Mary Ann
| Jun 26, 2026

The 2026 BC Gaming Capital Projects Grant Program – opens July 17th

Deadline: August 31, 2026

Program Summary:

Capital Project Grants provide $5 million annually to not-for-profit organizations throughout B.C., to support the completion of inclusive, accessible capital projects that meet community-identified needs and priorities. This page includes information about these grants, including eligibility criteria, grant amounts, how and when to apply and more.

The 2026 Capital Project Grant intake period for accepting applications is July 17 to August 31, 2026. Final notification will be provided by December 31, 2026.

If the proposed project is expected to be completed before the scheduled final notification of grant awards, the project is not eligible.

Grant Amount:

Eligible Projects have a total cost between $20,000 and $1,250,000. Projects less than $20,000 or greater than $1,250,000 are not eligible for Capital Project Grant funding. The maximum grant available is $250,000.

Applicants can request funding between 20% and 50% of their total project cost. The remaining amount (the matching funds) must be fully secured at the time of application and available for immediate use.

Project Eligibility:

To be considered for funding, a capital project must fit into one of the following categories. Applicants should apply under one specific category that best matches their project.

1. Facilities Projects:
The construction of new facilities and renovation or maintenance of existing facilities.

The project is undertaken by an eligible organization primarily for community benefit.
Upon completion, the project – or the facility within which the project is located – is accessible to the public .
The project is for the construction of new facilities, renewal, expansion or material enhancement of existing facilities or property development .
The project is located on:
- Land owned by an eligible organization .
- Land leased to an eligible organization on a long-term basis; or
- Public land

2. Acquisitions:
The purchase of fixed capital assets for long-term ownership and use by the organization (e.g., vehicles, equipment, and IT projects).

The acquisition is made by an eligible organization primarily for community benefit.
The project is for the purchase of privately owned fixed capital assets for long-term use; and
The capital acquisition must fully belong to the eligible organization.

3. Community Infrastructure:
The development of public amenities that improve B C residents’ quality of life.

The project is undertaken by an eligible organization primarily for community benefit.
Upon completion, the project – or the facility within which the project is located – is accessible to the public and is inclusive of the greater community.
The project is for the installation of public amenities that improve B.C. residents’ quality of life.
The project is located on:
- Land that is owned by an eligible organization.
- Land that is leased to an eligible organization on a long-term basis; or
- Public land.

4. Repatriation Projects:
The repatriation of Indigenous cultural belongings.

The organization applying for funding and leading the project must be an eligible not-for-profit organization.
The not-for-profit organization that is applying for Capital Project funding could be either:
- applying to receive cultural belongings (the applying organization may be working on behalf of or in partnership with an Indigenous organization or community; or,
- applying to send cultural belongings back to an Indigenous organization or community.
If the applicant for funding is acting on behalf of either party involved, then a letter of support is also required.
Research, negotiations, and determination regarding the owner of the cultural belongings must be completed prior to applying for Capital Project funding.

Eligible Applicants:

Organizations which have previously received Program Grant funding or PAC & DPAC funding within the last three years are eligible to apply for a Capital Project Grant.

New applicants are not eligible to apply.

Previously successful Capital Project Grant recipients are only eligible to apply for Capital Project Grant funding once every three intakes. For example, organizations funded for a 2024 or 2025 Capital Project Grant may not apply in 2026 . Organizations that received a Capital Project Grant in 2023 may apply again for the 2026 intake .

Applicants must be in good standing with the Branch and have their most recent Gaming Account Summary Report submitted to be considered for a Capital Project Grant

‌‍To be eligible for a grant, organizations must meet all the following criteria:‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌

Be a not-for-profit (including designated Community Service Cooperatives).1 The organization must:
- Have a primary purpose to operate for community benefit.
- Engage volunteers in the operation of the organization and/or program(s).‌‍‌

*Not-for-profit organizations are not required to be provincially or federally incorporated. However, provincially, or federally incorporated not-for-profit organizations must be in good standing with the B .C . Registries and/or Corporations Canada

Examples of Eligible Projects:

Examples of eligible projects in each category may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following types of capital projects:

Facilities Projects: the construction of new facilities, renovation or maintenance of existing facilities and property development. Examples include:

Construction of a new permanent built structure (e.g. office, centre, daycare facility, theatre, food bank storage, sports facility);
Renovations that restore, refurbish, upgrade, retrofit or otherwise improve the general conditions of an existing facility to extend its useful life (e.g. roofs, flooring, air circulation, seismic resilience, foundation repair, kitchens, bathrooms, elevators, gutters, accessibility retrofits, hall expansions, asbestos abatement); and
Property development projects (e.g. fences, courtyard, irrigation systems for sports f ields, parking lots, floodlights).

Community Infrastructure Projects: the development of public amenities that improve B.C. residents’ quality of life. Examples include:

Outdoor structures (e.g. docks, playgrounds, outdoor pools, sport rinks, industrial sheds, courts, artificial turf, boardwalks, trestles);
Parks (e.g. water parks, skate/bike parks, fitness and recreation spaces); and
Natural areas (e.g. hiking and walking trails, green spaces, wetlands, community gardens, habitat restoration).

Note: Playgrounds located on public school grounds that are eligible for support through the Ministry of Education and Child Care Playground Equipment Program will not be eligible for a Capital Project Grant.

Acquisitions: the purchase of fixed capital assets for long-term ownership and use. Examples include:

Vehicles, boats, vehicle part replacements/modifications (e.g bus, van, delivery truck, f ire truck);
Machinery and equipment (e.g. safety equipment, sports equipment, commercial kitchen equipment, stage and lighting equipment, sound equipment, instruments);
Technological resources and systems (e.g. computer systems, IT projects including website, networks and software, security systems); and
Property and/or buildings.

Repatriation Projects: the repatriation of Indigenous cultural belongings. Examples of eligible projects may include:

Museum returning artifacts to the community.
Project components and eligible costs may include:
- Transportation and storage costs (e.g., travel costs for those involved in the repatriation project, protection for moving or transporting cultural belongings, or infrastructure to support work or placement);
- Cultural ceremonies and honorariums; and,
- Project management, consultant fees, etc.