BC Gaming and Policy Enforcement Branch [website]

Government gaming grants allow eligible organizations to apply for gaming revenues to support a broad range of programs and services. There are two grant options available to eligible organizations:

• The Direct Access Grant Program, which provides grants to eligible organizations with funds from government gaming revenues.

• The Bingo Affiliation Grant Program, under which organizations affiliated with a commercial bingo hall may receive grant proceeds, from a portion of the revenue generated at the bingo hall, and in return must fulfil in-hall and out-of-hall obligations.

Organizations receiving government gaming grants must use their grant funds for approved, eligible purposes.

Joint Emergency Preparedness Program [website]

The Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) enables the Federal Government to contribute to, or undertake jointly with the provinces and territories, projects to ensure a relatively uniform level of emergency preparedness and response across Canada. JEPP cost-sharing assistance is available to local government and provincial ministry projects, not to individuals.

National Search and Rescue Secretariats
New Initiatives Fund Program [website]

The SAR New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF), was established by the federal government in 1988, and is managed by the National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS), on behalf of the Lead Minister for Search and Rescue. SAR NIF provides annual funding for new projects (or initiatives), that will improve the National Search and Rescue Program. SAR NIF projects must address at least one of the six National SAR Strategies:

• Partnerships

• Multi-Jurisdictional Exercises

• Technology and Innovation

• Interoperability

• Data and Information

• Volunteers

All of the proposals for these projects are carefully reviewed and ranked in order of merit. The annual funding for these projects is then distributed in that order.