Redd Fish Restoration Society
hiłsyaqƛis Holistic Watershed Recovery
$100,000
Reel Youth (MakeWay Charitable Society)
Fresh Connections Film Program 4
$25,000
Rise Up Indigenous Wellness Society
Water Is Life
$48,280
Smart Prosperity Institute
Conservation Finance Opportunities: Douglas First Nation IPCA
$75,000
Smokehouse Foundation
Alert Bay Food Sovereignty and Traditional Food Infrastructure Project
$50,000
Solid State Community Society
Solid State Affordable Housing Project
$49,600
Tea Creek Training
Our Past Is Our Future Again: Developing Tea Creek IFS Training and Education Programs
$200,000
Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc
Development Approval Process Overhaul
$129,375
University of British Columbia (Faculty of Forestry)
Reconciliation via “Foodsback” for Quw’utsun Food Systems in the Cowichan Bay Estuary
$180,000
Wildsight
Translating Columbia River Policy and Governance Outcomes for Local Communities
$45,000
Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government
Growing Strong: Climate Adaptation and Resilient Food Systems
$200,000
Funding Opportunities
Published on: October 2, 2024
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