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REFBC Grants Support Real Estate Education and Climate Action
Kootenay Lake. Photo: Province of BC
REFBC Grants Support Real Estate Education and Climate Action
The Real Estate Foundation of BC is pleased to announce 14 new grants totalling $727,350.
REFBC’s Board of Governors approved the grants at their March 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, universities, trade associations, and local governments.
Grants are listed alphabetically by recipient organization below.
Spring 2025 Grants
Association of Interior Realtors
Addressing the Impacts of Short-Term Rental Legislation and Regulation on Interior Communities
$20,000
Association of Interior Realtors
AIR PDP Delivery Support 2025
$71,000
BC Northern Real Estate Board
BCNREB PDP Delivery Support 2025
$7,600
BC Real Estate Association
2025 Radon Gas Public Awareness Campaign
$45,000
BC Real Estate Association
Fundamentals of Agency Course
$30,000
BC Real Estate Association
Mentorship Course and Resources for Managing Brokers
$40,500
BC Real Estate Association
Ready, Set, Know: Realtor Edition — Annual Course Pilot Project
$50,250
Greater Vancouver Realtors (Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver)
Enhancing Realtor Diversity Awareness, Professionalism, and Knowledge in the BC Housing Crisis
$128,000
Padma Centre for Climate Justice Association
Diaspora Organizing for Climate Justice
$100,000
Sacred Earth Solar (Finance Engage Sustain)
Indigenous Just Transition Community Training Program
$150,000
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Delivering Professional Development to Remote Areas of Our Board
$20,000
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Indigenous Realtor Scholarship Program
$15,000
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Leadership Vancouver Island and Realtors of Vancouver Island
$35,000
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
Transactions Involving Archeologically Significant Properties Course Development
$15,000
Funding Opportunities
Published on: March 2, 2025
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