Posted in:
REFBC Grants Support Indigenous Governance and Land Stewardship
Leq’á:mel. Photo: Stephen Hui
REFBC Grants Support Indigenous Governance and Land Stewardship
The Real Estate Foundation of BC is pleased to announce 28 new grants totalling $3,979,895.
REFBC’s Board of Governors approved the grants at their September 2025 meeting.
Our 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 practices 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, nonprofits, and other organizations.
Grants are listed alphabetically by recipient organization below.
Fall 2025 Grants
ʔaq̓am
The ʔa·knusti Leadership Project/Guardians in Training
$300,000
Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable
EMET SW.ISTA ḰÁL (Sit Down, Let’s Talk)
$150,000
Disability Alliance BC Society
The Right Fit: Uncovering Accessible Housing Supply in BC’s Capital Region
$75,000
First Nations Technology Council
Pathways to Connectivity
$100,000
Fraser Basin Council Society
First Nations Home EnergySave
$50,000
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
P’ipa:m Lelum Food Forest
$50,000
Gathering Voices Society
Indigenous Fire Stewardship: A Community-based Vegetation Monitoring Program
$100,000
Great Bear Initiative Society (Coastal First Nations)
ICAN Pathways: Indigenous Mentorship for Climate Action
$300,000
Grizzly Bear Foundation
Living With Grizzlies: Lhènx̌ Wuikinuxv Crabapple Stewardship
$25,000
IISAAK OLAM Foundation
Weaving Worldviews: Advancing Ethical Space in Conservation and Research
$150,000
Joy Woven Paths Society (Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition)
Protecting Xsan Seegit: A Wilp/Family-Based Assessment of the PRGT Project on Hawaaw Territories
$50,000
Ḵwiḵwa̱sut’inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation
Creating Our KHFN Constitution and Policy Institute
$144,950
Leq’á:mel First Nation
Applying Natural Asset Valuations in Watershed Stewardship (Phase 2)
$150,000
Musqueam Capital Corporation
Musqueam Food Sovereignty and Economic Resilience Initiative
$250,000
Natural Assets Initiative Society
Shared Futures: Integrating Natural Asset Management Into Indigenous Knowledge
$200,000
Nechako Watershed Roundtable (Fraser Basin Council Society)
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Nechako Watershed and Lakes Monitoring
$300,000
Neighbours United for Nature Society
Expanding Community Engagement on Sustainable Land Use in Non-urban BC
$50,000
Okanagan Indian Band
Building Community Resilience Through Indigenous-Led Foreshore Assessments
$75,000
Old Massett Village Council
Gaw Xaadee (Massett Inlet People) — Return to the Yaagun
$300,000
Quatsino First Nation
Ḵas’ida̱’asa sa̱n’s Ga̱lga’lis (The Ways/Path of Our Ancestors)
$86,245
Reconciling Ways of Knowing Stewardship Society
Nationhood Roadmap Project (Phase 2)
$50,000
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
Gitxsan-Led Land Use Planning in Northern BC
$225,000
Simpcw Resources LLP
The Skwenkwínem Project: Skwenkwínem, Sq̓ítxleqs, and T7ikw
$100,000
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
Building Capacity for Specific Claims Research Incorporating Indigenous Laws
$250,000
Vancouver Urban Food Forest Foundation
Roots of Reconcili-Action: Indigenous Plant Stewardship for Policy Change
$30,000
Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Gimme Shelter Project
$50,000
Wilp Luutkudziiwus Education and Economic Society
Wilp Luutkudziiwus: Strengthening Governance
$218,700
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation
Securing the Future of BC’s Protected Lands via Indigenous-Led Conservation
$150,000
Funding Opportunities
Published on: September 2, 2025
SHARE