This page includes resources you will need throughout the grant year.
BCHC contacts
Every grant community will have a BCHC staff contact assigned. You will be introduced to your staff contact at the start of the grant year via email. If you do not know who your contact is, contact grants@bchealthycommunities.ca to be put in touch.
Grantees can also contact the PlanH Delivery Lead, Age-friendly Communities Program Lead or Grants & Engagement Coordinator. Contacts are found here.
Tools for the grant year
Funding acknowledgement
Grantees must acknowledge BCHC and the province in all public communications about grant-funded activities. The standard text acknowledgement can be used without prior permission as written below.
For use of the logo, or alternate text, please contact grants@bchealthycommunities.ca in advance.
Age-friendly Communities
Standard text acknowledgement: We acknowledge the financial support of the Age-friendly Communities Program and the Province of British Columbia.
PlanH
Standard text acknowledgement: We acknowledge the financial support of the PlanH Program and the Province of British Columbia.
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Final Report
All grantees are required to complete a final report. The report is similar to the application form, and includes a few questions about your project and a high-level financial report.
Grantees will receive an email notice when the Links to the 2024 grantee final report will be posted here when it becomes available. Grantees will receive an email notice that the report is available.
Final report deadlines are included in the grant program information and the financial agreement.
The final report can be submitted when all activities funded with the first grant instalment have been completed.
Examples of final report questions from past years: PlanH 2023 and AFC 2023
Financial and administration matters
Receiving your funding
Funding is paid in two installments. 80% once BCHC has received your financial agreement, EFT, and bank information (e.g. void cheque). The final 20% is paid once BCHC has received your final report.
Changes & extensions
Changing budgets, changing planned activities, and deadline extensions
To request a change to budget or project activities, contact your BCHC staff contact or grants@bchealthycommunities.ca. Include a revised budget/timeline and a brief description of the reasons for the change.
Project extensions can be granted in some circumstances to ensure the success of your poject. To discuss an extension, email grants@bchealthycommunities.ca.
Changing contact information
If there are changes to project contacts, please keep BCHC informed!
Please notify your BCHC staff contact and grants@bchealthycommunities.ca to update your contacts.
Cancelling the project
If a grant-funded project needs to be cancelled, please contact the Grants and Engagement Coordinator to arrange a call: grants@bchealthycommunities.ca
Conflicts of interest
See BCHC’s grantee conflict of interest guidelines here.