Mary Ann
| Aug 7, 2026

BC Rehab Foundation: Individual Grant Program

Deadlines: Sept 15 & Nov 15, 2026 & Feb 15, 2027

Program Summary:

The BC Rehab Individual Grant is intended for individual funding requests from persons with physical disabilities.

What do we fund?

Our organization funds a range of new and used equipment and will consider even the most obscure devices if they will assist an individual in their quality of life and personal mobility. Examples of the most frequently funded equipment include:

Power wheelchairs
Manual Wheelchairs
Driver’s rehab lessons
Custom orthotics
Specialized wheelchair seating systems
Ramps
Portable lift system
Scooters
Recreation therapy opportunities
Walkers
Assistive technology devices (e.g. Dragon speaking software)

Grant Amount:

As a way of fulfilling as many requests as possible, our organization imposes maximum amounts on certain types of equipment. All equipment and corresponding funding limits are listed below.

Back-up wheelchair – $2500
Scooters – $1000
Lift chairs – $1000
BC Rehab has received a significant increase in orthotics requests from Ministry funded clients. We are aware that the Ministry will fund medically necessary orthotics, in full, for those applicants who qualify, and many vendors work within the Ministry contract to meet the needs of the clients. As a result, BC Rehab’s policy is to not cover the difference in orthotics for Ministry funded clients. We will continue to review and consider those applicants who do not qualify under the Ministry with proper justification from a Physiotherapist.

*BC Rehab provides funds to pay for or secure payment for any equipment and if you do not for any reason use or cease to make use of such equipment then you will promptly inform BC Rehab of such circumstances and on request transfer such equipment to BC Rehab.

Eligible Applicants:

This application is intended for individual funding requests from persons with physical disabilities.

Eligibility

This application is intended for individual funding requests from persons with physical disabilities.

Awards are considered by a combination of factors. Approved applications typically demonstrate a severe need, an inability to acquire the needed equipment through other means and applications address each of the following areas:

financial need of the applicant
type of disability
how the equipment request will improve the applicants quality of life and increase personal independence
if the applicant has explored other avenues of funding
two or more quotes for the equipment being applied for
how long the equipment will meet the client’s need
We do not fund additional equipment you already have acquired, unless it’s a back-up wheelchair
letter of support and/or assessment from a health care practitioner such as a occupational therapist or physiotherapist MUST be completed on application.
Please note – If you do not submit a full application including two quotes, a copy of your latest NOA, and an assessment from an OT or PT your application will not be moved to the next round.

Eligible physical disabilities are: