Community Program Grants
The Brain Injury Alliance provides community program grants to supplement the existing funding from health authorities and governments to member agencies.
Members must insure their membership is kept current, and that they remain in good standing.
Who can apply:
- Community non-profit brain injury associations that provide comprehensive services to people with acquired brain injuries in British Columbia.
- Must be a Canadian registered charitable organization according to the federal income tax act, and;
- Must be a registered British Columbia non-profit society in good standing, and;
- Must be a Brain Injury Alliance member.
Community Program grant application
Eligibility:
Eligible Programs
- One-on-One client services
- Life Skills: One to one services that focus on skill & task development, assistance with day to day living, social & emotional support.
- Case Management: One to one services that focus on establishing connections in the community for medical, housing, financial, education &/or governmental services & supports; provides individualized education about brain injury, strategies to compensate for deficits; provides emotional support, assists with problem solving, some crisis management.
- Navigation: Similar to case management however service begins in the hospital and is typically time-limited.
- Group services for clients
- Life Skills Related: Group services that focus on skill & task development, emotional & peer support, assistance with day to day living, social supports.
- Educational Groups: Group services for people with ABI & families that focus on education about brain injury, strategies to compensate for deficits, social support, emotional & peer support.
- Peer Support Groups: Group services that involve recruitment, training, supervision, and monitoring of people with ABI to provide emotional, social, and informational support to people who share similar experiences.
- Special services
- Counselling: Services provided by a Masters level clinical counsellor. Can be an employee or a contractor.
- Employment: A service that provides direct assistance geared to securing employment and/or volunteer work including work within your agency’s programs. Organization Grants up to $5,000.00 may be available through the Dr. Gur Singh Memorial Fund.
- Corrections: Service that is provided to individuals who are currently incarcerated and to staff within that system.
- Brain Injury Prevention & Community Education:
- Programs that are intended to raise awareness, knowledge & skills for individuals or groups outside of your direct client contacts, about brain injury &/or the prevention of injury &/or the services your society provides.
Eligible Expenses
- Direct program costs (for eligible programs)
- Wages
- Staff development
- Facility costs (10% maximum of budget)
- Administration costs (10% maximum of budget)
Ineligible for Funding
- Non-Brain Injury Alliance members
- Religious and political purposes
- Out of province travel
- Capital expenses (except for those specifically required for eligible programs)
- Special events
- Subsidizing fee-for-service programs
- Fundraising costs
- Debt reduction costs
- Research
- Assessments
Community Program grant application
Grant Distribution:
Alliance grants can not be used to replace or supplement third party funded programs, including programs funded by health authorities.
The Alliance funding has increased the stability of community brain injury organizations and supports the growth of programs and services by leveraging of other grants, and fundraising dollars. Data collected from brain injury organizations illustrate the importance of the Brain Injury Fund to the provision of services to individuals with acquired brain injuries throughout BC.
Grant Reporting:
Interim report form: Due January 31
Final report form: Due Sept 30
(Final report period – July 1 to June 30)
(Final report period – July 1 to June 30)